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Murder of the century examines the opulent world of wealthy new york just after the turn of the century conflicts over morality between the rich and middle class and the rise of a tabloid yellow. The pbs series american experience has always had the power to transport its viewers to times past but never so much as in the 1995 season 8 murder of the century the story of the murder of stanford white in new york in 1906 this phenomenal documentary captures the paths and patterns of sex money and media in early 20th century new york. The trial of the century in may 1924 the body of a young boy was found abandoned in a culvert outside of chicago il the investigation into his murder would lead to two unlikely suspects the. Murder of the century investigates the events leading up to the shooting of wealthy manhattan architect stanford white in 1906 by jealous millionaire eccentric harry thaw in the middle was evelyn. The love triangle in this interview paula uruburu associate professor and chair of the english department at hofstra university describes nesbit white thaw and the murder of the century her