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Historian Simon Schama ("A History of Britain") plays sleuth -- searching, he says, "not for literal truth, but for poetic truth" -- as he speculates about whether an innocent man was executed for a 154-year-old "Murder at Harvard." The victim was prominent Boston physician-turned-businessman George Parkman, who disappeared on Nov. 23, 1849. Remains thought to be his were found a week later in the Harvard Medical College's basement, and chemistry professor John Webster, who owed Parkman money, was convicted of the crime on the basis of circumstantial evidence.

Title	American Experience - Season 15 Episode 13 : Murder at Harvard
Alternative Titles	The American Experience
First Air Date	1988-10-04
Last Air Date	2026-01-06
Number of Episodes	400
Number of Seasons	38
Genres	Documentary,
Networks	PBS,
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