• Burdell, Dr. Harvey:  Murdered in his home on Bond Street in 1856 Burdell, John:
• Brother of Harvey Burdell, died in 1850
• Burdell, William: Brother of Harvey Burdell
• Connery: coroner
• Cunningham, George Sr: First husband of Mrs. Cunningham, born c1798, died 1854
• Cunningham, George Jr: Son of Mrs. Cunningham, born c1846
• Cunningham, Helen: Daughter of Mrs. Cunningham, born about 1842
• Cunningham, Margaret Augusta: Daughter of Mrs. Cunningham and witness to her mothers marriage to Harvey Burdell, born c1840
• Cunningham, Willie: Son of Mrs. Cunningham, born c1847
• Eckel, John J.:  Resident of 31 Bond St and suspect in the murder of Harvey Burdell.  According to Green-Wood Cemetery, his plot was purchased in 1862 by himself and someone named Frances L. Wilbur.  He was first buried in a receiving tomb as 7 Dec 1869 and later removed to his final lot #13688 on 24 Jun 1870.  A receiving tomb (or dead house) is a structure designed for the temporary storage of bodies, usually during the winter when the ground is frozen and cannot be but for a permanent grave.  They are usually made of stone or brick, coffins were stored in wall niches or on shelves until buried.
• Hempstead, Emma Augusta (Mary Caroline):  Resident of 31 Bond St and suspect in the murder of Harvey Burdell
• Oakey Hall, A.: District Attorney
• Snodgrass, George Vail: Young resident of 31 Bond St, born c1838, said to have been dating daughter Helen Cunningham
• Uhl: Doctor in later case regarding the alleged child of Mrs. Cunningham and Harvey Burdell
• Wilbur, Frances L.: helped purchase the cemetery plot for John J. Eckel, it is unclear what their relationship was.
• Williams, William: 4th husband of Mrs. Cunningham

Documentation

Burial Records:
     ♦ Cemetery Name: Location

Census Records: 
     ♦ Title: Location

Church Records: 
     ♦ YEAR: Type of record and person

City Directories: 
     ♦ City: Family, Names

Crime Scene/Locations: 
     ♦ Title: Location

Federal Records: 
     ♦ US Social Security Applications and Claims Index: "Name" (Years)

Military Records:
     ♦ Type: Name or description

Newspaper Articles:
     ♦ Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York): 
          ◊ 1876, Nov 11: "A Reminiscence of the Burdell Murder" 
     ♦ San Francisco Call Bulletin:
          ◊ 1867, Nov 20: "A Notable Divorce Case" 
     ♦ San Francisco Chronicle:
          ◊ 1870, Apr 10: "MARRIAGES" (William Williams to Emma A. Hempstead)
          ◊ 1876, Feb 7: "The Burdell Murder"
          ◊ 1876, Feb 9: "Mrs. Cunningham Again"
          ◊ 1876, Feb 11: "A Clouded Life. Interview with Mrs. Cunningham Burdell"
     ♦ Trinity Journal:
          ◊ 1886, Mar 21: Divorce of "Mrs. Mary Augusta Emma Caroline Cunningham Hempstead Burdell Doremus Hyde" 

Probate Records: 
     ♦ Title: Location

Real Estate Records: 
     ♦ YEAR: Type and names

Ship Manifests:
     ♦ YEAR: Ship Name, from Location - Name of passenger

Vital Records: 
     ♦ Births-
           ◊ YEAR: Name - Location
     ♦ Marriages-
           ◊ YEAR: Names - Location
     ♦ Deaths-
           ◊ YEAR: Name - Location