Greed on Madison Avenue: The Murder of William Marsh Rice

In 1900, Texas millionaire William Marsh Rice was found dead in his New York apartment. Within hours, forged checks, a suspicious will, and a hasty cremation order set off one of the most sensational murder cases of the Gilded Age. This is thestory of greed, betrayal, and the crime that nearly derailed the founding of Rice University.Patreon - Historical True Crime | PatreonWebsite - Historical True Crime | podcastSource MaterialsRice's Attorney and Valet Face Criminal Charges, newsclipping - Rice University Digital CollectionsFace the Law Murder Conspiracy and Forgery newsclipping - Rice University Digital Collections"Confessed Murder Forgery" - Rice University Digital CollectionsScrapbook page of New York news clippings announcing the mysterious circumstances of the death of William MarshRice - Rice University Digital CollectionsEvidence of Guilt newsclipping - Rice University Digital CollectionsMurdered man's estate founds great university, newsclipping regarding Rice Institute - Rice University Digital CollectionsThe Murder of Millionaire William Rice by Albert Patrick, 1900 - HistoricalCrimeDetective.comWilliam Marsh Rice: A Story of Money, Poison, and Murder – Kathy M. SlaughterWilliam Marsh Rice and His Legacy — The Heritage Society Martin L. Friedland, The Death of Old Man Rice: A True Story of Criminal Justice in America (University of Toronto Press, 1996).Thomas Duke, Celebrated Criminal Cases of America (1910), Part III: “The Murder of Millionaire William Rice by Albert Patrick.”