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Richard White’s ‘Who Killed Jane Stanford’ tells the story of a murder and its coverup to endow a university

Evidence suggests Stanford University co-founder Jane Stanford died of poisoning in 1905. Author and historian Richard White looks at the long list of suspects in her murder -- and how the university may have covered it up.

Evidence suggests Stanford University co-founder Jane Stanford died of poisoning in 1905. Author and historian Richard White looks at the long list of suspects in her murder -- and how the university may have covered it up.

Evidence suggests Stanford University co-founder Jane Stanford died of poisoning in 1905. Author and historian Richard White looks at the long list of suspects in her murder -- and how the university may have covered it up.

In “Who Killed Jane Stanford?” Richard White takes on a 1905 murder — and seamy cover-up — that has fascinated scholars for generations.