A Beautiful Girl, Her Mysterious Death

Off the Shelf   By Kerry Fiallo    |   Monday, November 07, 2016 New York City is rich with fascinating stories. Some are heartbreaking, some funny, and some so mysterious and odd, you would assume they are fictional. One such story is the tragic tale of Mary Rogers—a young woman whose body was found floating in the Hudson River in 1841. Her story seems to be straight out of a Gothic mystery…perhaps because it inspired one. READ MORE