April 9, 2024
S8: The Bishop and the Butterfly. A conversation with author Michael Wolraich.
In this special bonus episode of Once Upon a Crime, I speak with Michael Wolraich, the author of a new true crime book, The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age.
In 1931, Vivian Gordon’s body was found in a gully in the Bronx’s Van Cortlandt Park. She’d been brutally strangled, her body dumped. The investigation into her murder would uncover blackmail plots, sex scandals, and corruption at the highest levels of the New York government.
The Bishop and the Butterfly is a fascinating look into this true-life murder mystery from the Jazz Age.
For more information about Michael Wolraich’s books and articles, go to www.michaelwolraich.com.
For a chance to win a copy of The Bishop and the Butterfly go to Once Upon a Crime’s Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod. Like the post for this episode and tag two friends in the comments for your chance to win. Good luck!
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Links:
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In 1931, Vivian Gordon’s body was found in a gully in the Bronx’s Van Cortlandt Park. She’d been brutally strangled, her body dumped. The investigation into her murder would uncover blackmail plots, sex scandals, and corruption at the highest levels of the New York government.
The Bishop and the Butterfly is a fascinating look into this true-life murder mystery from the Jazz Age.
For more information about Michael Wolraich’s books and articles, go to www.michaelwolraich.com.
For a chance to win a copy of The Bishop and the Butterfly go to Once Upon a Crime’s Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/onceuponacrimepod. Like the post for this episode and tag two friends in the comments for your chance to win. Good luck!
Sponsor - Lume - www.LumeDeodorant.com - Use code ONCE for $5 off a Lume Starter Pack.
Links:
https://www.crimecon.com/CC24 Use promo code: ONCE for 10% off your ticket.
Travel Survey: https://trovatrip.com/host/profiles/esther--fr746
Michael Wolraich
Author
Michael Wolraich is the critically acclaimed author of The Bishop and the Butterfly, Unreasonable Men, and Blowing Smoke. His writing has appeared at RollingStone, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, CNN.com, Reuters, and Talking Points Memo. Wolraich grew up in Iowa and graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts before moving to New York City, where he has lived since 2000.
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