Episode

High Grade Imbecile

Podcast: Murder In The Hudson Valley
Published: Dec 23, 2025
Duration seconds: 2210
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Summary

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."