The Murder of Magistrate Li Yuchang
Criminal Records Podcast · Demetria Spinrad and Isaac Meyer
May 21, 202058m 50s
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Show Notes
This week, we bring you a story about a suspicious suicide, a vengeful spirit, and the wrath of the emperor. Why was a ghostly accountant out for revenge? How good was the Qing dynasty CSI team? And how did one of the most regimented legal systems in history end up with such a weird, orientalist misrepresentation in the English-speaking world?