Ivy League Murders

Columbia's Carolyn Warmus: Life Imitating Art

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

In a life imitating art case, did obsessive love play a part in the murder of Betty Jean Solomon?
And did the movie Fatal Attraction seal the legal fate of Carolyn Warmus?

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Walshe Trial Recap

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:53:36 -0500

What a week it's been! Sarah Monday Night quarterbacks the Walshe trial.

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From the Archives: the Curious Case of Charlie Tan

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:40:30 -0500

Charlie Tan is incarcerated until 2038. The prosecution and the defense have very different stories about the murder of Charlie's father, James Tan. What are your thoughts?

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The Real Walking Dead - Bonus Halloween Episode

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:54:15 -0400

This week we go to the Caribbean and follow in the footsteps of ivy leaguers who unraveled the mystery of the Zombie.

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Update on the Brian Walshe Case

Sarah Alcorn and Laura McDonald — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:59:35 -0400

This week we discuss updates on the Walshe case. The million dollar question: Will Proctor's phone data dump be the smoking gun the defense is hoping for. And is Brian Walshe competent to stand trial?
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Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Case

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This week, we discuss the Jennifer Dulos in depth with author Rich Cohen. What happens when the Ivy grows thorns?

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Down to the Bone: The McStay Family Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:20:54 -0400

This week we discuss the mysterious case of the McStay family with author Caitlin Rother.

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When the Mask Slips: Brown University's Tragedy of the Brendel Family

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

One man's con turns deadly for a Brown alumni family.

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Bonus Episode: Solving a Cold Case with Caitlin Rother

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

It’s our pleasure this week to welcome back New York Times best selling author Caitlin Rother. She’s here to discuss her new book Body Parts

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Run Baby Run: The Murder of UPenn's Adam Anhang

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:46:09 -0500

When Adam Anhang, a successful business man was murdered on the streets of Old San Juan, people were left wondering who would hurt (let alone kill) this generous, kind, brilliant man?

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Yale's Arthur Pennell: The Gilded Age Murder in Buffalo

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0500

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:11:00 -0500

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 30 May 2024 05:05:05 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:01:01 -0400

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"

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500

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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Crimes in High Society: A Talk with Novelist and Playwright Jane Hitchcock

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

It’s our absolute pleasure this week to speak with Jane Hitchcock about her wonderful novels about the misdeeds of the one percent.

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Murder on Black Diamond Trail: Death of a Promise

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

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?

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

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 Paul, Sr. People seemed to disappear around John Paul Sr. and then…so did he.

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Harvard’s Grave Robbers

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:20:55 -0400

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

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The Latest on Brian Walshe

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

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

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Brian Walshe's Artless Con

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0400

"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 theft expert and author, Anthony Amore, as we deconstruct Walshe's "sloppy con."

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What Now? Brian Walshe and Legal Battle Ahead

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:30:40 -0400

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 2

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

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

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The Mystery of Malice: The Murder of Ana Walshe Part 1

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0500

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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Suzanne Jovin: The Yale Cold Case That Should Have Been Solved

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

The fatal shoving death of Columbia’s Barbara Maier Gustern

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

September 11th: A Story of Survival

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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 under the rubble of the Twin Towers. Buried for hours, this is Jimeno’s account of sacrifice, bravery and how a person survives even after the disaster.

Barnard’s ‘Black Widow’: The Kogan Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0400

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

The Professor's Obsession Part 2

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:23:00 -0400

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 part of the episode, If you've not listened to The Professor's Obsession, Part 1, please go back and listen.

RE-RELEASE: The Combat Zone Episode Four: A Professor’s Obsession Part 1

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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 the end of our Combat Zone series.

Breaking News: Elite Dartmouth Cyclist Murdered in Texas

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:41:45 -0400

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.

The Combat Zone Episode Four: A Professor’s Obsession

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 27 May 2022 08:45:50 -0400

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

Combat Zone 3: A Walk on the Wild Side with Enjae

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

Combat Zone Pt. 2 From Liberty to Libertines

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

The Combat Zone Part 1

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

Re-Release Part 2: Slonim Woods 9: Surviving the Cult

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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 surviving Larry Ray’s cult.

Re-Release Part 1: Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:43:21 -0400

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 TikTok true crime star and host of Goddess Complex Podcast - and dive into what happened to a group of bright college students who fell under the sway of their classmate's con man father.

Leopold and Loeb Revisited

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

The Secret Life of Harvard’s Dr. Richard Sharpe

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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 after an explosive and deadly decision.

Van Bulow Scandal: Part 2

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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

The Von Bulow Scandal

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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

Wanderlust or Murder? Harvard's Marcia Moore

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Harvard's Marcia Moore

Breaking: Theranos Verdict is In!

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500

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.

The Mad Story behind the theft of the Gutenberg Bible at Harvard: Part 2

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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.

The Ivies: An Interview with novelist Alexa Donne

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:03:46 -0500

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 League admissions. When one of the Ivies ends up dead, any number of suspects could have done it.

The Mad Story Behind the Theft of the Gutenberg Bible

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Women Who Love Men Who Kill: An Interview with Sheila Isenberg

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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 sheds light on this fascinating topic.

Stealing Rembrandts: An Interview with Anthony Amore

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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

The Pitfalls of Conjecture: UNC's Faith Hedgepeth

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:43:22 -0500

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 a DNA phenotyping of the suspect didn't eliminate suspicion about certain key players.

Latest Updates on the Murdaugh Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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

The Latest on the "Rust" Set Shooting

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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

The Ivy League Bomb Threats

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:40:42 -0500

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 threat.

Re-Release: Jason Bohn: Columbia University’s Ticking Time Bomb

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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 Othello, Bohn was consumed with an irrational jealousy that ended in murder.

Ivy League Murders Halloween Special

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 02:33:03 -0400

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.

The Alec Baldwin Shooting on the Set of “Rust”: When Sloppiness and Cutting Corners Becomes Lethal

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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

Breaking News: The Alec Baldwin Shooting Tragedy

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:35:15 -0400

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

Updates on Kevin Jiang’s Murder Case

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 07:48:29 -0400

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 controversial lawyer Norm Pattis as Pan’s new defense attorney, it’s sure to be an interesting trial.

Part 2: Slonim Woods 9: Surviving the Cult

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Part 1: Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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 happened to a group of bright college students who fell under the sway of their classmate's con man father.

The Famous Kidnapping You've Never Heard Of: Yale's George Weyerhauser

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:59:05 -0400

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 Woods.

An Interview with Podcast Host Seton Tucker from The Murdaugh Family Murders: Impact of Influence

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:13:37 -0400

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.

The Long Con of Columbia University’s Esther Reed

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:54:29 -0400

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.

America’s Top Cop: An Interview with Bill Bratton

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 02:24:53 -0400

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 he do it? Find out as Sarah and Laura discuss with Bratton his latest book, ‘The Profession.’

Sex, Lies, and Videotapes: The Murder of Vicki Morgan

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:27:18 -0400

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?

Why was Bill Cosby let out of jail?

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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

“Toxic”: Britney Spears and the Perils of Conservatorship

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 04:20:38 -0400

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

Harvard’s Peter Ivers: A New Wave Murder Mystery

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 01:55:17 -0400

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.

Details are Unprintable: Cafe Society’s Noir Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:28:34 -0400

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

The Icepick Surgeon w/Sam Kean: Yale’s Walter Freeman

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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 performing lobotomies and spreading his views and methods. Sam Kean joins Sarah and Laura to discuss the case.

Gina Grant: The Harvard Admissions Controversy

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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

William Bradford Bishop: Breaking News

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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 Bradford Bishop?

A Devil in Helltown

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:00:36 -0400

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

Re-Release: Leopold & Loeb: Crime of the Century

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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

Bad Mothers: The Case of the Sterilized Heiress

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:22:59 -0400

This Case is Mommy Dearest on Steroids...

Larry Ray and the Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 28 May 2021 09:27:43 -0400

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 classmate's con man father.

Death on Ocean Boulevard

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 21 May 2021 05:16:42 -0400

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

90s Flashback: Princeton’s Lyle Menendez

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 13 May 2021 00:34:55 -0400

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.

When Love becomes Deadly: Yale's Bonnie Garland and Richard Herrin

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 07 May 2021 06:29:20 -0400

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

Re-Release: Oxford's Rose Dugdale: The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:33:39 -0400

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 of the most colorful figures in the fight for Irish independence during the troubles.

Satin Pumps: The Moonlit Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:30:31 -0400

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

The Stiletto Murder: The Tragic Death of Stefan Andersson

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400

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

The New Faux Riche and the Clever Con of Clark Rockefeller

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:33:20 -0400

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

Gone too Soon: Yale’s Rob Peace

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0400

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

Fuggitaboutit! Donnie Brasco and the Real Miami Vice

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:36:14 -0400

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.

Harvard's Rusty Sneiderman: Atlanta's Tragic Daycare Shooting

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:39:20 -0400

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?

Details Are Unprintable: Wayne Lonergan and the sensational Cafe Society Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:11:47 -0400

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. Join us for a fascinating interview with author Allan Levine.

Daughter of Killer William Bradford Bishop speaks!

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:02:19 -0400

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.

Yale's Jack DeSaulles, the Valentino Affair

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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 killing him? The jury would decide.

RE-RELEASE: Princeton’s Thomas Gilbert, Jr: The Dark Side of Privilege

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500

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, she paid for his defense attorneys, expert witnesses, and psychiatric examinations. he The Gilberts, who had a vacation house in the Hamptons, paid for their son’s NYC apartment, as well as his bills, his membership in the Maidstone Club, and they paid him an allowance. Mr. Gilbert was “spoiled,” said the prosecution during his trial, but his mother said it was all therapeutic.

Update on Yale's Kevin Jiang's Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:07:08 -0500

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

The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:02:42 -0500

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

A Murder in the Buckle of the Bible Belt

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:17:04 -0500

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

Breaking: Kevin Jiang's Murder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:33:52 -0500

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

Ivy League Monsters

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:00:00 -0500

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

Harvard’s Abigail Folger and the forgotten victims of Manson

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:07:23 -0500

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.

"Unacceptable": Privilege, Deceit and the Makings of the College Scandal

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:15:17 -0500

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! Join Ivy League Murders as we talk to co-authors Jennifer Levitz and Melissa Korn as they discuss their book, "Unacceptable".

Talking Ted with Kevin Sullivan

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:38:49 -0500

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 interviews Bundy expert Kevin Sullivan, whose exhaustive research has unearthed new and horrible secrets.

Harvard’s William Parsons and Long Island’s Vanished Heiress

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:33:52 -0500

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, author of Long Island’s Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping, joins ILM to discuss the case.

A Deadly Resentment: The Murder of Harvard's Brian Stidham

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:33:52 -0500

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. As the authorities dug deeper, they found a twisting tale of resentment and jealousy. Writer AJ Flick, author of the book Toxic Rage, joins Sarah and Laura, to discuss the case.

Murder in the Stacks

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:44:52 -0500

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’?

Harvard's Harry Thaw : The Girl in the Velvet Swing

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:47:20 -0500

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.

Oxford's Rose Dugdale: The Woman Who Stole Vermeer

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 04:18:15 -0500

Rerelease: The Jane Britton Murder at Harvard (1st of 2)

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 17:20:08 -0500

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 serial killers, same apartment building, what are the odds?

UPenn’s Ira Einhorn: The Unicorn’s Secret

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0500

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

Yale's William Bradford Bishop, Jr.: The Forty-Four Year Search for a Killer Fugitive

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:47:33 -0500

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. Join us this week as we put our ILM spin on the case.

Trial By Fire

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 06:13:34 -0500

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 hundred people and injure many more. What ensued was a fifteen year battle for the truth. Join us as we speak to author Scott James and discuss his book, Trial by Fire.

I’ll Take Care of You: The Murder of Bill McLaughlin

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:47:45 -0400

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”.

Harvard Medical School’s Bloody Brahmins

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:33:46 -0400

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.

Harvard's Nancy Dillard: Arsenic and Old Money

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:59:02 -0400

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.

Murder at Yale: Annie Le

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:42:23 -0400

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

Cornell's Charlie Tan: Legally Guilty, Morally Innocent

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:53:28 -0400

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?

Widener 2: Hauntingly Harvard

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:57:01 -0400

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!

Widener Library: the Pearl of Harvard

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 12:02:36 -0400

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.

Harvard's Amy Bishop the Criminal Zeitgeist

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 15:35:13 -0400

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?

Sister School Edition: Vassar College's Christa Worthington: A Murder in Truro

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:02:19 -0400

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 Christopher McCowen in 2006 of murdering her, despite several other possible suspects.

Sister School Edition: Smith College’s Jean Harris: Starving for Love

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:57:49 -0400

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

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:09:19 -0400

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 Ivy League Murders!

Princeton’s Thomas Gilbert, Jr: The Dark Side of Privilege

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:15:13 -0400

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, she paid for his defense attorneys, expert witnesses, and psychiatric examinations. The Gilberts, who had a vacation house in the Hamptons, paid for their son’s NYC apartment, as well as his bills, his membership in the Maidstone Club, and they paid him an allowance. Mr. Gilbert was “spoiled,” said the prosecution during his trial, but his mother said it was all therapeutic.

Jason Bohn: Columbia University’s Ticking Time Bomb

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:53:46 -0400

Michael Ross: Cornell Serial Killer

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:17:16 -0400

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 the only Ivy League Graduate to have been on death row.

From Yale to Jail: Dirk Greineder

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:24:13 -0400

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.

Ann and Billy Woodward: "The Ideal Couple"

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 01:30:00 -0400

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.

Ivy League Murders Trailer

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:00:00 -0400

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

The Jane Britton Murder at Harvard

Sarah Alcorn & Laura Rodrigues McDonald — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Leopold & Loeb: Crime of the Century

Sarah Alcorn — Sun, 24 May 2020 12:30:00 -0400

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, as a demonstration of their ostensible intellectual superiority. The boys thought they could carry out the perfect crime, and completely absolve themselves of any responsibility of what they had done. The Families retained Clarence Darrow as their defense attorney, although they would ultimately both end up sentenced to life in prison.

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Ivy League Murder music

Sarah Alcorn — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 14:48:42 -0400

Original score by Russell Jarvis

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