Harvard's Harry Thaw : The Girl in the Velvet Swing - a podcast by Sarah Alcorn/Laura Rodrigues McDonald

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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, Evelyn Nesbit as a sixteen year old. This was a case that shocked New York high society. Special guest Simon Baatz discusses his book and the case.