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.

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October 22, 2025 19 mins

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

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

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

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

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November 14, 2024 21 mins

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

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August 7, 2024 22 mins

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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July 8, 2024 19 mins

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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May 30, 2024 37 mins

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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April 18, 2024 31 mins

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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September 8, 2023 19 mins

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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