Name: Episode 13 — Murder at Harvard
Released: 2003-07-14
Duration: 55 min

American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 13 — Murder at Harvard

Released: 2003-07-14 • Documentary

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Historian Simon Schama ("A History of Britain") plays sleuth -- searching, he says, "not for literal truth, but for poetic truth" -- as he speculates about whether an innocent man was executed for a 154-year-old "Murder at Harvard." The victim was prominent Boston physician-turned-businessman George Parkman, who disappeared on Nov. 23, 1849. Remains thought to be his were found a week later in the Harvard Medical College's basement, and chemistry professor John Webster, who owed Parkman money, was convicted of the crime on the basis of circumstantial evidence.

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Episode air date	14.07.2003
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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