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Murder In The Hudson Valley

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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 police officer Brian Horowitz follow the case from the moment the crime scene is discovered, up to the final verdict. They discuss the suspects, evidence, forensic techniques, and legal battles used to identify and convict the guilty.
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Episodes

The Professor Murders

Half and Susanne Zantop, both professors at Dartmouth, were stabbed to death by two teenage boys who were looking for money.

Jun 11, 202430 min

Clemency or Execution?

Brian Dorsey was executed in Missouri by lethal injection over the objection of 70 corrections officers and a former warden.

May 28, 202423 min

Going Frogging

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.

May 14, 202428 min

French Fries

James Donald French requested the death penalty, and made up his own headline for the execution.

Apr 23, 202428 min

Off The Air

Radio station intern Helene Pruszynski was brutally stabbed to death in 1980. Her killer was brought to justice 40 years later.

Mar 26, 202434 min

License To Kill

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.

Mar 12, 202448 min

A Nightmare on Cromwell Street

Fred and Rosemary West were two of the most prolific serial killers in U.K. history. Their victims included their own children.

Feb 27, 202429 min

The Priest Did It!

It's Linda's turn to make you scared to go outside.

Jan 30, 202453 min

Bonus Episode: The Alabama Execution

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.

Jan 28, 20241 hr 9 min

The Serial Abuser and Killer

The horrific story of Joel Stenberg and Hedda Nussbaum grabbed all the headlines in 1988, except CNN.

Dec 05, 202355 min

The Trans Murder

Diane Delia was born John Delia in 1957. She became the murder victim of a very strange love triangle.

Nov 21, 202353 min

Sex, Depravity, Insanity, & Murder*

* Not necessarily in that order. The 1906 murder of celebrity architect Stanford White was considered "The Trial Of The Century" at the time.

Nov 07, 202347 min

The Most Executions

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.

Oct 10, 202341 min

The Sexy Model Murder

Artist Robert George Irwin killed three people in New York City on Easter Sunday in 1937, including model Veronica "Ronnie" Gedeon.

Sep 26, 202352 min

The Butler Did It!

Some cases where the butler (or maid) actually did it!

Sep 12, 202357 min

Phone Girls Make The Connection

Telephone operators help solve the murder of millionaire John Williams Schatz in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1931.

Aug 29, 202335 min

Don't Drink The Water

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.

Aug 15, 202359 min

The Rough Sex Murder

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.

Aug 01, 202341 min

Suicide or Murder?

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?

Jul 18, 202343 min

Killing Your Best Friend

Gregory Thayer was convicted of shooting his lifelong friend, Bruce Swierc.

Jul 04, 202336 min

The Red Ripper

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.

Jun 20, 202353 min

The Dumbbell Murder

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.

May 09, 202334 min
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