Rod Covlin

‘At Any Cost’: New book on socialite’s murder deep dives into the mind of narcissistic ‘backgammon-loving leech’ killer husband [Exclusive]

 Rod Covlin and Shelle Danishefsky
Famous Murder Cases

A community was shocked when a beautiful, beloved New York City socialite was found dead in her Manhattan apartment at the hands of her own husband. The case is now the centerpiece of a new book, which provides never-before-revealed details about “backgammon-loving leech” Rod Covlin and the murder of his wife, Shelle Danishefsky. As CrimeOnline previously reported, …

VIDEO: Inmate accused of snapping wealthy wife’s neck demonstrates chokehold in jail’s law library
Court
March 12, 2019

VIDEO: Inmate accused of snapping wealthy wife’s neck demonstrates chokehold in jail’s law library

A New York court viewed surveillance footage which apparently showed a jailed Rod Covlin demonstrating a chokehold on another inmate before he was to stand trial for his wife’s strangulation death. The footage was reportedly shot in November at the Brooklyn Detention Center’s law library. According to the New York Daily News, prosecutors accused Covlin of bragging …

HEAR IT: Secret recording catches parents evicting accused wife killer Rod Covlin & accusing him of stealing his kids’ college money
Court
March 12, 2019

HEAR IT: Secret recording catches parents evicting accused wife killer Rod Covlin & accusing him of stealing his kids’ college money

A New York jury heard a secret recording where an accused murderer’s parents are apparently heard evicting him from their home and chastising him for stealing money from his two children’s college funds. According to the Daily Mail, Rod Covlin had his then-girlfriend, Debra Oles, covertly record the heated 2012 exchange between him and his parents. In …