Podcasts by Ivy League Murders

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.

Further podcasts by Sarah Alcorn/Laura Rodrigues McDonald

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Murder on Black Diamond Trail: Death of a Promise from 2023-11-30T00:00

On June 2, 2009, police discovered Blazej Kot covered in blood in a parked car.  What had happened to this happy newlywed couple both with promising futures at Cornell?

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Speed Demon: Harvard's John Paul Sr., Race Car Driving Serial Killer? from 2023-09-19T00:00

This week we go to Miami in the 80’s 
Drug smuggling, race car driving and foul play. At the center of this adrenaline-fueled world was Harvard Business School grad and race car driver, John ...

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Harvard’s Grave Robbers from 2023-09-08T00:00

The #HarvardMorgueCase Join Sarah and Laura as they discuss the case of former #Harvard #Morgue Manager Cedric Lodge who is accused of selling donated body parts.

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Death on the Grey Lady, Part Two: Columbia’s Thomas Toolan III from 2023-07-26T00:00

This week Laura and Sarah discuss the 2004 murder of Beth Lochtefeld that rocked Nantucket.  

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Death on the Grey Lady, Part One: Columbia’s Thomas Toolan III from 2023-06-21T20:20:55

This week Laura and Sarah discuss the 2004 murder of Beth Lochtefeld that rocked Nantucket.  

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The Latest on Brian Walshe from 2023-05-04T00:00

This week, Bob Ward joins us for the latest updates on the Brian Walshe case. 

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Brian Walshe's Artless Con from 2023-03-29T00:00

"Art is what you can get away with" 
- Andy Warhol 

Clearly Brian Walshe took Walshe's words to heart when he sold two fake Warhols on EBay.  Join us in a lively discussion with art the...

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What Now? Brian Walshe and Legal Battle Ahead from 2023-03-17T13:30:40

This week Sarah and Laura welcome legal expert and criminal  defense extraordinaire Peter Elikann for a discussion on the legal issues ahead for Brian Walshe. 

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The Mystery of Malice: The Murder of Ana Walshe Part 1 from 2023-02-15T00:00

We are back! On January 4th, 2023  a well-being check on Cohasset mother of three, Ana Walshe, led the police on a grisly and disturbing  journey.

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The Mystery of Malice: The Murder of Ana Walshe Part 2 from 2023-02-15T00:00

Join Laura and Sarah for a discussion with Reporter Bob Ward who broke part of the Walshe case. 

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Suzanne Jovin: The Yale Cold Case That Should Have Been Solved from 2022-10-11T00:00

Yale University's Suzanne Jovin was brutally murdered December 4th, 1998. Why was her case not solved and could it have been?

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The fatal shoving death of Columbia’s Barbara Maier Gustern from 2022-09-28T00:00

On March 10th, 2022 a beautiful life and voice was silenced by an irrational, rage-filled shove in New York City.

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September 11th: A Story of Survival from 2022-09-11T00:00

On this fateful day twenty one years ago, Will Jimeno was an officer with the Port Authority in New York. As others were fleeing, Jimeno along with his fellow officers responded and became trapped...

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Barnard’s ‘Black Widow’: The Kogan Murder from 2022-08-11T14:00

In 1990, George Kogan was shot three times walking back from his Upper East apartment. Did greed and envy lead to his murder?

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The Professor's Obsession Part 2 from 2022-06-23T00:23

This episode concludes our Combat Zone series. In this episode Laura and I dive into the investigation into Robin Benedict's murder and the eventual capture of the perpetrator. This is the second...

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RE-RELEASE: The Combat Zone Episode Four: A Professor’s Obsession Part 1 from 2022-06-22T00:00

This week we discuss how an Ivy-league educated Tufts professor became obsessed with Robin Benedict, a sex worker from the Combat Zone. Tomorrow's episode is part two of A Professor's Obsession and...

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Breaking News: Elite Dartmouth Cyclist Murdered in Texas from 2022-06-03T14:41:45

This week we bring you breaking news of a Texas-sized love triangle that ended in murder between elite cyclists and a yoga teacher who is on the lam.

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The Combat Zone Episode Four: A Professor’s Obsession from 2022-05-27T08:45:50

This week we discuss how an Ivy-league educated Tufts professor became obsessed with Robin Benedict, a sex worker from the Combat Zone.

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Combat Zone 3: A Walk on the Wild Side with Enjae from 2022-05-20T00:00

This week we talk to former stripper and sex worker, Enjae about her experience in the Combat Zone.

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Combat Zone Pt. 2 From Liberty to Libertines from 2022-05-06T00:00

This week we go way back into the history of the Combat Zone with the wonderful author Anthony Sammarco

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The Combat Zone Part 1 from 2022-04-29T00:00

Join us as we talk about the murder of Harvard football player, Andrew Puopolo, with author Jan Brogan

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Re-Release Part 2: Slonim Woods 9: Surviving the Cult from 2022-04-14T00:00

Rereleased in light of last Tuesday’s guilty verdict, this week is Part 2 of our Sarah Lawrence series. This week, Daniel Barban Levin discusses his book Slonim Woods 9, a terrifying account of su...

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Re-Release Part 1: Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult from 2022-04-07T00:43:21

Rereleased in light of Tuesday’s guilty verdict. The story behind the headlines... In this two part special about the scandal at Sarah Lawrence, Sarah and Laura are joined by Olivia Snake - the Ti...

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Leopold and Loeb Revisited from 2022-03-16T00:00

This week we interview author Alan R. Warren. In his series Killer Queens, Warren explores high profile criminal cases in the gay community.

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The Secret Life of Harvard’s Dr. Richard Sharpe from 2022-03-07T00:00

A medical savant, Dr. Richard Sharpe transcended his working class roots to become a world class dermatologist. Although the Sharpes seemingly had a perfect life, the façade crumbled one night aft...

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Van Bulow Scandal: Part 2 from 2022-02-18T00:00

Join us for part two of the Von Bulow case. Mansions, royalty, drugs, infidelity and, perhaps, murder…You be the judge.

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The Von Bulow Scandal from 2022-02-08T00:00

Join us for part one of the Von Bulow case. Mansions, royalty, drugs, infidelity and, perhaps, murder…You be the judge.

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Wanderlust or Murder? Harvard's Marcia Moore from 2022-01-20T00:00

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Breaking: Theranos Verdict is In! from 2022-01-07T00:00

This week Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of four counts of fraud. Sarah and Laura break down the case and discuss the verdict with attorney David Coale.

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The Mad Story behind the theft of the Gutenberg Bible at Harvard: Part 2 from 2021-12-30T00:00

What does the theft of the Gutenberg Bible and pornography have in common? The enigmatic figure of Vito Aras...And his 15-minutes of fame.

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The Ivies: An Interview with novelist Alexa Donne from 2021-12-22T08:03:46

Author Alexa Donne joins us to discuss her amazing book “The Ivies.” At a fictional prep school in New England, a cabal of nasty mean girls “The Ivies” are edging out any competitors for Ivy Leagu...

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The Mad Story Behind the Theft of the Gutenberg Bible from 2021-12-16T00:00

In 1969, the rare and valuable Gutenberg Bible was taken from the Widener Library at Harvard. What prevented it from being taken permanently out of circulation? About forty feet of rope.

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Women Who Love Men Who Kill: An Interview with Sheila Isenberg from 2021-12-10T00:00

What compels women to fall in love with and sometimes marry men who have committed unspeakable violence? The answer may be more complex than you think. This week we talk to Sheila Isenberg who she...

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Stealing Rembrandts: An Interview with Anthony Amore from 2021-12-03T00:00

We kick off our art theft series with veteran investigator, Anthony Amore and the why and how behind high-priced heists.

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The Pitfalls of Conjecture: UNC's Faith Hedgepeth from 2021-11-18T07:43:22

September 7, 2012 the beautiful and gregarious Faith Hedgepeth was brutally murdered at off campus housing at UNC. Her case went cold for nine years and was subject to a lot of speculation. Even ...

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Latest Updates on the Murdaugh Murder from 2021-11-16T00:00

Laura and Sarah catch up with Seton Tucker, the host of the podcast Murdaugh Family Murders.

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The Latest on the "Rust" Set Shooting from 2021-11-12T00:00

This case just seems to get weirder and weirder. Here to dish on it with us is Ross A. Lincoln from 'The Wrap'.

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The Ivy League Bomb Threats from 2021-11-09T19:40:42

What’s behind the recent spate of bomb threats at various universities? Join us with our Yale student correspondent, Irene Colombo, as she describes what it was like to be evacuated during the th...

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Re-Release: Jason Bohn: Columbia University’s Ticking Time Bomb from 2021-11-04T00:00

After a horrendous childhood, Jason Bohn got his life together, went to Columbia and became a successful Wall Street lawyer. None of the surface success could contain his rage toward women. Like O...

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Ivy League Murders Halloween Special from 2021-10-28T02:33:03

In 1830, Witch Town was rocked by a brutal murder which inspired Edgar Allen Poe to write “A Tell Tale Heart.” Laura and Sarah discuss “Exquisite Wickedness” with author Andrew Amelinckx.

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The Alec Baldwin Shooting on the Set of “Rust”: When Sloppiness and Cutting Corners Becomes Lethal from 2021-10-26T00:00

This is a continuation of our coverage of the Alec Baldwin shooting tragedy on the set of Rust. With special guest, editor from the Wrap Ross A Lincoln

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Breaking News: The Alec Baldwin Shooting Tragedy from 2021-10-22T18:35:15

Laura and Sarah are joined by Harvard alumnus and legal consultant David Coale to discuss the tragic shooting on the set of ‘Rust.’

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Updates on Kevin Jiang’s Murder Case from 2021-10-20T07:48:29

This is a follow up on the Kevin Jiang case. A lot has happened. On the lam for three months, murder suspect Qinxuan Pan is now behind bars with a huge bail amount set for 20 million. With the con...

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Part 2: Slonim Woods 9: Surviving the Cult from 2021-10-15T00:00

This week is Part 2 of our Sarah Lawrence series. This week, Daniel Barban Levin discusses his book Slonim Woods 9, a terrifying account of surviving Larry Ray’s cult.

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Part 1: Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult from 2021-10-13T00:00

In this two part special about the scandal at Sarah Lawrence, Sarah and Laura are joined by Olivia Snake - the TikTok true crime star and host of Goddess Complex Podcast - and dive into what happen...

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The Famous Kidnapping You've Never Heard Of: Yale's George Weyerhauser from 2021-10-06T08:59:05

In the wake of the tragic Lindbergh kidnapping, another wealthy family of lumber barons had their son snatched in 1935. Laura and Sarah discuss Bryan Johnston's book about the case, Deep in the Wo...

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An Interview with Podcast Host Seton Tucker from The Murdaugh Family Murders: Impact of Influence from 2021-09-27T14:13:37

This week we have the pleasure of talking to Seton Tucker co-host of the hit podcast about the Murdaugh mystery. This is a southern gothic case that keeps grabbing headlines.

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The Long Con of Columbia University’s Esther Reed from 2021-09-19T16:54:29

This week Laura and Sarah discuss the brilliant but ill fated con woman Esther Reed. This is a case that is book ended by two tragedies both entwining Reed and leading to her eventual capture.

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Death at Rough Point: Was it an Accident or Murder? from 2021-09-10T09:26:25

In 1966, tobacco heiress Doris Duke killed her decorator Eduardo Tirella in an apparent auto accident. New evidence has surfaced, did Doris Duke get away with murder?

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America’s Top Cop: An Interview with Bill Bratton from 2021-09-02T02:24:53

This week we have the honor of having Bill Bratton as a guest. Over the last fifty years in his position as Police Commissioner, Bratton brought down crime rates in Boston, New York and LA. How did...

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Sex, Lies, and Videotapes: The Murder of Vicki Morgan from 2021-08-26T05:27:18

Join us this week, as we discuss the controversial case of Vicki Morgan and Alfred Bloomingdale. Is there more to Morgan's murder then meets the eye?

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Why was Bill Cosby let out of jail? from 2021-08-20T00:00

This week, Laura and Sarah discuss the Bill Cosby Case with top Dallas attorney and Harvard alum David Coale.

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“Toxic”: Britney Spears and the Perils of Conservatorship from 2021-08-12T04:20:38

This week Laura and Sarah discuss conservatorship with top Dallas attorney and Harvard alum David Coale.

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Harvard’s Peter Ivers: A New Wave Murder Mystery from 2021-08-05T01:55:17

Sarah and Laura are joined by filmmakers and art aficionados Alex Zoppa and Robyn Rosenfeld from the podcast, ARTLAWS, to discuss the still unsolved murder mystery of Harvard's Peter Ivers.

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Details are Unprintable: Cafe Society’s Noir Murder from 2021-07-29T07:28:34

With a lens refocused on Cafe Society and Wayne Lonergan, Laura and Sarah discuss the case with photographer Melanie Pullen.

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The Icepick Surgeon w/Sam Kean: Yale’s Walter Freeman from 2021-07-08T00:00

Yale's Walter Freeman was a physician who specialized in lobotomies, and after he developed the transorbital lobotomy, he traveled across the country visiting mental institutions, while also perfor...

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Gina Grant: The Harvard Admissions Controversy from 2021-07-02T00:00

This week, Laura and Sarah duke it out on this very divisive case.

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William Bradford Bishop: Breaking News from 2021-06-24T00:00

Join Sarah and Laura as they continue to heat up an Ivy League cold case. We check in with Kathy Gilchrist, Bishop’s daughter. Can we figure out what happened to family annihilator William Bradfo...

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A Devil in Helltown from 2021-06-17T00:00:36

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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Re-Release: Leopold&Loeb: Crime of the Century from 2021-06-10T00:00

It's a re-release of a season 1 favorite, with Laura and Sarah exploring the Nietzchean "supermen".

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Bad Mothers: The Case of the Sterilized Heiress from 2021-06-03T01:22:59

This Case is Mommy Dearest on Steroids...

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Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult from 2021-05-28T09:27:43

Olivia Snake - the TikTok true crime star and host of Goddess Complex Podcast - joins us as we dive into what happened to a group of bright college students who fell under the sway of their classma...

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Death on Ocean Boulevard from 2021-05-21T05:16:42

This week, Sarah and Laura talk to best-selling author Caitlin Rother about her latest book on the mysterious case of Rebecca Zahau.

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90s Flashback: Princeton’s Lyle Menendez from 2021-05-13T00:34:55

Recently there’s been an uproar on social media defending the Menendez Brothers. What? This week we talk to Simone from 90’s Crimetime podcast about the infamous case.

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When Love becomes Deadly: Yale's Bonnie Garland and Richard Herrin from 2021-05-07T06:29:20

What led up to the fatal bludgeoning of Bonnie Garland on July 7th, 1977? Sarah and Laura look at how deadly obsession can become.

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Re-Release: Oxford's Rose Dugdale: The Woman Who Stole Vermeer from 2021-04-29T04:33:39

This week we have the pleasure of interviewing Anthony Amore, the author of "The Woman Who Stole Vermeer." How did English aristocrat Rose Dugdale go from curtseying to the Queen to becoming one ...

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Satin Pumps: The Moonlit Murder from 2021-04-22T03:30:31

Join Sarah and Laura as they discuss a Hollywood Noir case of infidelity and murder with author Steve Kosareff.

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The Stiletto Murder: The Tragic Death of Stefan Andersson from 2021-04-17T13:00

This week Ivy League Murders and Texas Wine and True Crime podcast host Brandy discuss the famous stiletto murder case that shocked the world.

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The New Faux Riche and the Clever Con of Clark Rockefeller from 2021-04-15T06:33:20

How did Clark Rockefeller go from "scion" to a California murder suspect? Join Sarah and Laura for an interview with defense attorney Brad Bailey.

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Gone too Soon: Yale’s Rob Peace from 2021-04-08T00:00

This week, Laura and Sarah discuss the extraordinary life and death of Robert Peace.

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Fuggitaboutit! Donnie Brasco and the Real Miami Vice from 2021-04-01T00:36:14

In this Video episode of Ivy League Murders, we talk face to face with Joseph Pistone and Bob Starkman about their illustrious careers as law enforcement aficionados.

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Harvard's Rusty Sneiderman: Atlanta's Tragic Daycare Shooting from 2021-03-25T01:39:20

On November 18th, 2010, someone shot and killed Rusty Sneiderman outside of his son's daycare center. Who did it and was his wife involved?

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Details Are Unprintable: Wayne Lonergan and the sensational Cafe Society Murder from 2021-03-18T00:11:47

Did Wayne Lonergan kill his heiress wife Patsy Burton or did he get railroaded for his sexuality? Or both? You decide In a case that shocked and titillated New York’ s cafe society in the forties...

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Daughter of Killer William Bradford Bishop speaks! from 2021-03-15T18:02:19

What happens when a DNA test comes back and you find out your father is a mass murderer: An exclusive interview with William Bradford Bishop’s daughter Kathy Gillcrist.

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Yale's Jack DeSaulles, the Valentino Affair from 2021-03-11T00:00

In 1917, after years of adultery and estrangement, Jack DeSaulles was shot and killed by his young heiress wife, Blanca. If convicted, she would get the death penalty. Was she justified in killin...

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RE-RELEASE: Princeton’s Thomas Gilbert, Jr: The Dark Side of Privilege from 2021-03-04T00:00

Most parents would have walked away after their child committed murder, but Shelley Gilbert did not. After her son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., shot and killed his 70-year-old father on January 4th 2015, s...

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Update on Yale's Kevin Jiang's Murder from 2021-03-02T14:07:08

Laura and Sarah continue their coverage on Jiang's tragic murder and the pursuit of Qinxuan Pan.

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The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie from 2021-02-28T14:02:42

This week, Laura and Sarah go high low with the author of the The Vig, former bookie, poker pro, and Harvard grad Peter Alson.

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A Murder in the Buckle of the Bible Belt from 2021-02-25T00:17:04

How did Harvard Business School's Mark Mangelsdorf get away with murder for two decades?

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Breaking: Kevin Jiang's Murder from 2021-02-20T10:33:52

Laura and Sarah cover the Jiang murder case with exclusive updates. Where is fugitive Qinxuan Pan?

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Ivy League Monsters from 2021-02-18T02:00

This week Sarah and Laura have fun discussing some Ivy League Monsters with authors Ellis Weiner and Steve Radlauer.

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Harvard’s Abigail Folger and the forgotten victims of Manson from 2021-02-11T13:07:23

Laura & Sarah dive into the life and the tragic murder of Harvard’s Abigail Folger, and explore the forgotten victims of Charles Manson. A dark true crime tale set in sunny Hollywood.

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"Unacceptable": Privilege, Deceit and the Makings of the College Scandal from 2021-01-26T09:15:17

Most of us followed the high profile cases of Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. The college scandal was so much bigger than that. If you miss being outraged then this is the episode for you! Joi...

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Talking Ted with Kevin Sullivan from 2021-01-22T16:38:49

Theodore Robert Bundy was one of the most vicious and prolific serial killers in American history. His hunting grounds were college campuses across the country. This week, Ivy League Murders interv...

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Harvard’s William Parsons and Long Island’s Vanished Heiress from 2021-01-12T15:33:52

It was a hot summer day June 9th, 1937 on a sprawling estate in Stony Brook, New York. Alice Parsons disappeared off the face of the earth. This is the story of her disappearance. Steven Drielak, ...

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A Deadly Resentment: The Murder of Harvard's Brian Stidham from 2020-12-31T15:33:52

It was October 5th 2004, a Harvard-educated doctor, Brian Stidham was found brutally slain in his business complex in Tucson, Arizona. The murder initially looked like a carjacking gone very wrong...

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Murder in the Stacks from 2020-12-29T08:44:52

The Murder of Penn State’s Betsy Aardsma went unsolved for decades. Has author David DeKok solved the case in his book’ Murder in the Stacks’?

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Harvard's Harry Thaw : The Girl in the Velvet Swing from 2020-12-21T12:47:20

In 1906, Harry Thaw shot prominent architect Stanford White in the middle of a crowded performance at Madison Square Garden. Thaw had become obsessed by the news that White had raped his wife, Eve...

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Oxford's Rose Dugdale: The Woman Who Stole Vermeer from 2020-12-04T04:18:15

This week we have the pleasure of interviewing Anthony Amore, the author of "The Woman Who Stole Vermeer." How did English aristocrat Rose Dugdale go from curtseying to the Queen to becoming one ...

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Rerelease: The Jane Britton Murder at Harvard (1st of 2) from 2020-11-28T17:20:08

A young, beautiful anthropology student was killed in Harvard Square in 1969. Her murder went cold for 50 years. Laura and I had no idea the pathways this case would lead to....Two different seria...

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UPenn’s Ira Einhorn: The Unicorn’s Secret from 2020-11-18T00:00

In the 1970’s, Ira Einhorn was guru to the counter culture in Philly. He was also keeping a terrible secret...

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Yale's William Bradford Bishop, Jr.: The Forty-Four Year Search for a Killer Fugitive from 2020-11-11T12:47:33

How easy is it just to disappear? After committing an horrific crime in 1976, William Bishop used his experience in intelligence and foreign service to evade justice. He has never been found. Jo...

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Trial By Fire from 2020-11-08T06:13:34

On a snowy February night in 2003, a crowd gathered in the Station night club to hear the band Great White. In a catastrophic series of events, the Station became an inferno that would kill a hundr...

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I’ll Take Care of You: The Murder of Bill McLaughlin from 2020-10-27T16:47:45

Join Laura and Sarah as we interview New York Times bestselling true crime author Caitlin Rother about her book, “I’ll Take Care of You”.

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Harvard Medical School’s Bloody Brahmins from 2020-10-26T13:33:46

It was shortly before Thanksgiving 1849, Dr. George Parkman went out for his routine appointments and errands and never came back. This is the story that rocked Victorian Boston to its core.

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Harvard's Nancy Dillard: Arsenic and Old Money from 2020-10-14T08:59:02

What happens when a seemingly perfect life is slowly eroded by toxicity? Someone was poisoning Nancy Dillard in a case that would shock Dallas high society.

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Murder at Yale: Annie Le from 2020-10-05T12:42:23

Annie Le had everything to look forward to, a bright future and a wedding... Why was this promising young woman killed?

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Cornell's Charlie Tan: Legally Guilty, Morally Innocent from 2020-09-27T13:53:28

Laura and Sarah get extra salty this week as they duke it out over the Charlie Tan case. You decide, was he morally innocent, or legally guilty?

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Widener 2: Hauntingly Harvard from 2020-09-25T15:57:01

Join Sarah and Laura, along with D.C. O'Rourke from Hauntingly Yours, as they explore the spooky side of Harvard's Widener and other famous buildings in Harvard Yard!

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Widener Library: the Pearl of Harvard from 2020-09-17T12:02:36

Harvard’s enormous Widener Library was born from the Titanic tragedy. Join Laura, Sarah, and a very special guest this week as they unearth a never told story from the Titanic.

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Harvard's Amy Bishop the Criminal Zeitgeist from 2020-09-10T15:35:13

Join us this week as we talk to the ladies from the Women and Crime Podcast and discuss what motivated Amy Bishop to kill three of her colleagues in a Mass Shooting?

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Sister School Edition: Vassar College's Christa Worthington: A Murder in Truro from 2020-09-04T16:02:19

This week, Sarah and Laura take a look up close and personal at the 2002 murder of Christa Worthington, who was found dead in her Truro, Mass. home. A Barnstable Superior Court jury convicted Chris...

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Sister School Edition: Smith College’s Jean Harris: Starving for Love from 2020-08-28T13:57:49

Jean Harris was the head mistress of the elite Madeira  Prep school but, she secretly hid a prescription pill problem and an obsession for the one thing she couldn't have, Herman Tarnower

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UPENN's Rafael Robb: Gaming the Legal System from 2020-08-24T10:09:19

Rafael Robb was a tenured Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and an expert on gaming theory. He was the last one anyone would suspect of murder! Was he gaming the legal system? Find out on...

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Princeton’s Thomas Gilbert, Jr: The Dark Side of Privilege from 2020-08-13T14:15:13

Most parents would have walked away after their child committed murder, but Shelley Gilbert did not. After her son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., shot and killed his 70-year-old father on January 4th 2015, s...

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Jason Bohn: Columbia University’s Ticking Time Bomb from 2020-08-06T19:53:46

After a horrendous childhood, Jason Bohn got his life together, went to Columbia and became a successful Wall Street lawyer. None of the surface success could contain his rage toward women. Like O...

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Michael Ross: Cornell Serial Killer from 2020-07-30T05:17:16

Michael Bruce Ross was a serial killer who was executed in Connecticut after he waived his right to appeal. It was the first execution in New England in 45 years, and makes the Roadside Strangler t...

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From Yale to Jail: Dirk Greineder from 2020-07-23T05:24:13

Join us this week on a walk in the woods that ended in tragedy and pulled back the veil of Ivy League perfection to reveal a disturbed mind.

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Ann and Billy Woodward: "The Ideal Couple" from 2020-07-02T01:30

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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Ivy League Murders Trailer from 2020-06-29T20:00

The trailer for the podcast Ivy League Murders, with Sarah Alcorn and Laura Rodrigues McDonald.

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The Jane Britton Murder at Harvard from 2020-06-18T00:00

A young, beautiful anthropology student was killed in Harvard Square in 1969. Her murder went cold for 50 years. Laura and I had no idea the pathways this case would lead to....Two different seria...

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Leopold&Loeb: Crime of the Century from 2020-05-24T12:30

Leopold and Loeb were two wealthy students attending the University of Chicago in May of 1924, when they committed the "Crime of the Century", kidnapping and murdering 14-year old Bobby Franks, ...

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Ivy League Murders
Ivy League Murder music from 2020-04-18T14:48:42

Original score by Russell Jarvis

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