In August, 1896 record heat over a ten day period struck the Eastern United States. In New York city, the heat killed hundreds of people, and dramatically shifted the careers of two of the most important political figures of the era.
The “Murder at the Regatta” was a story of jealousy, passion, and some say even madness that shocked and fascinated the nation, and changed the very nature of how murder was seen and prosecuted in the United States.