The gun was large and chrome-plated. The morning sun glinting off the polished surface.

Four times the man pulled the trigger.

From McMillan podcast, this is Case Closed. My name is Charlie Spicer. I'm an executive

editor from St. Martin's Press and I've edited hundreds of true crime books in my 33 years

here. I know there's so much to crime out there already and so much of it doesn't really

have an ending. You're left feeling unresolved. For this show we're going to talk about cases

that do get resolved. Where they catch the killer, where the evidence stacks up to a conviction.

Our first season covers the murder of Rusty Snydermann. It was a gray November morning. Rusty

drove up to his son's preschool, exited his car, and was shot four times in broad daylight.

Who killed Rusty and why? We'll answer that question and find out what pushes an average

person over the edge. Who really pulls the trigger? Tune in each week to Case Closed on Apple

Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. Can't wait to hear what really

happened to Rusty Snydermann. Here the full season right now on Stitcher Premium. Go

to Stitcher Premium.com slash Case Closed and use code Closed to start your free trial.

I'm Charlie Spicer. Thanks so much for listening.

Southern Fried True Crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners, and

there may also be some explicit language used. Listener discretion is advised.

Moris Lapidus, the architect who built the fabled Fountain Blue Hotel on Miami Beach

said, If you create a stage and it is grand, everyone who enters will play their part.

And as we heard in the last episode, they did. Ben Novak Sr. and his wife Bernice were

King and Queen of the Fountain Blue, and Ben Novak Jr. was the Prince. The Lonely Prince

growing up without love and affection, without friends, without boundaries. The Prince who

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