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  1. Michael Laudor - Wikipedia

    • Michael B. Laudor (born May 12, 1963) is an American graduate of Yale Law School who made national headlines in 1995 for having successfully graduated while suffering from schizophrenia; and again in 1998 for stabbing his pregnant fiancée, Caroline Costello, to death during an episode of psychosis. See more

    Early life and career

    Laudor was born in 1963 to parents Charles, an economics professor at Adelphi University, and Ruth. He grew up in
    Laudor's … See more

    Law school and recognition

    Following his release from hospital, Laudor's doctors suggested to him that he get a job as a cashier at Macy's, but his father convinced him instead to attend Yale Law School, where he had applied shortly before bec… See more

    BornMay 12, 1963
    EducationYale University (BA, JD)
    NationalityAmerican
    Killing of Caroline Costello

    Laudor began dating his fiancée, Caroline Costello, in 1990, while he was in law school and she was working at IBM, though the two had first met as Yale undergraduates in 1983. Costello was aware of L… See more

    Later developments

    Laudor was committed to the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychotherapy Center in New Hampton, New York and remains institutionalized there as of 2023. Laudor's movie and book deals were canceled, with Ron Howar… See more

     
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  3. From Mental Illness to Yale to Murder Charge - The …

    Jun 19, 1998 · Michael B Laudor is charged with murder of his pregnant fiancee, Caroline Costello, in their Hastings-On-Hudson, NY, apartment; Lauder, Yale Law School graduate who had wrestled with demons of ...

  4. This devastating memoir will break your heart – The …

    Apr 20, 2023 · Everything unraveled when, convinced that she was a dangerous space alien, Michael Laudor murdered Carrie Costello.

  5. The Michael Laudor Tragedy

  6. American Madness - The Atlantic

    Apr 11, 2023 · Despite their radically different backgrounds, Michael Laudor was immediately joined to Russell Weston: Both suffered from a severe mental illness, had rejected medication, and in the grip of ...

  7. ‘My Friend’s Descent into Madness and Bloodshed’: An …

    Apr 22, 2023 · But then, Michael Laudor did something unimaginable: he killed his pregnant fiancée. The tragedy of Michael’s story is captured in Jonathan Rosen’s new book, The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy …

  8. Madness and murder: A story of schizophrenia and a …

    Jonathan Rosen, writer and author of “ The Best Minds: The Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions,” tells the story of his childhood best friend Michael Laudor and his demonic battle with schizophrenia.

  9. Review: Jonathan Rosen's "The Best Minds" - The …

    Apr 20, 2023 · Michael Laudor was a Yale golden boy. Then a psychotic break led to tragedy. Nearly 25 years after Laudor killed his pregnant fiance, his childhood friend reflects on how things might...

  10. A Precarious Genius - TIME

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