Episode 153: The Unicorn Killer (Case of Ira Einhorn)
Unicorns are mystical creatures. They are so rare that most of us wouldn’t know what do if we came across one.
When the inmates heard that the Unicorn Killer was joining them - they were terrified.
Most of them had heard of the Unicorn, heard the whispers. How even the CIA was terrified of the Unicorn. How the Unicorn evaded capture for 20 years.
But nobody could answer the one pressing question the inmates had - what happens when you come face to face with a real life Unicorn?
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “The Unicorn’s Secret” - by Steven Levy
*Amazing deep dive on the case
I highly recommend this book!
https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/ira-einhorn
https://time.com/5242190/earth-day-founder/
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/18/us/ex-fugitive-convicted-in-25-year-old-murder.html?ref=iraeinhorn
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/ira-einhorn-dead.html
https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fnation%2Farticle%2F0%2C8599%2C168382%2C00.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a27/esq1299-dec-ira-einhorn/
https://web.archive.org/web/20100831230541/http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2002/10/18/einhorn/index.html
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/apr/12/features11.g24
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Einhorn
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/ira-einhorn-dead.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/einhorn-ira.htm
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42711922#.U_qrdvboct4
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/04/22/ira-einhorn-not-founder-earth-day/
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