Henry Thaw Crime

There are many notorious crimes throughout the 1900’s. However, there has been only one crime that sets history as “the crime of the century.” The crime was committed by Henry Thaw, an obsessed and insane man with affection over the actress Evelyn Nesbit. Evelyn revolved around the love triangle of Henry Thaw, and Stanford white, a well known architect. However, the Triangle gets weird when Evelyn was sixteen, Stanford White was fifty-two, and Henry Thaw was thirty-five. This story is filled with love, murder, revenge, and sex.
Evelyn Nesbit was born on Christmas day, 1884, in a small town in Pennsylvania. When she was 14, Evelyn moved to New York City to pursue a modelling career to try and make money for her poor family. Because of her beauty, she became famous as she was added as a Gibson Girl. She was also known for the musical, “Florodora,” and for being the first “bona fide sex goddess.” She eventually became the breadwinner for her family, and she also won the heart of her first lover, Stanford White.
He was fifty-two when he first met Evelyn Nesbit. He saw her perform in “Florodora,” and quickly became a suitor for Evelyn and her family. Stanford bought many gifts for Evelyn, including an apartment and a swing. However, Stanford was not the perfect man, and indulged in Evelyn sexually. Many believe that Stanford white had seduced evelyn and raped her but he seduced her through many ways, one by living right next to a toy store. Another was by building a room just for her, which was known as the Mirror room. This room had mirrors all around, and Stanford White had a swing installed. This room led to Evelyn’s rape, as she was drugged. When Evelyn was seventeen, she abandoned Stanford’s crazed addiction to run away with Henry