The 1943 “Cafe Society Murder” of Patricia Burton w/ Allan Levine

In October of 1943, socialite and heiress Patricia Burton Lonergan was brutally beaten with a candelabra by her estranged husband Wayne Lonergan in her New York City apartment. The case exploded onto the front pages of New York papers, in large part because of rumors that Wayne Lonergan was secretly homosexual, living a lifestyle considered highly taboo in the 1940s. 

My guest is author Allan Levine, and he shares fascinating details from his newly published book, “Details Are Unprintable: Wayne Lonergan and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder.” More information about the case and his other books can be found at his website: www.allanlevinebooks.com

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