The Life and Death of Elliott Speer (Murder by the Book)
The son of an internationally renowned Presbyterian preacher, Elliott Speer became headmaster of the Mount Hermon School for Boys, a religiously oriented boarding school, in 1932. On the night of September 14, 1934, a trespasser murdered Speer in his own home, devastating his family, his colleagues, and the rest of the community. Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider beocming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast.Â
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Introducing Season 5 . . .
Introducing season 5 . . . Show notes and full transcripts available at www.artofcrimepodcast.com. If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. You can also sign up for an Apple subscription for bonus content, early access, and ad-free listening.
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Ask Me Anything (Crimes of Old New York)
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions and comments! Â As promised, here's a link to Netherlandish Proverbs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlandish_Proverbs. Â If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. Â
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The Practice Run (Crimes of Old New York)
In 1990, two men entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and stole something like $500 million worth of art, in what became the most infamous art heist in U.S. history. Today, we're joined by retired museum professional Frederick J. Fisher, who thinks that the Gardner affair may have been a sequel to an earlier effort to rob a different institution, the Hyde Collection, located in Glens Falls, New York. Fisher explores the theory in a new book titled The Practice Run, which is out May 15, 2025, so go order a copy!  If you'd like to support the show, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. Â
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The Devil Wears Rothko (Crimes of Old New York)
Today, we're joined by acclaimed author and filmmaker Barry Avrich to talk about one of the most colossal art fraud cases in New York history. It all started when a woman named Glafira Rosales walked into the storied Knoedler Gallery with a painting she claimed to have been created by Mark Rothko. The ensuing fiasco ended in catastrophe for the gallery.  The Devil Wears Rothko by Barry Avrich is out June 24, 2025, and you can pre-order a copy today.  If you'd like to support The Art of Crime, please consider becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/artofcrimepodcast. Â
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