This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the category and made minor changes to the clue provided by Steve.

publication date: Monday, August 22, 2022 (part of Summer 2022)

category: Architecture

clue: After this alabaster architect was shot at point-blank range, his murderer was sentenced to defrost in a mental institution.

explanation: Stanford White (alabaster) was murdered by rival Harry Kendall Thaw (defrost). Thaw was found not guilty by reason of insanity and spent the rest of his life in and out of various mental institutions. more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, and Scott Hardie


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