Annie Le was a successful graduate student who was working towards a doctorate degree in pharmacology at Yale University and about to marry her college sweetheart when her life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence that took place at an institution where she should have been safe. Join Carly and Tab as they unpack this historically bad mouse room murder.
Content warning: Discussions of murder, violence against women, and sexual assault.
Case Sources:
- https://www.bennett-lab.org/blank-1
- https://ccac.ca/
- https://ccac.ca/Documents/Publications/CCAC_Facts_and_Figures-Oct2023.pdf
- Griffin, G. and Locke, P., 2017. Comparison of the Canadian and US laws, regulations, policies, and systems of oversight for animals in research. ILAR journal, 57(3), pp.271-284.
- Roth, R.J., Le, A.M., Zhang, L., Kahn, M., Samuel, V.T., Shulman, G.I. and Bennett, A.M., 2009. MAPK phosphatase-1 facilitates the loss of oxidative myofibers associated with obesity in mice. The Journal of clinical investigation, 119(12), pp.3817-3829.
- Shi, H., Boadu, E., Mercan, F., Le, A.M., Flach, R.J.R., Zhang, L., Tyner, K.J., Olwin, B.B. and Bennett, A.M., 2010. MAP kinase phosphatase-1 deficiency impairs skeletal muscle regeneration and exacerbates muscular dystrophy. The FASEB Journal, 24(8), p.2985.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/nyregion/15yale.html
- https://www.rochester.edu/about/pride.html
- https://www.rochester.edu/about/
- https://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V72N2/cn-tribute_le.html
- Murder at Yale – Killer Instinct Episode
- MURDERED: Annie Le – Crime Junkie Episode
- https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/nyregion/19yale.html
- https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/11/16/cops-recall-suspicious-behavior/
- https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2009/09/17/lab-tech-arraigned-on-yale/51863377007/
- https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2016/11/25/yale-settles-wrongful-death-lawsuit-for-3-million/
- https://yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/2632-the-death-of-annie-le
Sources for survivors:
- https://canadianwomen.org/support-services/
- https://aasas.ca/contact-us/
- https://www.alberta.ca/family-violence
- https://www.alberta.ca/get-help-for-child-abuse-neglect-and-sexual-exploitation
- https://www.alberta.ca/human-trafficking
- https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-violence/gender-based-violence-its-not-just.html
- https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors
- https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones
Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan.
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