In 1902, scam artist Cassie Chadwick claimed to be the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie
by Futility Closet from on (#4TTB7)
In 1902, scam artist Cassie Chadwick convinced an Ohio lawyer that she was the illegitimate daughter of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. She parlayed this reputation into a life of unthinkable extravagance -- until her debts came due. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Chadwick's efforts to maintain the ruse -- and how she hoped to get away with it.
We'll also encounter a haunted tomb and puzzle over an exonerated merchant.