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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thaw–White murder case canonical | 2 |
| Evelyn Nesbit–Stanford White–Harry K. Thaw love triangle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Thaw–White murder case Context triple: [Stanford White, subjectOf, Thaw–White murder case]
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Target entity: Thaw–White murder case Target entity description: 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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A.
Hudson family murders
The Hudson family murders refer to the 2008 killings of Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew in Chicago, a high-profile case that drew national attention due to the actress-singer’s fame and the crime’s brutality.
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B.
Clutter family murders
The Clutter family murders were a notorious 1959 quadruple homicide in Holcomb, Kansas, that became widely known through Truman Capote’s true-crime book "In Cold Blood."
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C.
Leopold and Loeb murder trial
The Leopold and Loeb murder trial was a 1924 American criminal case in which famed defense attorney Clarence Darrow argued against the death penalty for two wealthy University of Chicago students who had committed a highly publicized "thrill killing" of a young boy.
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D.
The Boston Strangler
The Boston Strangler is a 1968 crime thriller film dramatizing the real-life case of a notorious serial killer who terrorized Boston in the early 1960s.
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E.
Moors murders
The Moors murders were a series of notorious child killings carried out in 1960s England by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which became one of the most infamous criminal cases in British history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American scandal
ⓘ
criminal trial ⓘ murder case ⓘ |
| causeOfKilling | Stanford White’s relationship with Evelyn Nesbit ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| day | 25 ⓘ |
| deathManner | homicide ⓘ |
| defendant |
Harry K. Thaw
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Kendall Thaw
|
| genre | true crime ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
Evelyn Nesbit – central witness
ⓘ
Harry K. Thaw ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Kendall Thaw – defendant
Stanford White – victim ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Thaw–White murder case self-link ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Evelyn Nesbit
ⓘ
Harry K. Thaw ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Kendall 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 K. Thaw
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Kendall Thaw
|
| pressNickname | trial of the century ⓘ |
| prosecutionWitness | Evelyn Nesbit ⓘ |
| publicReaction |
moral outrage
ⓘ
widespread fascination ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Evelyn Nesbit
ⓘ
Harry K. Thaw ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Kendall 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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Subject: Thaw–White murder case Description of subject: 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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