Elena

Because I think people were so shitty about them that they were like, and she's part of this whole thing.

It's unclear how well she was acquainted with any of these groups, but author Kevin Owens says after Lizzie's arrest and while awaiting trial in 1893, she confessed to knowledge of specific events that led to the death of a peddler believed to have been murdered by one of the travelers.

All right.

So there's no conclusive evidence linking her to the murder, but Owen believes Lizzie not only witnessed the murder, but probably participated in it as well.

Either way, a lot was made of her association with this group after she was arrested.

After being dismissed from the Vaughn house for repeatedly violating their rules, Lizzie returned to the employment agency and was sent to the work in the home of Paul Halliday.

where the relationship quickly escalated.

I don't know if you know that this is named Lizzie Halliday.

Bells did start to ring in my mind.

Quickly escalates from employment to romance.

Romance!

Like several of the men who played an important role in her life, Halliday was widowed.

He was a Civil War veteran.

And he was more than 40 years older than her.

Wow, that's an age difference.

And if she was attracted to anything, it was likely his pension.

Yeah.

And the large farm that he owned on the outskirts of Newburgh.

Who doesn't love a farm?

Who doesn't love that?