it was interesting to sara that she had assumed media coverage of murder and other crimes had grown more sensationalist in the tv and internet era , but from what she 'd seen of the anne donovan case , nineteenth-century journalists had been just as salacious.october 7 , 1849-anne donovan , age 23 , a lewd and unfortunate woman , was found murdered in her bed at the house of rest for weary men , dauphine street , a den of gambling , drink , and other unsavory activities .