Thaw–White murder case

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The Thaw–White murder case was a sensational early 20th-century American scandal in which millionaire Harry K. Thaw fatally shot famed architect Stanford White over White’s relationship with actress Evelyn Nesbit, captivating the public and press with its mix of sex, jealousy, and high society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American scandal ⓘ
criminal trial ⓘ
murder case ⓘ
causeOfKilling Stanford White’s relationship with Evelyn Nesbit ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
day 25 ⓘ
deathManner homicide ⓘ
defendant Harry Kendall Thaw ⓘ
linked to: Harry K. Thaw
genre true crime ⓘ
hasParticipantRole Evelyn Nesbit – central witness ⓘ
Harry Kendall Thaw – defendant ⓘ
linked to: Harry K. Thaw

Stanford White – victim ⓘ
hasTitle Thaw–White murder case ⓘ
involvedPerson Evelyn Nesbit ⓘ
Harry Kendall Thaw ⓘ
linked to: Harry K. Thaw

Stanford White ⓘ
involvedProfession actress ⓘ
architect ⓘ
legalOutcome first trial – hung jury ⓘ
second trial – not guilty by reason of insanity ⓘ
location Madison Square Garden ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
mediaCoverage front-page news ⓘ
sensational ⓘ
month June ⓘ
motive jealousy ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
notableFor early example of a media circus trial ⓘ
intense tabloid coverage ⓘ
intersection of celebrity and crime ⓘ
perpetrator Harry Kendall Thaw ⓘ
linked to: Harry K. Thaw
pressNickname trial of the century ⓘ
prosecutionWitness Evelyn Nesbit ⓘ
publicReaction moral outrage ⓘ
widespread fascination ⓘ
relatedTo Evelyn Nesbit ⓘ
Harry Kendall Thaw ⓘ
linked to: Harry K. Thaw

Stanford White ⓘ
resultedIn commitment of Harry Kendall Thaw to a mental institution ⓘ
socialContext American high society ⓘ
theme high society ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
scandal ⓘ
sex ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Gilded Age ⓘ
victim Stanford White ⓘ
weaponUsed handgun ⓘ
year 1906 ⓘ

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Stanford White → subjectOf → Thaw–White murder case ⓘ
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing → basedOn → Evelyn Nesbit–Stanford White–Harry K. Thaw love triangle ⓘ
linked to: Thaw–White murder case
Thaw–White murder case → hasTitle → Thaw–White murder case ⓘ
Evelyn Nesbit → notableEvent → Trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White ⓘ
linked to: Thaw–White murder case
Harry K. Thaw → event → Trial of Harry K. Thaw (1907) ⓘ
linked to: Thaw–White murder case