The brutal 1841 murder of Mary Rogers, the beautiful “cigar girl”, inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write The Mystery of Marie Roget. Poe himself attempted to solve the mystery of the heinous crime while writing the story, but the case is still unsolved. From rowdy gangs to secret lovers, this episode examines the primary suspects and how a media frenzy shaped the public's opinions.Theme Music by Matt Glass https://www.glassbrain.com/  Instagram: @astudyofstrange Website: www.astudyofstrange.com  Hosted by Michael May  Email stories, comments, or ideas to astudyofstrange@gmail.com! ©2025 Convergent Content, LLCLINKShttps://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Cigar-Girl-Rogers-Invention/dp/052594981Xhttps://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/the-mysterious-murder-of-cigar-girl-mary-rogers-1841/#:~:text=Mary%20Cecelia%20Rogers%20was%20born,her%20mother%20about%20the%20housegeriwalton.comhttps://skepticalinquirer.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2010/07/p45.pdf#:~:text=three%20years%20earlier%2C%20on%20October,Srebnick%201995%2C%2055%E2%80%9356https://www.untappedcities.com/mysterious-murder-of-mary-cecilia-rogers/#:~:text=days%20after%20Rogers%20left%20the,and%20the%20beautiful%20cigar%20girlhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/56420382/?match=1&terms=mary%20rogershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edgar-allan-poe-tried-and-failed-to-crack-the-mysterious-murder-case-of-mary-rogers-7493607/#:~:text=Suspicion%20fell%20immediately%20upon%20Daniel,a%20hand%20in%20Mary%E2%80%99s%20deathhttps://www.amazon.com/Unsolved-Murder-Mary-Rogers-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0FDX92JVXDive deeper into true crime, unsolved mysteries, and tales of high strangeness each week on A Study of Strange. Hosted by filmmaker Michael May, exploring the dark crossroads of history, folklore, and the unexplained.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/a-study-of-strange/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy