
Jane Stanford
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Jane Stanford was an American philanthropist and co-founder of Stanford University, who became the subject of a notorious unsolved murder case in 1905 involving strychnine poisoning. Her tragic death highlighted the dangers and intrigue surrounding her affluent life and legacy.
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Jane Stanford urged the professor be fired, presumably because his support of free silver was a challenge to the wealth and power held by her and other monopolists.
How to save the American university | US universitiesThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-08-24
Stanford was a co-founder of Stanford University and was murdered by strychnine poisoning in 1905.
Poisoning on Auckland’s Parker Rd: The gripping tale of a murder case that shocked the nationThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2025-06-20













