Edna Brown Show Notes

Below are some visuals for additional context in relation to our Mayhem, Moonshine and Murder: The Wild Life of Edna Brown episode available here.

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Edna Brown

Only known Photo of Edna Brown published after her alleged killing of her Husband Ma. Image Credit: The Quincy Journal 5/28/1925

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Speculative Area where Edna Operated Brothel

Newspaper reports of the day didn’t provide an exact address, but rather a rough description. The exact building/site is not completely clear, but we believe it fell somewhere in the highlighted area on the west side of North 5th street approximated a mile and a half north of 5th and Locust. Image Credit: Google Maps

Quincy Work House

This is one of the buildings that was a part of the Quincy Work House which served as a jail. Those unable to pay there court fines would be assigned to work off their crimes in sweat equity. Edna’s second Husband Edward…as well as Edna spent some time at the Work House. Image credit: Google Street View

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Approximate Location of Stabbing

Jealous and drunk, Edna chased down her lover Fred Goodwin down Vine street (now College) stabbing him with a pocket knife below his left shoulder blade. Fred managed to continue down Vine street to almost 24th Street before collapsing due to blood loss. Image credit: Google Street View

Approximate Location Where Alleged Murder Happened

Edna’s alleged murder of Matt Brown took place at a soda parlor/grocery store located at 1417 South Front Street An empty lot is all that remains today. Image Credit: Google Maps

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Site of Edna’s Murder Trial

Edna’s trial took place in the Adams County Courthouse here in Quincy that sat at the present location of the courthouse. Charged with Murder, after nearly 24 hours of deliberation a jury found her guilty of the lesser charge of Manslaughter. The building was until 1945 when a tornado badly damaged the building, it later being replaced by the current structure. Image credit: Quincy Public Library Historical Archive and the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County

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Edna’s Grave in Quincy’s Woodland Cemetery

After time served for Manslaughter Edna would marry her 4th husband Guy Munsch. The two seemed to live a quiet life near Peoria. After a year long illness Edna died on March 13th 1941 at the age of 46. She is buried in Block 12, Lot 335 of Woodland Cemetery here in Quincy. Image credit: www.findagrave.com photo uploaded by Rose Weston

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