Lance Morrow

news of a murder in Georgetown trickled out to the public slowly. Cicely Angleton was an old friend of Mary's. She happened to hear about a murder on the towpath and called her husband James Angleton. Here's author Ron Rosenbaum again.

news of a murder in Georgetown trickled out to the public slowly. Cicely Angleton was an old friend of Mary's. She happened to hear about a murder on the towpath and called her husband James Angleton. Here's author Ron Rosenbaum again.

In other words, James Angleton was a spook and not just any spy.

In other words, James Angleton was a spook and not just any spy.

Mary's ex-husband, Cord, was in a meeting in New York when he got a phone call from his friend, Wister Janney. He told him that Mary was dead. Cord immediately flew down to D.C. to get all the details on the ground. He knew he had to tell his sons before they heard it on the news. Since Quentin was already 18, Cord told him on the phone.

Mary's ex-husband, Cord, was in a meeting in New York when he got a phone call from his friend, Wister Janney. He told him that Mary was dead. Cord immediately flew down to D.C. to get all the details on the ground. He knew he had to tell his sons before they heard it on the news. Since Quentin was already 18, Cord told him on the phone.

In his memoir, Facing Reality, Cord writes that Quentin handled the death with stoic resignation. But Mark was still so young, only 14. Cord called Milton Academy. He would fly to break the news to Mark in person the next morning. The school assured him Mark wouldn't see any newspapers. That night, Ben Bradley, Mary's brother-in-law, went down to the morgue to identify the body. It was her.

In his memoir, Facing Reality, Cord writes that Quentin handled the death with stoic resignation. But Mark was still so young, only 14. Cord called Milton Academy. He would fly to break the news to Mark in person the next morning. The school assured him Mark wouldn't see any newspapers. That night, Ben Bradley, Mary's brother-in-law, went down to the morgue to identify the body. It was her.

He saw Mary for the last time. The next morning, Cord met with Mark at Milton. In his memoir, Cord writes his son was so excited to see him, he saw it as a pleasant surprise. And then Cord gave him the terrible news. He wrapped his arm around Mark, consoling him as his son cried so deeply from such a profound loss. It was good the school took pains to hide the news from Mark.

He saw Mary for the last time. The next morning, Cord met with Mark at Milton. In his memoir, Cord writes his son was so excited to see him, he saw it as a pleasant surprise. And then Cord gave him the terrible news. He wrapped his arm around Mark, consoling him as his son cried so deeply from such a profound loss. It was good the school took pains to hide the news from Mark.

Multiple papers wrote that Mary Pinchot Meyer was dead. The Washington Post said Mary was a Georgetown artist with 100,000 friends. Friends described her as fearless and elegant, one of the most beautiful people they had ever known. At first, reporters described the murder as a robbery gone wrong, but Mary wasn't carrying a purse. She left it at home that day.

Multiple papers wrote that Mary Pinchot Meyer was dead. The Washington Post said Mary was a Georgetown artist with 100,000 friends. Friends described her as fearless and elegant, one of the most beautiful people they had ever known. At first, reporters described the murder as a robbery gone wrong, but Mary wasn't carrying a purse. She left it at home that day.

Others suggested sexual violence had occurred, but there was no physical evidence of rape. The New York Times headline read, Woman Painter Shot and Killed on Canal Towpath in Capital. They ran a photo of her next to the article, one of the few that exist of Mary in the public domain. She has short blonde hair, less Doris Day Bob and more Princess Diana.

Others suggested sexual violence had occurred, but there was no physical evidence of rape. The New York Times headline read, Woman Painter Shot and Killed on Canal Towpath in Capital. They ran a photo of her next to the article, one of the few that exist of Mary in the public domain. She has short blonde hair, less Doris Day Bob and more Princess Diana.

She's staring to the right of her, into the distance, almost looking horrified at the headline of her own death. In the week after Mary's murder, someone scrawled a phrase on the key bridge in white paint. It said, The phrase is a French idiom. It roughly translates to bad luck, Mary. But the phrase can also mean foul play. Foul play. So maybe it wasn't bad luck at all.

She's staring to the right of her, into the distance, almost looking horrified at the headline of her own death. In the week after Mary's murder, someone scrawled a phrase on the key bridge in white paint. It said, The phrase is a French idiom. It roughly translates to bad luck, Mary. But the phrase can also mean foul play. Foul play. So maybe it wasn't bad luck at all.

Next time on Murder on the Towpath... Ray Crump needed a lawyer, and there was only one woman who dared defend him. I could make things right, I thought. And some things I had made right. She was Black herself. Her name was Dovie Roundtree.

Next time on Murder on the Towpath... Ray Crump needed a lawyer, and there was only one woman who dared defend him. I could make things right, I thought. And some things I had made right. She was Black herself. Her name was Dovie Roundtree.

Next episode, I'm going to dig into her remarkable life and introduce you to a woman whose legal mind would forever change the course of Mary's case, a case which only gets more shocking and more complicated with time. That's because what Dovey couldn't have known, what most people didn't know, was that Mary had had an affair with a very powerful man.

Next episode, I'm going to dig into her remarkable life and introduce you to a woman whose legal mind would forever change the course of Mary's case, a case which only gets more shocking and more complicated with time. That's because what Dovey couldn't have known, what most people didn't know, was that Mary had had an affair with a very powerful man.