The New York Mystery Machine

Imagine it’s the Great Depression and you are looking for a get-rich-quick scam. What do you choose? If you run with the likes of Tony Marino, you’re probably going to pick insurance fraud and murder. But what happens if your intended murder victim just will not die? Learn about Iron Mike Malloy and his cat-like excess of lives on this week’s episode. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sur...

In a city descended into chaos, on one of the worst days in the history both New York and the country, Henryk Siwiak found himself trying to earn a money for his family but lost in the wrong part of town. Henryk is the only reported homicide in New York on September 11 that was not connected to the terrorist attacks. But was his death more connected than assumed? Available wherever you stream podc...

Can an entire mansion be possessed? We are trying to figure that out after Mr. Litchfield thought it was wise to let seances occur in his home many years ago. We will also chat about exorcisms! How fun! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In 1975, Samuel Bronfman, heir to the Seagram fortune, was kidnapped on his way home from dinner with his dad. Phone calls and ransom notes plagued the Bronfman family for the next week, as investigators tried desperately to locate the recent college graduate. But could this have all been a giant hoax? Get ready for some real twists and turns on this week’s episode! Available wherever you stream p...

In Syracuse there is a theater. And...in that theater there are some spooky happenings. And...those happenings may be caused by woman named Clarissa who watched her boyfriend die in front of her. Yikes. Plus...a special announcement! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on ou...

The New York Mystery Machine is nothing if not Tammany Hall but for ghosts….but, finally, today, EPISODE 100, is the day we take down Tammany Hall with the murder case that highlighted for the public the depth and breadth of Tammany Hall corruption. Learn on this week’s episode how the frame-up and subsequent murder of whistleblower Vivian Gordon resulted in galvanizing the governor’s quest to era...

John Lake, a sports journalist for Newsweek, disappeared the evening of  December 10, 1967. You would know this if any news outlet covered the case. Instead, John's family has spent the better part of almost 60 years trying to find out what happened to him on the fateful night. Where is John and why did no one cover this case in the news? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subs...

John Noyes, notoriously anxious around womenfolk, seems to have gotten over his trepidations pretty well. By the mid-1800s, Noyes had founded a community of believers on the premise that sex should be free, non-monogamous, and consensual. What started as a “free love” movement, however, soon ended up a cult - complete with control, incest, and eugenics. Find out more about the cult-cum-silverware...

This episode has its roots all the way back when the Dutch owned what was then New Amsterdam. Is the racist, one legged, governor of the colony, Peter Stuyvesant still haunting his church? Will an old "friend of the show" solve the mystery for us? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible! Support the show by...

It's Season 3! And we're tackling one of the most famous crimes in New York City history. Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered and the story goes that none of her neighbors answered her cries for help - but the latter may not necessarily be true. Learn about who Kitty was, the crime that became an American idiom, and the recent reappraisal of her neighbors' actions that night - all on...

Well, we did it. We got through a second full season of the pod! This week we are taking a trip down memory lane, answering some burning questions, theorizing and providing updates. We are chatting about NXIVM, Bigfoot, Marie Empress, Sneha Anne Philip, and more! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on ou...

We are back on the road and heading the furthest we've ever strayed from NY...all the way to Milwaukee Wisconsin! Apparently, there is a ghost haunting the Phister Hotel, which happens to be where visiting Major League Baseball teams stay when they play the Milwaukee Brewers. Who is this ghost that is messing with all of these players? Well, find out what happened to these baseballers in their...

Adam and Christina are firing up the van and taking their invisi-licenses on a ROAD TRIP! This week, they pull into Kecksburg, PA, where a UFO pulled a crash landing in 1965. Learn all about the eyewitness accounts and bizarre events that have earned Kecksburg the moniker "Pennsylvania's Roswell" on this week's episode. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe...

This week, Adam and Christina and their pals Sean and Carrie tackle a cryptid of enormous fame, mammoth proportions, and massive import: Bigfoot! Or Bigfoots...or Bigfeet. The plural form is debatable, but what isn't is the numerous stories of this creature throughout New York state. Be sure to listen to today's episode and then catch Part 2 on "Ain't it Scary with Sean and Carrie...

Richard Francis Cottingham, also known as The Torso Killer, began his reign of terror in the late 60s in NY and NJ. He a vile man who committed atrocities to, what he claims is, one hundred women. This is certainly not a light episode as we dig into the life of this serial killer. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Support the show by becomi...

Adam saw a ghost. That experienced inspired them to ask our listeners if they have any weird or paranormal stories to share. One of you wrote in to tell us a tale of exploding luggage, moans, and more! It's a weird one, kids! Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www. Patreon.co...

Camden and Michael were living together in a rent controlled loft when, in 1996, they vanished without a trace. The investigation that followed would reveal an odd trail of missing persons, missing voicemail, and unanswered questions. What happened at Pearl Street? And is it part of a larger pattern? Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Suppor...

The Hotel Chelsea has been home to some of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th Century. It has also been the home to an array of tragedies...murders, suicides, robberies, beatings...and more. Are the ghosts of the past haunting the infamous hotel? There's been tell of all kinds of ghosts...from Titanic survivors to...hipsters? Learn all about the Hotel Chelsea's strange a...

A husband comes home from work to find his wife brutally murdered. Who killed Cathy? And, crucially, when did Cathy die? Find out about this bizarre crime scene on this week's episode. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Support the show by becoming a sponsor on our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www. Patreon.com/NYMysteryMachine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy NY Mystery Machi...

Kristin O’Connell was a college student from Burnsville, Minnesota. During Spring Break of 1985 she met a boy named James Vermeersch Jr. On August 12, 1985 James was living in New York in the town of Ovid. This is near the Finger Lakes in Seneca County. And, in August of 1985 she took a trip to visit him where he lived in Ovid, NY. On August 16, she was found dead in a corn field. This case is fil...

It's rare that a conviction is had without being entirely sure who the culprit is, but that is exactly what happened in today's story. The Veiled Murderess was a complex, secretive woman who poisoned two of her neighbors and whose mysterious identity captured the imagination of the press. Find out more on this week's episode and share your theories of who she might be. Available wherev...

On June 19, 1909 the body of Miss Elsie Sigel, who worked as a missionary with her mother, was found murdered in a trunk on the top floor of 782 Eighth Avenue. She had been strangled by a rope, which was found tightly wound around her neck. This story has everything from overt racism to love triangles. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Supp...

We just spent a few weeks covering NXIVM and this past Monday, March 27, 2023 another bit of NXIVM news broke. Nicki Clyne, one of Keith Raniere's most faithful supporters, has renounced the diabolical con man. Adam and Christina reads pieces her her statement and give their reactions! Nicki's Full Statement: https://frankreport.com/2023/03/27/nicki-clyne-leaves-keith-raniere-her-statement...

On a crisp October morning in 1878, seven men robbed a bank in New York City in broad daylight. How did they break in and make off with what would today be with $71 million without being seen? Today's episode features all of that plus the return of one of Adam's signature voice over personas. Available wherever you stream podcasts! Be sure to Subscribe, Rate, & Review on iTunes! Suppor...

This is a very special episode! We are so very grateful to be joined by the incredible Sarah Edmondson! We’ve spoken about Sarah and how vital she was in bringing down NXIVM as one of the primary whistleblowers. She is now telling us all about her journey. Sarah is an actor, speaker, author of the best selling book “Scarred,” and co-host of the podcast: @alittlebitculty along with her husband, Ant...