The Murder of Stanford White
(Our first "trial of the century")
America's first pin-up girl, 16-year-old Evelyn Nesbit
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America's most famous architect of the time (and playboy extraordinaire), Stanford White
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A gullible mother, a red velvet swing, and a rape
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Harry K. Thaw, an eccentric millionaire from Pittsburgh, a love triangle, a tearful revelation in an Austrian castle, and a cocaine-fueled whipping
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A murder on Stanford White's MSG rooftop theater in a crowd of hundreds
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One of America's best defense attorneys, breakdowns on the witness stand, surprising twists, and the moralistic crusader, Anthony Comstock
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Great Story
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