I only every heard of one murder of an advisor, that took place in 1978 at Stanford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Streleski https://en.wikipedia.org/w

I only every heard of one murder of an advisor, that took place in 1978 at Stanford https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Streleski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Streleski Edit: Here is a NYT article about 2 other incidents https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/science/27murd.html https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/science/27murd.html According to this article, Streleski bludgeoned his professor, not his advisor