The Murder of Bonnie Garland

The Murder of Bonnie Garland

Update: 2024-07-092
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In this episode, we delve into the heartbreaking murder of Bonnie Garland and the remarkable journey her parents went on to change the legal landscape, and how their relentless advocacy led to groundbreaking reforms, enabling families of victims to seek justice and compensation through civil court.


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  1. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/554/308/1628747/

  2. https://casetext.com/case/garland-v-herrin-2

  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/07/archives/a-fatal-romance-at-yale-murder.html

  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/11/archives/scarsdale-service-mourns-girl-victim-yale-student-slain-with-a.html

  5. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/02/archives/jury-in-slaying-of-bonnie-garland-hears-details-of-her-fatal.html

  6. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/20/archives/bonnie-garlands-parents-urge-a-maximum-term-for-her-killer-extreme.html

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  8. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/28/archives/herrin-given-maximum-jail-term-in-bludgeoning-death-in-scarsdale.html

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  13. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/08/archives/herrin-describes-bludgeoning-woman-sobbing-he-says-he-repeatedly.html

  14. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/17/archives/lawyer-for-herrin-cites-shell-shock-in-scarsdale-killing-no-jurors.html

  15. https://www.nytimes.com/1977/07/13/archives/police-say-suspect-thought-of-suicide-in-scarsdale-killing.html

  16. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/10/archives/2d-psychiatrist-testifies-that-herrin-was-psychotic-at-the-time-of.html

  17. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/01/archives/priest-tells-jury-student-told-him-of-beating-his-girlfriend-to.html

  18. https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/22/archives/herrin-jury-recalls-tortuous-path-it-took-trying-to-reach-a-verdict.html

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  20. https://time.com/archive/6859367/books-an-american-tragedy-2/


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