Alice & Freda: A Love Story Interrupted (Part 1)

Before the headlines, before the tragedy, and before the trial, there was a love story.

In this episode of Gaydar & Gossip, we travel back to Memphis, Tennessee in the 1890s to explore the relationship between Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward—two young women who dreamed of building a life together in a world that had no language for what they were experiencing.

Through love letters, secret plans, an engagement ring, and dreams of marriage, Alice and Freda imagined a future that society refused to accept.

This is the foundation for one of the most infamous and overlooked cases in LGBTQ+ and true crime history.

In Part 1, we'll cover: • Who Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward were • Their relationship and engagement • The letters that revealed their plans • Family intervention and the forced ending of the relationship • The events that set the stage for tragedy

This story contains discussions of violence, homicide, and historical discrimination.

Part 2 will cover the trial, the insanity defense, the press and their new obsession with true crime and the lasting legacy of the case.