Ivy League Murders

Yale's Walter Freeman was a physician who specialized in lobotomies, and after he developed the transorbital lobotomy, he traveled across the country visiting mental institutions, while also performing lobotomies and spreading his views and methods. Sam Kean joins Sarah and Laura to discuss the case. 

This week, Laura and Sarah duke it out on this very divisive case.

Join Sarah and Laura as they continue to heat up an Ivy League cold case. We check in with Kathy Gilchrist, Bishop’s daughter. Can we figure out what happened to family annihilator William Bradford Bishop?

This week we look at the connection between Cornell's Kurt Vonnegut and Cape Cop serial killer Tony "Chop Chop" Costa.

It's a re-release of a season 1 favorite, with Laura and Sarah exploring the Nietzchean "supermen".

This Case is Mommy Dearest on Steroids...

Olivia Snake - the TikTok true crime star and host of Goddess Complex Podcast - joins us as we dive into what happened to a group of bright college students who fell under the sway of their classmate's con man father.

This week, Sarah and Laura talk to best-selling author Caitlin Rother about her latest book on the mysterious case of Rebecca Zahau.

Recently there’s been an uproar on social media defending the Menendez Brothers. What? This week we talk to Simone from 90’s Crimetime podcast about the infamous case.

What led up to the fatal bludgeoning of Bonnie Garland on July 7th, 1977? Sarah and Laura look at how deadly obsession can become.

This week we have the pleasure of interviewing Anthony Amore, the author of "The Woman Who Stole Vermeer." How did English aristocrat Rose Dugdale go from curtseying to the Queen to becoming one of the most colorful figures in the fight for Irish independence during the troubles.

Join Sarah and Laura as they discuss a Hollywood Noir case of infidelity and murder with author Steve Kosareff.

This week Ivy League Murders and Texas Wine and True Crime podcast host Brandy discuss the famous stiletto murder case that shocked the world.

How did Clark Rockefeller go from "scion" to a California murder suspect? Join Sarah and Laura for an interview with defense attorney Brad Bailey.

This week, Laura and Sarah discuss the extraordinary life and death of Robert Peace.

In this Video episode of Ivy League Murders, we talk face to face with Joseph Pistone and Bob Starkman about their illustrious careers as law enforcement aficionados.

On November 18th, 2010, someone shot and killed Rusty Sneiderman outside of his son's daycare center. Who did it and was his wife involved?

Did Wayne Lonergan kill his heiress wife Patsy Burton or did he get railroaded for his sexuality? Or both? You decide In a case that shocked and titillated New York’ s cafe society in the forties. Join us for a fascinating interview with author Allan Levine.

What happens when a DNA test comes back and you find out your father is a mass murderer: An exclusive interview with William Bradford Bishop’s daughter Kathy Gillcrist.

In 1917, after years of adultery and estrangement, Jack DeSaulles was shot and killed by his young heiress wife, Blanca. If convicted, she would get the death penalty. Was she justified in killing him? The jury would decide.

Most parents would have walked away after their child committed murder, but Shelley Gilbert did not. After her son, Thomas Gilbert Jr., shot and killed his 70-year-old father on January 4th 2015, she paid for his defense attorneys, expert witnesses, and psychiatric examinations. he The Gilberts, who had a vacation house in the Hamptons, paid for their son’s NYC apartment, as well as his bills, his...

Laura and Sarah continue their coverage on Jiang's tragic murder and the pursuit of Qinxuan Pan.

This week, Laura and Sarah go high low with the author of the The Vig, former bookie, poker pro, and Harvard grad Peter Alson.

How did Harvard Business School's Mark Mangelsdorf get away with murder for two decades?

Laura and Sarah cover the Jiang murder case with exclusive updates. Where is fugitive Qinxuan Pan?