Two Murders, 47 Years Apart

Episode 3 of the The Ear podcast, hosted by The Columbia Daily Spectator, titled "Two Murders, 47 Years Apart" was published on May 12, 2020 and runs 19 minutes.

May 12, 2020 ·19m · The Ear

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Summary

Welcome back to The Ear, The Eye’s podcast dedicated to documenting, detailing, and excavating Columbia’s history! In this week’s episode, The Ear delves into the murder of Columbia Law professor Wolfgang Friedmann in 1972 and Columbia’s complicated Public Safety response. Reporter Cole Cahill sheds light on the role that students play in shaping these policing decisions and considers how this chapter of Columbia’s history can inform our community’s continued reaction to a strikingly similar tragedy—the death of Barnard first-year Tessa Majors this past fall. Credits: McGill Voice Actor: Adam Dornblum Illustration: Robert Hunter Music (in order of appearance): “Running on Empty”—Chad Crouch/Podington Bear “Pulsars”—Chad Crouch/Podington Bear

Episode Description

Welcome back to The Ear, The Eye’s podcast dedicated to documenting, detailing, and excavating Columbia’s history!

In this week’s episode, The Ear delves into the murder of Columbia Law professor Wolfgang Friedmann in 1972 and Columbia’s complicated Public Safety response. Reporter Cole Cahill sheds light on the role that students play in shaping these policing decisions and considers how this chapter of Columbia’s history can inform our community’s continued reaction to a strikingly similar tragedy—the death of Barnard first-year Tessa Majors this past fall.

Credits:

McGill Voice Actor: Adam Dornblum

Illustration: Robert Hunter

Music (in order of appearance):

“Running on Empty”—Chad Crouch/Podington Bear

“Pulsars”—Chad Crouch/Podington Bear