High Grade Imbecile

About this episode

The episode discusses the murder of high school teacher Lydia 'Lyda' Beecher by her student in 1914 and the subsequent trial.

In 1914, high school teacher Lydia "Lyda" Beecher was murdered by one of her students in Poland, New York. The trial dubbed the student a "high grade imbecile."

Topics covered

• murder
• trial
• education
• New York

Keywords

• Lyda Beecher
• high school
• student
• Poland New York

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Poland, New York

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