Evelyn Nesbit

In 1901, 47 year old Stanford White, a well known successful architect at the time, had lured Evelyn Nesbit, 16, to his townhouse in New York City. He had invited her to have dinner with him and his friends, however, when she had arrived Stanford informed her that his friends had never arrived and it would just be them two. After dinner, White gave her a glass of champagne which had been drugged. After a few sips, Nesbit fell unconscious. The next morning, she had woken up naked and with blood on her thigh next to White, who was also naked. She began screaming and white had convinced her to calm down and that what happened was normal.

Years later, she had married Harry Thaw, who she relayed the whole story to. In 1907, Harry Thaw murdered Stanford White. During the two murder trials, Nesbit had to recount her experience many times to the court, where she had broken down many times and was constantly questioned if she was telling the truth.