Sipping on Some Crime

S2 Ep4: Jane Stanford


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Most people don’t know the real history of Jane Stanford a founder of Stanford University. Jane's murder by poisoning was quickly discredited by those who had reasons to rewrite Jane’s death to fit their narrative. This was done so well that not only did Jane’s case get buried in time but in history too, It’s time we bring it to light. 

Sourced newspapers through newspapers.com for this episode include: 
 The Reno Gazette-Journal
The Buffalo news 
Henry Count Democrat 
The Honolulu Advertiser 
The Oakland Tribune 

Sources and informative links: 
https://www.stanford.edu/about/history/
https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2015/03/jane-stanford.html
https://quake06.stanford.edu/centennial/tour/stop2.html
https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Parks/OHenry/spiritualism.pdf
https://stanfordmag.org/contents/who-killed-jane-stanford
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leland-Stanford

For more information on Jane’s case and other episodes please visit:
Sippingonsomecrime.com 

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