1932-Murder in Rockport, terror in a small town-This book is a leap back in time, Don't miss this episode!!

Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

Barry J. Maguire

Drama, Whitey, Boston, Boston True Crime, True Crime, South Boston, Charlestown, Fiction, Roxbury, Dorchester

4.7 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Send us a text An unsolved double homicide from idyllic Rockport, Massachusetts in 1932 rocked eastern Massachusetts. Boston Confidential interviews Robert Fitzgibbon, author of Murder In Rockport, Terror in a small town. The depression struck hard on Cape Ann, the quarry business dissipated and double digit unemployment was the norm. On May 21, 1932 town tailor Arthur Oker was found murdered in his shop, the following Halloween a fellow congregant Augusta Johnson had threatened in church tha...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Boston Confidential, Beantown's True Crime podcast.
0:11.7	Boston is a great city, but there's more to it than the Freedom Trail in Fenway Park.
0:16.8	There's a startling underbelly to the city, and Boston Confidential will take you on a guided tour of the hub of the universe, Boston, Massachusetts.
0:26.4	Hey, everybody, welcome back to Boston Confidential. My name's Barry McGuire, and I'm your host. I'm a 20-year private investigator on the streets of Boston, and I help run a company called Impact Due Diligence Investigations.
0:39.3	If you need anything in terms of investigative services, feel free to contact me at Impact.
0:45.3	If I can't help you personally, I'll certainly direct you to the right person or agency.
0:50.3	All right, guys, let's get to it.
0:52.3	Hi guys, welcome back to Boston Confidential.
0:55.6	Just a quick update.
0:57.5	A show we've covered and the case really stayed with me.
1:02.0	Amanda Grisowski out of Derry, New Hampshire.
1:05.7	Her body's been found.
1:07.0	She went missing just over five years ago, guys.
1:10.6	And if you're interested in the case, it's in our catalog.
1:13.8	And I'll repost it on X.
1:15.9	But she was found right near a golf course in a marshy section in Derry, New Hampshire.
1:23.8	And it's just a horrible, horrible ending.
1:28.4	And hopefully she'll see some justice.
1:31.0	And she is basking in God's peace right now
1:35.5	because she didn't get any down here on earth.
1:38.4	That's for sure.
1:39.8	There's an update in the Karen Reed case, guys.
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