'A Horrible Death to Die' - The murder of Jane Lathrop Stanford

"'A Horrible Death to Die.' Behind the origin myth of Stanford University lies a century-old murder. The victim: the school’s chief founder and benefactor." by Julia Flynn Siler, © Alta Online and the Summer 2021 issue of Alta Journal, July 1, 2021. (True Crime History Article)

" ... On February 28, 1905 ... at around 11:15 p.m., she called out for help. ... Jane was clinging to the doorframe, barely able to stand. Within minutes, her body writhed in contortions. Her fists clenched, her jaw tightened ... Jane knew that she had been poisoned—for a second time. 'This is a horrible death to die!' she cried. Shortly before midnight, one of the United States’ leading philanthropists was dead. ... " [More]

Webinar Registration: Author Julia Flynn Siler sits down ... to examine the circumstances and the suspects of this century-old whodunit. ... July 7, 2021 12:30PM in Pacific Time.

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Jane Lathrop Stanford, detail
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