Episodes

  • The Genesee River Killer Part One
    Jul 20 2021

    The quiet upstate New York city of Watertown was shaken by the sudden disappearance of ten-year-old Jack Blake. The police considered the boy a runaway, a common occurrence in Watertown. But the boy’s mother suspected a local fisherman named Art, who showed an unusual interest in her son, of foul play. Who is Art? And what was he doing in Watertown?

     

    Research

    Books

    Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

    Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris

     

    Articles and Internet Sources

    French, J. H. Gazeteer of the State of New York. Ira J. Friedman, 1860.

    The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), 07 Jun 1972, Wed. Newspapers.com

    Daily News (New York, New York), 12 May 1972, Fri, Page 7. Newspapers.com

    The Oneonta Star (Oneonta, New York), 11 May 1972, Thu, Page 1. Newspapers.com

     

    Music Courtesy of Pixbay

    Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol

    Background music –

    Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel

    00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

    Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

    Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

    Inrolude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • The Genesee River Killer Part Two
    Jul 27 2021

    Watertown New York is still reeling from the disappearance of seven-year-old Jack Blake. Four months after the Blake tragedy, Karen Ann Hill goes missing while visiting Watertown with her family. The police suspect Arthur Shawcross immediately….

     

     

    Show notes

     

    Research

     

    Books

    Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

     

    Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris

     

    Articles and Internet Sources

    The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) 18 Oct 1972, Wednesday

    The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) 21 Nov 1972, Tuesday

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York)18 Oct 1972, Wednesday

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York)04 Sep 1972, Monday

    Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) 23 Jun 1987, Tuesday

    Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) 23 Jun 1987, Tuesday

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) 20 Jun 1987, Saturday

     

     

    Music Courtesy of Pixbay

    Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol

    Background music –

    Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel

    00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

    Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

    Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

    Inrolude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6

     

    Art by dimpledollme

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • The Genesee River Killer Part Three
    Aug 2 2021

    Arthur Shawcross has settled into his new life in Rochester, NY. Living under the radar of police scrutiny he is able to act out his viscous impulses on the unsuspecting subculture of sex-workers in his area. Using a fake name, he eludes police attention...while investigators are hunting for their suspect, Art wreaks havoc on the city’s most vulnerable women. 

     

    Show notes

     

    Research 

     

    Books 

    Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

     

    Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris 

     

    Articles and Internet Sources 

     

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 15 Oct 1989, Sun, Page 28

    The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), 19 Nov 1989, Sun, Page 7

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 21 Nov 1989, Tue, Page 1

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) 24 Nov 1989, Fri, Page 1

    The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York), 25 Nov 1989, Sat, Page 2

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 25 Nov 1989, Sat, Page 1

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 02 Dec 1989, Sat, Page 9

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 03 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 2

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 07 Dec 1989, Thu, Page 1

    Daily News (New York, New York), 10 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 42




    Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

    Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

    Background music – 

    Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

    00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

    Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

    Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

    Interlude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

     

    Art by dimpledollme

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    1 hr
  • The Genesee River Killer Part Four
    Aug 10 2021

    After months of terrorizing Rochester New York, the serial killer known as the Genesee River Killer is finally caught, after a horrific holiday murder spree. The man, Arthur Shawcross, is the last person police expected to be the killer.

     

    Show notes

     

    Research 

     

    Books 

    Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

     

    Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris 

     

    Articles and Internet Sources 

     

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 03 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 4

    Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), 10 Dec 1989, Sun, Page 6

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 13 Dec 1989, Wed, Page 11

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 20 Dec 1989, Wed, Page 4

    Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 04 Jan 1990, Thu, Page 14

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 05 Jan 1990, Fri, Page 2

    The Journal News (White Plains, New York), 05 Jan 1990, Fri, Page 3

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 06 Jan 1990, Sat, Page 2

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 06 Jan 1990, Sat, Page 3

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 07 Jan 1990, Sun, Page 1 & 6

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 08 Jan 1990, Mon, Page 4

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 08 Jun 1990, Fri, Page 7




    Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

    Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

    Background music – 

    Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

    00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

    Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

    Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

    Interlude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

     

    Art by dimpledollme

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    49 mins
  • The Genesee River Killer Part Five
    Aug 17 2021

    Arthur Shawcross is finally behind bars; the people of Rochester want to know who has been terrorizing them for months and what compelled him to kill so many innocent women. 

     

    Show notes

     

    Research 

     

    Books 

    Misbegotten Son: A Serial Killer and His Victims, by Jack Olsen

     

    Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer: The Grisly True Crime Account of the Rochester Prostitute Murders, by J. Norris 

     

    American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000, By Peter Vronsky

     

    Articles and Internet Sources

     

    Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 14 Dec 1990, Fri, Page 7

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 24 Jul 1991, Wed, Page 1 & 12

    Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 29 Aug 1992, Sat, Page 3

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 02 Aug 1992, Sun, Page 8

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 29 Dec 1994, Thu, Page 15

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 16 Jul 1997, Wed, Page 1

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 21 Jul 1997, Mon, Page 11

    Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 21 Sep 1999, Tue, Page 6

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 02 Jul 2000, Sun, Page 15

    Daily News (New York, New York), 03 Apr 2001, Tue, Page 5

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 04 Apr 2001, Wed, Page 8

    Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 04 Apr 2001, Wed, Page 14

    The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York), 04 Apr 2001, Wed, Page 1

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 12 Nov 2008, Wed, Page 4

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 12 Nov 2008, Wed, Page 33

    Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York), 12 Nov 2008, Wed, Page 1

    New York Daily News (New York, New York), 26, December, 2017 

    After Horror, an Act of Kindness, By Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times, November 27, 2013 Updated May 29, 2019

     

    192 A.D.2d 1128 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993) 596 N.Y.S.2d 622

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    42 mins
  • The List Family
    Sep 16 2021

    The List family was active in the small town of Westfield, New Jersey. A suburb of New York, where some of Wall-streets biggest players lived to get away from it all. 

     

    The List’s lived in the largest home, in one of the nicest areas of town. 

     

    After an extended trip to North Carolina, the lights in the windows started burning out, and the grass was over grown, leaving the house looking abandoned. 

     

    Neighbors began to wonder if the List’s were ever going to return from their impromptu trip. There was even talk that something sinister had happened… 



    Show notes

     

    Research 

     

    Books 

     

    Death Sentence: The Inside Story of the John List Murders, by Joe Sharky 

     

    Articles and Internet Sources

     

    Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York), 13 Dec 1971, Mon, Page 11, 14

    Daily News (New York, New York), 30 Dec 1971, Thu, Page 2, 12

    The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, New York), 04 Jan 1972, Tue, Page 25

    Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York), 29 Jun 1972, Thu, Page 15

    Daily News (New York, New York), 31 Aug 1972, Thu, Page 63

    Daily News (New York, New York), 10 Nov 1976, Wed, Page 25

    Daily News (New York, New York), 04 Mar 1979, Sun, Page 12

    Daily News (New York, New York), 09 Dec 1980, Tue, Page 22

    Daily News (New York, New York), 04 Dec 1983, Sun, Page 13

    The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York), 21 Dec 1986, Sun, Page 40

    Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 11 Jun 1989, Sun, Page 7

    New Star-Gazette (Elmira, New York), 11 Jun 1989, Sun, Page 7

    Daily News (New York, New York), 11 Jul 1989, Tue, Page 21

    Newsday (Suffolk Edition) (Melville, New York),16 Aug 1989, Wed, Page 4, 5, 6,7, 17

    Newsday (New York, New York), 05 Apr 1990, Thu, Page 7, 34

    Daily News (New York, New York), 10 Apr 1990, Tue, Page 7

    Daily News (New York, New York), 02 May 1990, Wed, Page 7

    The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York), 02 May 1990, Wed, Page 7

    1971 Family Killer Breaks Silence, By, ABC News, January 6, 2006

    Daily News (New York, New York), 20 Apr 2008, Sun, Page 48

    Daily News (New York, New York), 25 Mar 2008, Tue, Page 16

     

    Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

    Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

    Background music – 

    Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

    00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

    Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

    Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

    Inrolude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

     

    Art by dimpledollme

     

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Thomas Gilbert
    Oct 16 2021

    Tommy Gilbert was a regular on the New York social scene. When he wasn’t getting his hedge fund off the ground, he was surfing in the Hamptons. The only thing standing in the way of his financial success was his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr. But he finally had the means and plan to deal with him, once and for all. Or was it something else entirely? What was going on with Tommy Gilbert?

    Books

     

    Golden Boy: A Murder Among the Manhattan Elite by John Glatt

     

    Articles and Internet Sources

     

    Red Collar Podcast: Ivy League Killer – Catherine Townsend @audiochuck

    Snapped – Thomas Gilbert Jr. – 2021

    Vouge, A Gilded Rage (April 2015) by Benjamin Wallace

    The East Hampton Star, Son Gets 30 Years, Mother Speaks Out, (Jan 2020) by Taylor K. Vecsey

    The East Hampton Star, Tommy Gilbert’s Agonizing Descent (Jan 2020) by Taylor K. Vecsey

    The East Hampton Star, Storm Signals Flew Before a Murder, (Jan 2020) by Taylor K. Vecsey

    New York Post, A Wealthy Man’s Murder by Mentally Ill Son Exposes Our Broken System (August 2021), by John Glatt

    Town & Country, Thomas Gilbert Jr. Was Sentenced to 30 Years to Life for Killing His Father (Sept 2019) by Caroline Hallemann

    New York Times, Princeton Graduate Killed Father Over Allowance: He Got 30 Years to Life (Sept 2019) by Edgar Sandoval

    New York Post, Rich Kid Thought His Dad Had a lot More Money than this Before Alleged Killing (May 2016) by Julia Marsh

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Cheshire Murders
    Nov 8 2021

    The Petit family lived in Cheshire CT. They had a peaceful home in a safe neighborhood until two evil men shattered their world and safety of those around them. 

     

    Show Notes 

     

    Books 

     

    The Rising: Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town by Ryan D’Agostino 

     

    Articles and Internet Resources 

     

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) 24 Jul 2007, Tue Page A01 0 A04

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 03 Dec 2010, Fri, Page A03

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 23 Oct 2011, Sun, Page A04

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 29 Oct 2011, Sat, Page A05

    Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 01 Nov 2011, Tue, Page M5

    Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 28 Oct 2011, Fri, Page M4

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 28 Oct 2011, Fri, Page A15

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 01 Nov 2011, Tue, Page B06

    Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 28 Oct 2010, Thu, Page M3

    Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut), 09 Nov 2010, Tue, Page M1

    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 03 Dec 2010, Fri, Page A03

     

    The Cheshire Murders, directed by David Heilbroner

    Music Courtesy of Pixbay 

    Intro - Airy Bells, by mariokhol 

    Background music – 

    Oceumene Sleeps by Kai Engel 

    00 officina zanchi synt bells by officina27

    Cancion Triste by enrique27naveda

    Outro – Clip 04 intro by sscheidl

    Interlude – Epic Darkness by – mariokhol6 

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    42 mins