Rhinelander v. Rhinelander

About this episode

The episode recounts the story of Alice and Leonard Rhinelander, whose brief marriage led to a dramatic courtroom confrontation a year later.

Alice and Leonard Rhinelander had only been married for a few weeks when his family lawyer came to their house and took Leonard away with him. The next time Alice saw her husband was a year later, in a courtroom. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, invitations to virtual events, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• marriage
• courtroom drama
• family law
• true crime
• legal battles

Keywords

• Rhinelander
• marriage
• court
• lawyer
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media Podcast Network, Criminal

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