By Molly Flynn

It’s not every day that a living legend visits our school, but last May, we were honored by a visit from iconic courtroom journalist Linda Deutsch, a graduate of BBES and member of our “Hall of Fame” who wrote about some of the most gruesome trials in modern history for the Associated Press during her 50-year career.

Ms. Deutsch, who now lives in California, talked to students about some of her famous cases such as the Night Stalker, Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, and Michael Jackson, along with memories of her years here in Bradley Beach.

She was in town to deliver keynote addresses at Monmouth University, and receive an honorary degree, “Doctor of Humane Letters.” Ms. Deutsch graduated from (then) Monmouth College in 1965. In 1996, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2018, she established the Linda Deutsch ’65 Scholarship for Communication Students, and in 2019, the university celebrated the naming of the Linda Deutsch ’65 Student Journalism Center, according to a Monmouth University press release.

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