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Smutynose murder axTHE HISTORY BEHIND
"WEIGHT OF WATER"

We cannot shake this murder from our sleep. In March 1873 three Norwegian women were attacked in the dead of night on Smuttynose Island. Two died. One survived to condemn a local fisherman. Read the historic facts behind the "Weight of Water" in our detailed Smuttynose Murder section on SeacoastNH.com.
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Smuttynose Murder Articles List

READ THIS FIRST:
Smuttynose 101: A Quick Murder Study
Start your research here with our unique cram course
on the story behind "The Weight of Water"

NEW:  Legends of Samuel Haley
The "King" of Smuttynose Island

NEW:  Spring Cleaning On-Island  (Photos)

“Weight of Water” the Movie
Why the movie bombed but is still worth renting

Critics Weigh In on "Weight of Water" Movie
Some actually liked it, most didn't

My Night on Smuttynose by Sarah, Age 9
Telling scary stories in the attic of the Haley House

Smuttynose Weather Photos
Just another dramatic sunset on the island

Smuttynose Diaries: Part One
Life on Smuttynose Island today, two parts

Smuttynose Diaries Part Two

Maren's Actual Testimony
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Interview with author of "With an Axe"
A study of the most famous blade murderers style="FONT-FAMILY: ">

Celia's Poem about Karen
Poet Celia Thaxter had hired Karen at the Appledore

Anatomy of an Ax Murder
The complete summary of the gruesome Isles of Shoals crime

A Smuttynose Sunrise
Contemporary photos of a colorful sky

The Smuttynose Press Clippings
An enormous resource showing actual news articles

Louis and OJ Beat the Media
Parallels between two famous murder trials

Chronicle Shoots Smuttynose
We visit the isaldn with Mary RIchardson of Boston TV

Unseen Painting of Hontvet House
A rare water color by Portsmouth's Sarah Haven Foster

See Detailed 1873 Shoals Map
Published the same year as the tragedy

I Met Louis Wagner!
An old Shoaler says murderer rocked his cradle

Wreck of the Seguntum (poem)
A tragedy on Smuttynose 60 winters before the murders

Death on Smuttynose 1813
Sixty years before Louis Wagner, more than a dozen died here. Or did they?

Smuttynose Fever Spreads
Written as Weight of Water film was on the horizon

Dagger Found in 1904
Re-discovered article raises more questions than answers

Did Louis Really Do It?
A summary of the top conspiracy theories

A Memorable Murder
Celia Thaxter's lengthy account for Atlantic Monthly in 1875

The Ballad of Louis Wagner
The complete lyrics by Portsmouth singer John Perrault

Celia's Letter to a Friend
First person account written just after the murder

Louis Considers Louis
Oscar winner Louis de Rochemont never finished his killer movie

 

Calendar
Meteors, Meteorites and Comets
May 16, 2008
CONCORD -- Planetarium Educator Bob Veilleux will explain why you can collect meteorites - but not meteors or comets. Learn about these fascinating solar system interlopers, where they come from, how you can see them, and how they are related. See and...

Lighthouse Buffet Dinner
May 16, 2008
The main event this evening will be the American Lighthouse Foundation's first “Lighthouse Trivia Challenge.” This will be a Jeopardy-style competition, complete with buzzers and sound effects. The winners of the early games will compete in a final roun...

Mother Courage
May 16 - 17, 2008
Our mainstage season wraps up in May with the Senior Youth Repertory Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s epic masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children. Through Brecht’s stark vision, the play relentlessly questions the distinctions between war, bu...

Remembering Oney Judge
May 17, 2008
PORTSMOUTH -- In commemoration of the Bicentennial Anniversary Year that ended the legal U.S. Atlantic Slave Trade and Annual Spring Symposium From Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 9 am to 1 pm - Keynote: Cheryl LaRoche describing him life at Presid...

Books & Blooms Sale
May 17, 2008
BRENTWOOD -- Our Annual Books & Blooms Sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 17th from 9 - 11:30 am! Come to the Mary Bartlett Library, 22 Dalton Road in Brentwood, to purchase lots of books for little money - and purchase great plants at great prices. Pl...

Lighthouse Cruise
May 17, 2008
Lighthouse cruise from Portsmouth aboard the Thomas Laighton, sponsored by the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company. This cruise will leave from the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company dock at 315 Market Street in Portsmouth, across from the Sheraton Harbors...

American Lighthouse Foundation Annual Dinner
May 17, 2008
Portsmouth Elks Lodge, 500 Jones Ave., Portsmouth, NH. Buffet dinner featuring garden salad, baked stuffed haddock, chicken breast with fruit glaze, roast beef, and more. The featured speaker at the dinner will be Chris Mills, author, former lighthous...

2nd Portsmouth Peace Treaty Commemorative Concert
May 17, 2008
Seacoast Wind Ensemble presents “Peace & The Presidency: Music for Washington, Lincoln & Theodore Roosevelt” featuring Aaron Copeland's "Lincoln Portrait" narrated by Phillips Exeter Chaplain Robert Thompson. At The Music Hall. In 1905, diplo...

Free Gaelic Football Clinic
May 18, 2008
Gaelic Football is a FUN, fast moving high scoring game that incorporates the skills used in playing soccer and basketball. When- Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Where- Stevens Field-Stratham, NH Ages- 5-12-Boys & Girls Cost- FREE!! Prior Expe...

Mother Courage and Her Children
May 18, 2008
Our mainstage season wraps up in May with the Senior Youth Repertory Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s epic masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children. Through Brecht’s stark vision, the play relentlessly questions the distinctions between war, bu...

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