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Murder at Harvard

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

In 1849 American society was shaken by the grisly news that a prominent and wealthy Bostonian, George Parkman , had been killed and dismembered. The subsequent trial found a Harvard medical professor, John White Webster , guilty of murder and he was sentenced to death by hanging. In this documentary for the Timewatch strand, historian Simon Schama investigates the case in the light of ongoing doubts about Webster's guilt, and attempts to solve the celebrated murder mystery once and for all.
Producers Melissa Banta and Eric Stange ; Editor Laurence Rees

Contributors

Unknown:
George Parkman
Unknown:
John White Webster
Unknown:
Simon Schama
Producers:
Melissa Banta
Producers:
Eric Stange
Editor:
Laurence Rees
Source: Radio Times

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