263. The Murder of Stanford White
Done & Dunne
Hemlock Creatives
4.7 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
The architect Stanford White is credited with a host of landmark structures in Newport, New York City, and beyond. But it was his sexual predation of young girls, especially the young model and showgirl Evelyn Nesbit, that led to his shockingly public murder and the 1907 "Trial of the Century" in its aftermath.
The who was never in question. Harry K. Thaw was the culprit. It was Harry’s motive for the crime, defending his young wife Evelyn, that fascinated the public. Included in today’s investigation is a whole heap of New York City history, from newspapers to theaters, as well as high society figures, sexual secrets, professional jealousies, and courtroom dramas - all set against a landscape designed by the actual victim of the crime.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dun & Dun. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn. |
| 0:07.9 | Thank you for joining me today for this life of a showgirl crossed with turn of the century crime episode. |
| 0:16.5 | Today it is to the tale of Evelyn Nesb, showgirl, Harry Thaw, her jealous husband, and |
| 0:23.7 | Stanford White, the architect of high society, and their sordid, murderous love triangle. |
| 0:31.6 | It seems like the time to bring this one back around today for a few reasons. |
| 0:36.3 | Number one, it fits perfectly with the showgirl theme of the |
| 0:39.7 | weekend that I am living with the release of Taylor Swift's new album. Also, we have mentioned |
| 0:46.7 | Stanford White a thousand times in our recent episodes about Newport, and you may have missed |
| 0:54.1 | this episode from the very early days of |
| 0:57.1 | done and done all the way back from January 2022. Before we dive into this one, I do want to take a |
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