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Murder in the Hudson Valley looks into notorious homicide cases from around the region. Award-winning author and historian Linda Zimmermann, and author and police sergeant Michael Worden follow the case from the moment the crime scene is discovered, up to the final verdict. They will discuss the suspects, evidence, forensic techniques, and legal battles used to identify and convict the guilty. Catch the show Tuesdays at 6pm eastern on HudsonRiverRadio.com.
Neil Richter from The Rock & Roll History Show joins Linda and Brian for a special rock and roll episode.
16 year old Sheri Jo Elliot was murdered in Flint, Michigan, in 1983. Her case wasn't solved until earlier this year.
Greg Fleniken was killed while relaxing in his Beaumont, Texas, hotel room. The cause of death was hiding where the sun don't shine.
Concetta Morton was tortured and murdered by her girlfriend Kenya Tilford in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York. Tilford asked her cousin to help dispose of the body.
Kandis Fitzpatrick and Rori Hache both went missing in Ontario, Canada, almost a decade apart. They both turned up in the same place.
17 year old Mike Mansholt was traveling alone in Malta and went missing. Law enforcement showed a shocking level of incompetence and dishonesty during the investigation.
Teresita Basa was stabbed to death in Chicago. Did her spirit return to identify her killer, or was it just revenge?
The Candy Man, Dean Corl, was the most prolific serial killer in America before John Wayne Gacy.
Teenagers Lloyd Bogle and Patricia Kalitzke were murdered in 1956. Their case was finally solved in 2021, thanks to a sheriff's department that never gave up.
Cynthia Gonzalez was murdered and dumped by the side of the road in Texas in 1991. Her case went cold until 2025, thanks to help from the University of Texas at Arlington's Criminology Department.
A young man from Buffalo, New York, had investigators believing they were looking for three different serial killers.
JFK's mistress, Mary Pinchot Meyer, was murdered while taking a walk in a Washington, D.C., park. Apparently the CIA wanted her diary.
Lt. Commander William Bruce Pitzer died at Bethesda Naval Base under suspicious circumstances three years after the JFK assassination.
In 1914, high school teacher Lydia "Lyda" Beecher was murdered by one of her students in Poland, New York. The trial dubbed the student a "high grade imbecile."
There are surprisingly few details available about the murder of Lionell Pittman, Jr., in Beacon, New York, on May 14, 2022.
Old Orchard Beach, Maine, is usually a quiet little town. That's where Derek Rogers was murdered in 2002. One of the killers is now on the Bangor City Council.
Lorenz Kraus is awaiting trial in Albany, New York, for killing his parents and keeping their Social Security checks.
Carl Panzram traveled all around the world racking up a very impressive criminal history. He even spent a good amount of time right here in the Hudson Valley.
Ronald Exantus killed 6 year old Logan Tipton by stabbing him in the head with a butcher knife. He also stabbed Logan's two sisters. He has been released from prison after serving only 7 years of a 20 year sentence.
Known as The Giggling Granny and The Lonely Hearts Killer, Nancy Hazle committed at least 11 murders over 27 years.
Aurora Rodriguez Carballeira considered her daughter, Hildegart, to be a science project in eugenics. One that she felt was a failure.
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It's not what you think. Or maybe it is.
Glen Rogers traveled the United States killing people while driving a stolen car and using his real identity.
Two cold cases from the Hudson Valley. The murders of L. Richard Rosenberg and Richard Aderson have still not been solved.
Paul John Knowles killed at least 18 people in 6 short months across the United States.
John List was a meliculous planner. He almost got away with murdering his whole family.
Kaliek Goode-Ford murdered three people and injured a child in Newburgh, New York, in 2000.
Guests at the Coogee Aquarium near Sydney, Australia, got a big surprise during their visit.
Mary Schlais was murdered and dumped in a ditch in 1974. Her case may have just been solved.
14 month old Malia "Peanut" Williams was killed during a drive-by shooting. The intended target was not at the scene.
Let's all go "down the shore" in New Jersey to investigate Kathleen Dorsett and her lovely family.
Serial killer Peter Kürten was born in Germany in 1883. His crime spree rivals that of American serial killer Albert Fish. Was Peter the most depraved killer ever?
Check out this bonus episode from November 27, 2018, about American serial killer Albert Fish. Next week we will be covering German serial killer Peter Kürten. Which one was worse?
Twelve year old Garrett Phillips was strangled to death in the village of Potsdam, New York, in 2011.
Mary Binford was gunned down by Lizzy Brooks in the middle of the day at the Fair Department Store in Forth Worth, Texas, in 1911.
Sandra Pagniano disappeared from her Prescott, Arizona, home in 2017. She had been buried alive.
Half and Susanne Zantop, both professors at Dartmouth, were stabbed to death by two teenage boys who were looking for money.
Brian Dorsey was executed in Missouri by lethal injection over the objection of 70 corrections officers and a former warden.
Colleen Drummond and Holly Kayson, both 13 years old, were murdered in Fishkill, NY, in 1984. The case is either 100% solved, or 100% not.
James Donald French requested the death penalty, and made up his own headline for the execution.
Radio station intern Helene Pruszynski was brutally stabbed to death in 1980. Her killer was brought to justice 40 years later.
Megan McDonald was murdered on March 14, 2003, in Orange County, New York. Linda shares updates on the case, including some shady actions by the District Attorney. Plus, two other cases from California that will shock and horrify you.
Fred and Rosemary West were two of the most prolific serial killers in U.K. history. Their victims included their own children.
On Thursday, January 25, 2024, Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith became the first person to be executed using nitrogen hypoxia. On this bonus episode, Linda covers the case that brought his conviction, the murder of 44 year old Elizabeth Sennette.
The horrific story of Joel Stenberg and Hedda Nussbaum grabbed all the headlines in 1988, except CNN.
Diane Delia was born John Delia in 1957. She became the murder victim of a very strange love triangle.
- Not necessarily in that order. The 1906 murder of celebrity architect Stanford White was considered "The Trial Of The Century" at the time.
Six defendants were exectued in Old Sparky at Sing Sing for the murder of Anna Griffin at the Griffin Homestead dairy farm in Yorktown, New York, in 1911.
Artist Robert George Irwin killed three people in New York City on Easter Sunday in 1937, including model Veronica "Ronnie" Gedeon.
Some cases where the butler (or maid) actually did it!
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Telephone operators help solve the murder of millionaire John Williams Schatz in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1931.
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Gulielma "Elma" Sands was murdered in Manhattan, NY, on December 22, 1799. Her body was found submerged in the Manhattan well. This was the first murder trial in the United States that has a recorded transcript.
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Robert Chambers, the "Preppy Killer," was convicted of killing Jennifer Levin in New York City's Central Park in 1986. He served his time, but hasn't been able to keep himself out of prison.
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Michelle Castillo was found hanging in a bathroom of her Loudoun County, Virginia, mansion in 2014. Did she commit suicide, or was she murdered by her estranged husband Braulio?
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Gregory Thayer was convicted of shooting his lifelong friend, Bruce Swierc.
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The Soviet Union had their own version of Jack the Ripper, known as The Butcher of Rostov, who was active from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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What makes for a successful serial killer? When the victims don't appear to be victims at all.
This is the true story behind the novella and film titled "Double Indemnity." It was named "The Dumbell Murder," by journalist Damon Runyon because the people involved were... dumbells.
Kitty Genovese's murder was allegedly witnessed by dozens of people in Queens, NY, who "didn't want to get involved." It was all a myth perpetuated by The New York Times.
In 1989, Brian Britton murdered his parents and his younger brother, and attempted to murder his sister, in Poughkeepsie, NY. He is scheduled to be released on parole on April 10, 2023. This episode was recorded on March 27, 2023.
The first murder via U.S. Mail was committed in August 1898 using a box of chocolates laced with arsenic.
Dr. Sam Sheppard was accused of murdering his wife, Marilyn, and spent over 10 years in prison before being exhonerated. His story was the basis for TV series and movie, "The Fugitive."
Jesse Pomeroy tortured and killed several children in the Boston area in the 1870s. He was just a child himself.
Roxalana Druse was found guilty of killing her abusive husband in Herkimer County, New York, in 1884. She became the last woman to be hanged in the state of New York because of her botched execution.
Nicole Addimando admitted to shooting her boyfriend, Christopher Grover, on September 28, 2017, in Poughkeepsie, New York. She claimed it was in self defense. The evidence may suggest otherwise.
In 1987, there were six suspicious deaths in the ICU at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, NY.
The inspiration behind the hit play, movie, and radio adaptation of Arsenic & Old Lace.
The Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx, NY, was set on fire on March 25, 1990, killing 87 people inside.
Jack the Ripper threatened to continue his crime spree in New York City. Was he successful?
Lillian Moore Rotella murdered her husband and two sons in Stony Point, NY, just before Christmas in 1988.
The reporting of Helen Jewett's murder in April 1936 launched a new era of newspaper reporting.
In 1998, a decomposing body with both hands missing was found in Spring Valley, New York.
In 1972, a school bus was struck by a train in Congers, NY, killing five students and injuring dozens more.
William Burke and William Hare were "resurrectionists" who made their living by selling corpses to a medical school. How did they find so many bodies?
Lisa Marie Velasquez was murdered in the Bronx in 2018. As a child, she had witnessed her own mother being murdered.
On Sunday, January 18, 1998, in Sayeville, NY, Vivian Miranda killed her daughter in order to release her daughter's demon.
Mike talks about his new book, "Lynched By A Mob." On the evening of June 2, 1892, a frenzied mob dragged Robert Lewis nearly a half a mile through the streets of Port Jervis, New York, before hanging him from the limb of a tree.
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Richard Kuklinski murdered several people over "business," and almost threw the investigation off the trail by freezing some evidence.
The tiniest piece of evidence can make or break a case. We take a trip to Holt, Michigan for this terrible murder from 1986.
Alex Mengel started off by killing a Westchester County police officer during a traffic stop. He never made it to trial.
In July 1980, a violinist at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City went missing during intermission.
Deborah Waldinger was killed in her New Windsor, NY, home in October 2019 by the most inept murderer we have seen so far.
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Jamie Stice was pregnant, single, and almost broke. Her savior, Kathy Coy, did not turn out to be the angel Jamie thought she was.
Serial killer Mary Frances Avery was sent to the Ol' Sparky at Sing Sing, but the story of how she got there has so many twists and turns it'll make your head spin.
Would a mysterious 55 gallon barrel in the crawl space of your home be of concern? Not for these people.
In 2011, Timothy Handel murdered his girlfriend, Katie Connolly. He then dismembered her body with a reciprocating saw and buried her in the backyard of a home in New Windsor, NY. He did not do a good job of covering his tracks.
In this special episode, Linda, Mike, and Brian dig in to some methods of execution used throughout history. None of them are pleasant. You have been warned.
Eleven year old Jerome Smith was being abused at home in Johnson City, NY, but was afraid to ask for help. When he finally did, it was too late.
Danny was a 12 year old Cub Scout who was brutally stabbed 11 times. His murderer is up for parole, but you can help keep him in prison.
Linda & Mike welcome Dave Shive, author of "Madness At The Horn," a new book about the victims of Donald Kurtz in Port Jervis, NY, including the 1958 assault and murder of 10 year old Johnny Dudko.
Burton W. Gibson stole a ton of cash from his clients and left a trail of murders in his wake, including one in Greenwood Lake, NY. Plus, Mike Worden shares a special announcement!
On November 15, 2018, Terrie DeGelormo was stabbed 43 times in the snow covered driveway of her Wappinger, NY, home. Her ex-husband, a former Duchess County Corrections Officer, has been convicted.
"The Murder of John Lennon," on this special crossover episode of Murder in the Hudson Valley and The Rock & Roll History Show.
Christopher Porco killed his father and attempted to kill his mother with an axe in Delmar, New York, in 2004.
Landscaper Bruce McArthur used his professional skills to dispose of at least eight victims. You'll never look at large planters the same way again.
Beloved retired school nurse Pearl "Tootsie" McCormack was murdered at her Tuxedo, NY, home in 1999. The murderer had an extensive multi-state arrest record, and apparently only killed Tootsie for her vehicle.
Movie projectionist Harry Hoffman got away with murder because of a technicality. It was one of the most sensational cases of the Roaring 20s.
Michelle Despinasse was brutally murdered in her home in Nanuet, NY, in 1999. She had the foresight to leave evidence of her killer on the answering machine.
Serial killer Richard Francis Cottingham is serving life in prison, but may have dozens of additional unidentified victims.
Twenty three year old teacher Carole Segretta was shot point blank and left for dead on the side of the road in Yorktown Heights, NY, in 1960. The killer wasn't discovered for 15 years.
Pedro Lopez Monsalve may be one of the most prolific serial killers in history, and nobody knows where he is.
Mary Nagle was brutally murdered in her New City, NY, home in 2005. What sick, twisted things did this killer do to the family and friends of his victim afterward?
How did serial killer Rodney Alcala get on the popular TV show The Dating Game, and win!?
How did lottery winner Joseph Rukaj end up in Sing Sing prison? Was he the target of a blood feud, or did he commit intentional murder?
Who killed Peggy Nadell? Was it a complete stranger, or did someone very close have a few million dollars worth of motive? Linda and Mike share the details of this grizzly murder that occurred in January 2014 in Valley Cottage, NY.
16 year old Carlton Mason brutally murdered two young girls in the woods of Spring Valley, NY, in 1953.
Robert Reldan was a smooth talking murderer who left a path of crime from New Jersey to Rockland County, NY. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1979, but may be eligible for parole in the near future.
Convicted murderer Edgar Smith was such a smooth talker, he even fooled famed attorney William F. Buckley. His known crime streak started with the 1957 murder of 15 year old Victoria Zielinski in Ramsey, New Jersey.
On May 12, 1967, Dr. Steven Schaff, a veterinarian in Palisades, NY, fatally shot Robert Nowak in the head with a shotgun. Was it an accident?
All four members of the Harris family were murdered, then set on fire, three days before Christmas in 1989.
John Martine was murdered in Port Jervis, NY, in 1903. The case involves an affair (of course) and early techniques of bullet trajectory investigation. Originally aired April 9, 2019.
Linda and Mike revisit the brutal murder of Paula Bohovesky in Pearl River, NY, in October 1980. Originally aired July 9, 2019.
Joseph J. Fischer travelled across the country, leaving untold numbers of victims along the way, including his wife, Claudine Eggers, in Dutchess County, NY. Originally aired May 14, 2019.
The Death Mask Murder in Stony Point, NY, occurred on March 17, 1985. The investigation took several unexpected turns. Originally aired March 12, 2019.
Serial killer Nathaniel White as active in the Middletown, NY, area in 1991 and 1992. Originally aired January 15, 2019.
14 year old Bobby Leonard was shot between the eyes in 1950 in Milan, NY. The murderer, Joseph Paonessa, claims he was forced to do it under "thought control."
Linda and Mike take a rare trip outside the Hudson Valley to talk about three brutal murders in Illinois.
Serial Killer Kendall Francois was active in the Poughkeepsie, NY, area from 1996 to 1998. Aired January 1, 2019.
Nobody liked Richard Jennings. His was the first murder-for-hire in New York State, back on December 21, 1818, in Sugar Loaf. Aired on November 13, 2018.
Talk about corruption. Rockland County political boss William Cleary admitted to killing his daughter's husband in Haverstraw, NY, in 1914, and couldn't even get himself arrested.
Arnold and Elaine Sohn were brutally murdered in their home in Monsey, NY, on December 28, 1980. Join Mike & Linda as they discuss all the details. Aired April 30, 2019
Five year old Nancy Jean Costigan was murdered and placed in an apartment building furnace in Mount Vernon, NY, in 1934.
The Last Call Killer, Richard Rogers, Haverstraw, NY, in 1993. Originally aired October 9, 2018
The robbery of a Brink's armored car at the Nanuet Mall in Nanuet, NY, on October 20, 1981, resulted in the murders of two police officers and a Brink's armed guard. Originally aired July 23, 2019.
"The Scarsdale Diet Doctor" was murdered on March 10, 1980, in Purchase, NY. Originally aired January 29, 2019
A grizzly murder solved with the help of New York City's first female police officer. Originally aired February 26, 2019.
Computer nerd Wyley Gates confessed to killing his father, brother, 3-year-old cousin, and his father's girlfriend in East Chatham, NY, in 1986. He is now back in society.
The last public hanging occurred on August 24, 1827. Originally aired February 12, 2019.
Rita Gluzman recruited her cousin to help her murder her husband in Pearl River, NY, in 1996.
Laura Garza disappeared from a NYC club on December 2, 2008. Her body wasn't found until 16 months later.
Serial Killer Albert Fish was active in the Irvington, NY, area in 1928. He was executed in the legendary electric chair at Sing Sing. Originally aired on November 27, 2018.
Adam Roberts killed his parents in Woodstock, NY, on November 13, 1999. He went back four days later to burn down their house and their bodies.
Angelika Graswald killed her fiancé, Vince Viafore, by pulling the drain plug in his kayak and letting him drown in the Hudson River on April 19, 2015.
Linda and Mike address issues of domestic violence, and will cover the horrific murder of Mary Mathew in Valley Cottage, NY, in 1997.
Lizzie Halliday left an incredible path of destruction in her wake. You'll want to take notes on this one.
Ben Novack Jr. and his mother Bernice were brutally murdered by Ben's greedy wife in 2009.
In 2005, Erick Westervelt was convicted of murdering 28 year old Timothy Gray with a toy tomahawk hatchet. Is he really guilty?
On April 19, 1973, seven year old Joan D’Alessandro left her house to deliver Girl Scout cookies to a neighbor. She never returned.
Bonnie Minter and Sheila Watson were brutally raped and murdered in Lewsiboro, Westchester County, NY, on March 2, 1977. One of the killers may be eligible for parole.
Two strange murders occurred in Nanuet, NY. Margaret Gamble was murdered in 1868, and Matilda Hujus was murdered in 1874 in 1874. Can you solve this bizarre case?
Linda Zimmermann and Michael Worden review a potpourri of homicides all tied to the Stony Point, NY, area going back to the 1800s. The good old days weren’t always so good.
Carolyn Warmus was convicted of a “Fatal Attraction” murder which occurred in Greenburgh, NY, in 1989. Was she truly guilty? Linda Zimmermann and Michael Worden will share all the grizzly details.