The New York Mystery Machine

What is going on in Kinderhook, NY? Legend tells of a weird mysterious Blob Monster that haunts the town. And, if that's not enough, there also seems to be a Bigfoot-like creature with glowing red eyes making the rounds! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave...

Priscilla Budge is found dead, but the real question is by whose hand? Was she murdered? The debate raged in an upstate town for years, resulting in inquests, exhumations, and (eventually) a trial. Discover the story of Priscilla Budge and her widower husband Rev. Henry Budge on this week's episode, and let us know if you think (as Christina always does) that the husband did it. Available wherever...

We have made it to Episode 150! In this episode we are covering one of the largest avoidable disasters in New York history that actually gave birth to worker's rights, the fire code, and stricter labor laws. On Saturday, March 25, 1911, the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history caused the deaths of 146 garment workers. Over a hundred yea...

This week we're exploring a cult that was based in Manhattan for decades. You probably haven't heard of this cult, known as Congregation for the Light or just "the Light," but we guarantee you won't forget it. Allegations include various physical and financial abuses, control over home decor (must include official cult symbols), and a belief in being reincarnated beings from...

A horrific discovery was made one morning in May 2004: A garbage truck driver found the body of a woman mixed among the trash he had collected. As details came to light, investigators realized the woman was Stacy Ann Sappleton, a Canadian bride-to-be who had landed in New York just days before to finish up some wedding planning. What had happened? Why hadn't she made it to her destination? And...

Is there a ghostly woman in white hanging around Astoria? Well, resident Mitch Waxman asked his neighbors about any paranormal activity when he first got there and the overwhelming answers seemed to be, "yes." Today, we are hearing from Mitch's neighbors on their experiences with The Woman in White...but maybe even figuring out who she is! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be s...

When a group of late night guests pulled up to the Pierre Hotel in a limo one cold January 2, no one imagined at first glance that they were robbers. Swiftly, they took hotel staff and guests hostage while they went about robbing the vaults. Learn how these "gentleman thieves" pulled off one of the largest heists in US history on this week's episode. Available wherever you stream pod...

We are back in Dryden, NY speaking about the dark cloud that reigned over it from 1989 to 1999. In this second of a two-part episode we will examine the events of 1991 through 1999 in Dryden which include gruesome murders, suicides, car accidents and more. What happened in this small town and was there, in fact, a curse? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Rev...

Dryden, NY is a town in Tompkins County with a population of about 14,029, located east of Ithaca in the Finger Lakes region. But, from 1989 to 1999 a cloud rested over the town leading many to call it “The Village of the Damned.” In this first of a two-part episode we will examine the events of 1989, 1990, and 1993 in Dryden -- a mass murder, a mystery of lost child, and the brutal murder of a fr...

Lourdes Gruart never picked up her paycheck one day in October 2000 and, when a coworker reported her missing, her brother said she was fine -- she had booked a modeling gig in Europe and would be back soon. The problem? Lourdes didn't have a passport. Lourdes had had trouble getting modeling gigs for quite some time. And Lourdes was never seen again. What happened to Lourdes Gruart? Learn abo...

Edwin Burdick was a respectable member of Buffalo high society, living now far from the city's Millionaire Row, but beneath the veneer of respectability was a failing marriage and rumors of affairs. When Burdick was found murdered in his den one morning, suspicion soon turned towards members of his inner circle. Who killed Edwin Burdick? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subsc...

A woman goes missing on Long Island near Gilgo Beach in May 2010. Her disappearance uncovers more than investigators could have imagined...the remains of many young women and eventually the identity of a serial killer. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it...

Check out The New York Mystery Machine, the podcast that explores all of New York's mysteries, hauntings, true crimes, abductions, cryptids and more! Season 4's brand new episodes begin streaming on Monday, July 22! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to lea...

Last week Adam took a trip up to Hudson and made a pit stop at The Haunted Shanley Hotel (covered in Episode 41). They had a VERY strange and frightening experience that they wanted to share with you all! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message:...

We have made it to another Season Finale! Today we are updating you on Venus Xtravaganza, NXIVM, The Brighton Axe Murder and even Isadore Fink! Plus we have your hot takes! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange a...

It's the late 1800's in NYC's Tenderloin District. Dolly Reynolds is found murdered in a hotel room and the only suspect is a dentist? But did he do it? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have a strange and/or pa...

Venus Xtravaganza was a trans performer, popular in the 80's Ballroom Scene. She was young, vibrant, and bursting with energy. However, her life was cut short in this murder mystery. During this Pride month, we take a look at the life of Venus and wonder who cut her life short? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audi...

In 1944, wartime censors intercepted some very unusual letters encoded with information to the Japanese government. What were they saying? And who was behind them? Find out this week! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it in a message: (917) 426-4262 Have...

Hans Holzer is back on the show; and this time he is in Rye, New York and he is bringing his go-to mediums along to try and rid a Victorian style mansion of some angry spirits. Adam and Christina reenact two bizarre seances that happened in this house back in the 1960s! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a...

In 1860, a vessel, adrift in New York Harbor, was towed, boarded, and searched - only to reveal that the crew had been brutally murdered. What happened aboard the oyster sloop? What IS an oyster sloop? And how did investigators link the crime to one of New York's most notorious pirates? Find out on this week's episode of the New York Mystery Machine. Available wherever you stream podcasts!...

We have a special guest on the show! "V" is spiritual Medium sharing her experiences. She is filling us in on what a Medium is, how (or if) one becomes one, and how it all began for her. Plus, she tells us a number of very crazy stories! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM...

On January 15, 1947 at around 10 AM, a local housewife found the body of Elizabeth Short cut cleaning in half at the torso. The killing, soon referred to as the Black Dahlia Murder, shook Hollywood California to the core and left investigators with more questions than answers. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible!...

In the 1540s, a French peasant up and left his life, only to return just as suddenly almost a decade later. But trouble soon stirs and his identity is in question -- and identity theft in the 1560s was a crime that could be punished by death. In an age without DNA evidence, fingerprints, photographs, and with limited handwriting analysis and few records, how does one prove one's identity? Foun...

The historic Mark Twain Cave in Hannibal, Missouri is the inspiration for Twain's bestselling novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." But, the caves have also been home to some mad science as well as the paranormal. Take a trip with us into the belly of these caverns of wonder! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...

In 1967, hundreds of people saw a winged humanoid with glowing red eyes. Who or what was this being? Is he a harbinger of death? Or do we need, as Adam suggests, #JusticeForMothman? Find out on this week's episode! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Have a Hot Take? Call the NYMM Hot Take Hotline to leave it...