Mary Pinchot came from a rich, eccentric family. The kind of folks who rode horses naked on their estate and hobnobbed with Kennedys. She was fiercely committed to world peace, but ended up marrying a CIA man named Cord Meyer. It was only after a tragic accident that she became known for her distinctive paintings. What started as a hobby became a lifeline in the years before her death.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: Who were Mary Pinchot and Cord Meyer?
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Chapter 2: What personal tragedies did the Meyer family face?
Mary ran downhill to her son's body. He had died instantly in the crash. She kept her composure in the moment, but later it all sunk in. She gave away Michael's Christmas presents and found other ways to cope. She encouraged Michael's friends to come visit and pick one of his toys to keep for themselves. I'm a mother of four. The idea of Mary giving away those toys is absolutely heartbreaking.
Was it because she couldn't bear to look at them? Or did she want his toys to bring joy to other children, a way of having his memory live on? It's hard to fathom the depths of Mary and Cord's sadness.
The death, of course, was devastating. She never got over it. He probably didn't either, as you don't when you lose a child.
Cord was hoping that this tragedy would bring them closer together, but it was not to be.
That accident actually was the catalyst for her divorce and really for her changing her life from, you know, to being more of an artist and practicing more creatively.
In her grief over her son, over her marriage, over the hopes for her future, Mary needed to regain her sense of self. She would breach society's expectations of her. She would start volunteering at an art gallery and establishing her own home. She'd get a painting studio in Georgetown. She'd begin painting in the morning and taking a daily walk along the Georgetown towpath.
And just like Mary's short story at Vassar, everything was about to be new and exciting and different and interesting. Next time on Murder on the Towpath, we return to Mary's murder trial, where Ray Crump is facing the death penalty. The police found him soaking wet near the towpath. But could someone else have committed the crime and had time to escape?
To find out, I go to the scene of the crime, to the towpath itself. It's almost not secluded enough to make you feel afraid or to get a sense of foreboding about what's coming. On Mary's last walk, in her moments of solitude, she was surrounded by beauty, an exposed path in nature. Mary wouldn't have had reason to be scared at all.
From Luminary, Murder on the Towpath is a production of Film Nation Entertainment in association with Neon Hum Media. Our executive producers are me, Soledad O'Brien, Alyssa Martino, Milan Papelka, and Jonathan Hirsch. Lead producer is Shara Morris. Associate producers are Natalie Rinn and Lucy Licht. Senior editor is Catherine St. Louis. Music and composition by Andrew Eapin.
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