Murder In The Hudson Valley

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.

Stacey Castor poisoned both of her husbands and tried to frame her daughter.

This case from 1929 takes a number of unexpected twists.

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.