

Jane Stanford Pt. 2
Sep 12, 2023
A century after Jane Stanford's mysterious death, an amateur sleuth uncovers university scandals, possible motives for murder, and a misinformation campaign by the president of Stanford University. Conflicting reports on whether her death was due to heart failure or murder. Archive letters, faculty cover-up scandal, and the Gilbert Affair potentially connected to her murder. Dr. Cutler examines motives and means, finding inconsistency in Bertha's story but leaving her murder unsolved.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
The Controversial Death of Jane Stanford: Murder or Natural Causes?
02:44 • 2min
Conflicting Opinions on Jane Stanford's Death
04:56 • 4min
Exploring the Death of Jane Stanford
09:24 • 7min
Sifting Through the Archives and Uncovering a Faculty Scandal
16:24 • 2min
The Gilbert Affair and Jane Stanford's Murder
18:37 • 8min
Unraveling Motives and Means
26:43 • 3min
Examining Inconsistencies and Unanswered Questions
29:49 • 5min