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Ivy League Murders

Join Laura and Sarah as they discuss the most haunting cases to spin out of some of America’s most elite corners.

Copyright: © Sarah Alcorn

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Yale's Arthur Pennell: The Gilded Age Murder in Buffalo Jan 21, 2025

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The year is 1903, Buffalo society is shocked by Ed Burdick's murder. Scandalous affairs, private investigators and red herrings all lead to one question: Who killed Ed Burdick in his study with a golf club?

Special thanks to Kimberly Tilley, author of "Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery in Turn of the Century Buffalo."

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UPenn’s Anti-Hero: The Curious Case of Luigi Dec 16, 2024

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Why is social media celebrating Luigi Mangione? And why did Mangione, a privileged Ivy Leaguer, murder a CEO?

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50 Shades of Rockefeller Nov 14, 2024

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When a fun tryst turns deadly, an upstanding family is left wondering how well they knew their father.

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The Murder Mantra Aug 07, 2024

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The 2022 execution of Dartmouth athlete Moriah Wilson was one of the most shocking murders in recent Austin history. The hunt for her murderer would lead investigators on a manhunt to Costa Rica.

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Ely Murders Jul 08, 2024

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Actor Ron Ely lost a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and four of its deputies, stemming from a 2019 incident in which his wife and son both died. The lawsuit alleged that deputies and sheriff’s dispatchers failed to provide timely medical aid to Cameron Ely and to Valerie Lundeen Ely, Ron Ely’s wife, who had suffered multiple stab wounds prior to the arrival of deputies.

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A Devil in Helltown May 30, 2024

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This week we look at the connection between Cornell's Kurt Vonnegut and Cape Cop serial killer Tony "Chop Chop" Costa.

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Carlos Perez-Olivo: Bitten By Greed Apr 18, 2024

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Career burnout can be brutal. This Ivy leaguer's mid life crisis proved fatal.

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Ann and Billy Woodward: "The Ideal Couple" Mar 19, 2024

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Billy Woodward, a Harvard Legacy, was shot and killed by his wife, Ann. Was it an accident or intentional with a subsequent cover up? You be the judge.

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Capote's Poisonous Pen and the Woodward Affair Feb 20, 2024

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Once again, we're thrilled to have Jane Hitchcock on to discuss the Woodward murder, Truman Capote and the swans of New York society.

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Death at Dartmouth: Anatomy of a Folie a Deux Jan 31, 2024

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In January of 2001, two Dartmouth professors, Half and Susanne Zantop were found murdered in their home in Etna, New Hampshire. A virulent violence drove two boys to kill them at random.

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