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1979 Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer" murder case...
1979 Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer" murder case...
Item # 725449
July 23, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 23, 1979
* Ira Einhorn "The Unicorn Killer"
* Environmental activist & murderer
* Holly Maddux killing case w/ photos
The front page has a banner heading: "Blinded by the Light; The Einhorn-Maddux Murder Case" with photo of Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux. Very lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related photos. See images for small portion of the article.
background: The July 23, 1979, issue of The Village Voice offers a haunting, real-time look at the unraveling of Ira Einhorn, the self-styled "Unicorn" of the counterculture whose facade of pacifism was shattered by the discovery of Holly Maddux’s remains. The coverage is particularly jarring because it documents the immediate aftermath of the March discovery—where investigators found Maddux’s mummified body packed in a trunk in Einhorn’s Philadelphia apartment—while he was still out on a shockingly low $40,000 bail (of which he only had to pay 10%). The Voice provides a gritty, intellectual autopsy of how Einhorn utilized his status as an Earth Day organizer and corporate consultant to manipulate the elite, featuring stark photography and interviews that contrast his "New Age" rhetoric with the brutal reality of the crime. This issue captures the specific moment in time when the radical left was forced to reckon with the fact that one of its most charismatic luminaries was not a visionary, but a calculated killer who would soon flee to Europe to evade justice for over two decades.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newspaper known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. It introduced free-form, high-spirited, and passionate journalism into the public discourse - a tradition it maintained throughout its 60+ year history. It is quite common to find great political cartoons, satirical cartoons and articles, thought-provoking editorials, and ads and reviews for both concerts and theater productions - both on and off Broadway. Many iconic writers and musicians credit their appearance in The Village Voice for at least a portion of their success.
Complete in 112 pages, one fold across the center, small red stamp on the front page within the headline (see image), nice condition.
Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. If purchasing, please do so with discretion.
Category: The 20th Century
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