Unearthly Upstate: True Crime
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We look into the historical crimes, mainly from upstate New York.
Unearthly Upstate: True Crime
1y ago
Summary:
If you have any information about this case please contact the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Olean by calling (716) 373-2552. Please refer to SJS# 3021805
Two workers at a ski resort were grooming the trails overnight. Their bodies were discovered the following morning. This case is still open.
Sources for the show:
Holliday, Anne. “NYSP Cold Case Tuesday: The Wing Hollow Murders.” WESB B107.5-FM/1490-AM | WBRR 100.1 The Hero, 30 June 2020, https://wesb.com/2020/06/30/nysp-cold-case-tuesday-the-wing-hollow-murders/.
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Unearthly Upstate: True Crime
1y ago
Summary:
We have all had that one neighbor that makes it hard to live next to them. Flossie Wilbur was one such neighbor. One day in August 195 she disappeared. Even with a confession, this case remains open to this day.
Sources for the show:
If you have any information about this case you can contact: New York State Police - Amity. Phone: (585) 344-6200. Case number: AWEL85-410
ANDERSONjanderson@tylerpaper.com, JOHN, and Zach Lyman Films. “'Where's Flossie?' Solved as Neighbor Admits to Alleged Murder.” TylerPaper.com, July 8, 2020. https://tylerpaper.com/news/crime/wh ..read more
Unearthly Upstate: True Crime
1y ago
Summary:
Roxalana Druse was the last woman hanged in New York. She had committed a shocking crime, but her botched hanging convinced the public to change how executions were done.
Sources for the show:
Abbott, Geoffrey. 2006. Amazing True Stories of Female Executions. N.p.: Summersdale Publishers.
Croyle, Johnathan. 2020. “1887: The botched hanging of Roxalana Druse helped open the way for the electric chair.” Syracuse.com. https://www.syracuse.com/living/2020/05/1887-the-botched-hanging-of-roxalana-druse-helped-open-the-way-for-the-electric-chair.html.
McDonald, Marie. 2006. “1880s Roxa ..read more
Unearthly Upstate: True Crime
1y ago
Summary:
A body was found floating in the Seneca River near Baldwinsville, NY in the summer of 1874, After the body was identified, the question was, who would kill the Civil War veteran and hermit?
Sources for the show:
“11th Cavalry Regiment:: New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center.” n.d. Accessed December 16, 2022. https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/cavalry/11th-cavalry-regiment.
Allen, J. 1875. “Linsday v. People of the State of N.Y, 63 N.Y. 143.” November 9, 1875. https://casetext.com/case/linsday-v-people-of-the-state-of-ny.
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Unearthly Upstate: True Crime
1y ago
Episode 1: The Yellow Bobby Sock Summary:
A dismembered torso was found behind a chicken coop near Saratoga Springs, NY in 1946. The single yellow bobby sock found on the body helped identify the victim.
Sources for the show:
“Plattsburgh Press-Republican. (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) 1942-1966, February 16, 1946, Image 1” 1946)
“Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, January 14, 1946, Image 1.” 1946a, no. 1946/01/14 (January): 1.
———. 1946b, no. 1946/01/14 (January): 1.
“Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, January 16, 1946, Image 1.” 1946, no. 1946/01/16 (January): 1.
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