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Harry Kendall Thaw kills Stanford White

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The murder took place at the old Madison Square Garden which used to be located here. 

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Harry Kendall Thaw

Harry Kendall Thaw (February 12, 1871 – February 22, 1947)[3] was the son of Pittsburgh coal and railroad baron William Thaw, Sr. Heir to a multi-million dollar mine and railroad fortune, Harry Thaw had a history of severe mental instability and led a profligate life. His historical legacy rests on one notorious act: on June 25, 1906, on the rooftop of Madison Square Garden, Thaw murdered renowned architect Stanford White who had been the lover of Thaw's wife, model/chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit.

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