Harry Thaw & the Murder of Stanford White

Killer Psyche

Wondery | Treefort Media

True Crime, Exhibit C

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the case of Harry Thaw, the wealthy heir who gunned down architect Stanford White in front of hundreds of witnesses. The motive? A toxic mix of jealousy and vengeance over Thaw’s wife, Evelyn Nesbit, a young model and actress who had been sexually assaulted by White years earlier. The case ignited a national scandal, revealing a world of exploitation, obsession, and privilege among New York’s elite. Candice examines how Thaw’s deep-seated insecurities, violent temper, and fixation on revenge collided in a deadly way.

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0:00.0	What drives someone to commit the unthinkable?
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0:11.8	Start your free trial today of Wondery Plus in the Wondery app
0:15.5	or on Apple Podcasts.
0:19.6	A listener note, this episode contains adult content and is not suitable for everyone.
0:26.1	Please be advised.
0:35.2	Cities do not just grow.
0:38.6	They swell.
0:40.3	They entice.
0:42.0	They build upward into the sky and bury their secrets down below.
0:47.0	Deep in the dirt, beneath the foundations we call progress.
0:52.3	And in the late 19th century,
0:54.6	no city grew faster, shown brighter,
0:58.4	or harbored darker corners than Manhattan.
1:03.4	It was the gilded age,
1:05.3	a time of dizzying wealth and brutal inequality,
1:10.0	when tycoons ruled from marble mansions and the skyline
1:14.0	was just beginning to rise, when genius walked the streets and tailored suits, and monsters
1:21.6	did too. Few figures embodied this dazzling new era like architect Stanford White.
1:30.9	He did not just design buildings.
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