You Killed Chris (2): The Unsolved Murder of Christine Rothschild at UW–Madison

Dakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Episode 2 of You Killed Chris: A Friend’s Fight for Justice offers a closer look at Christine Rothschild’s life on campus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Friends share memories of dorm life at Ann Emery Hall and Christine’s personal struggles, while Linda recalls the days leading up to Christine’s death. Against this backdrop, the campus is roiled by the Dow Day protest, a defining moment of the 1960s counterculture that shaped the environment Christine lived in. Together, these recollections paint a vivid portrait of Christine’s world in the days before her murder. Two Good Books about Christine Rothschild: Murder on the 56th Day: Linda Schulko. Get the Kindle version of Linda’s great book. Linda donates all proceeds to charity. Get Linda’s book on Amazon⁠ https://amzn.to/4cX0DEe⁠ Cold: The Unsolved Murders of Seven Young Women: Kevin Damask. Get Kevin’s book on Amazon⁠ https://amzn.to/43YFy8l ⁠ A very special thanks goes out this season to Mari Zoerb Hansen, a 4th generation UW alum, for all the amazing research, fact checking and just stellar assistance with this season. Mari’s dedication and hard work on this story is in the memory of her late father, David Zoerb, who was finishing his senior year at UW when Christine was murdered. Thank you Mari. Check out the full catalog and everything Dakota Spotlight: https://dakotaspotlight.com/ Get all episodes early, ad-free, and more. Subscribe to Spotlight PLUS: https://dakotaspotlight.com/spotlight-plus/ Sign up for the Dakota Spotlight newsletter: https://dakotaspotlight.com/newsletter/ Email: dakotaspotlight@gmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight X/Twitter: @dakotaspotlight Instagram: @dakotaspotlight TikTok: @dakotaspotlight Bluesky: @dakotaspotlight.bsky.social YouTube: @dakotaspotlightpodcast4800 Proudly produced by Six Horse Media: info@sixhorsemedia.com Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes: info@sixhorsemedia.com All content in this podcast, including audio, interviews, and soundscapes, is the property of Six Horse Media. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or rebroadcast of this material without the express written consent of Six Horse Media is strictly prohibited. For permissions or inquiries, please contact info@sixhorsemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.4	You're listening to Dakota Spotlight. My name is James Walner. Welcome back to season 10.
0:47.5	You killed Chris, a friend's fight for justice. This is episode two.
0:57.6	Okay. This is episode two. She had no real intentions of staying at Madison that long either.
1:03.2	I was so frightened, I'd run in, take the test, and then run out.
1:08.4	For it seems now more certain than ever that the bloody experience of Vietnam
1:12.6	is to end in a stalemate.
1:14.6	Law and order have broken down
1:16.6	in Detroit, Michigan.
1:18.6	Martin Luther King was shot and was killed tonight in Memphis.
1:25.6	There it was.
1:26.6	Christine Rothschild, you know, murdered on campus.
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