The Bathtub Lie: How Rod Covlin Tried to Stage a Perfect Murder

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The Bathtub Lie: How Rod Covlin Tried to Stage a Perfect Murder

Three Voice’s One Crime

45 minutes 35 seconds

2 weeks ago

The Bathtub Lie: How Rod Covlin Tried to Stage a Perfect Murder

On New Year’s Eve 2009, wealthy banker and mother of two Shele Danishefsky was found dead in her Manhattan apartment bathtub. At first, it looked like a tragic accident. But what followed exposed a chilling story of greed, control, and a husband desperate to keep his secret. Investigators would later discover that her husband, Rod Covlin, had staged the scene to cover up her murder — a killing driven by jealousy and money. This episode unpacks the case that shocked New York City, from the initial scene to the courtroom, and the years of deception that followed. Drawing from court documents, forensic reports, and firsthand accounts, we uncover how small details inside a bathroom told the real story — and how justice for Shele nearly slipped away.

AAFS conference paper

Zaferes A. (2021). Roderick Covlin’s botched bathtub staged homicide aquatic investigative techniques to get it right In Proceedings of the AAFS 2021 annual meeting. https://www.aafs.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/AAFS-2021-H144.pdf

Summary: short conference paper that reviews how the Covlin case showed failures in aquatic crime scene investigation and argues for specific bathtub investigation procedures.

People v. Covlin slip opinion

People v. Covlin, 2018 NY Slip Op 28011 (Sup Ct, N.Y. County, Jan 22 2018). Retrieved from https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2018/2018-ny-slip-op-28011.html

Summary: court opinion that discusses motions and rulings in the Covlin prosecution including suppression issues and facts alleged by the prosecution.

Oxygen article

Sederstrom J. (2023, January 11). Man murders wife on New Year’s Eve and stages it to look like an accident Oxygen Dateline Secrets Uncovered. https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/rod-covlin-convicted-of-killing-wife-shele-danishefsky

Summary: long form magazine style article that summarizes the case background the investigation the exhumation that led to homicide finding and details from the 2019 trial and conviction.

New York Post article

New York Post. (2019, January 22). Prosecutors reveal how accused wife killer botched cover up. https://nypost.com/2019/01/22/prosecutors-reveal-how-accused-wife-killer-botched-cover-up/

Summary: tabloid style coverage focused on prosecution details and mediaworthy moments from the trial and investigation.

Blank Rome case summary

Blank Rome LLP. (n.d.). Blank Rome attorneys secure justice in the murder of Shele Danishefsky Covlin. https://www.blankrome.com/cases-and-deals/blank-rome-attorneys-secure-justice-murder-shele-danishefsky-covlin

Summary: law firm case note that outlines the litigation milestones and the firm’s role in representing family interests or counsel involvement and highlights the guilty verdict.