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95-Year-Old Woman CHARGED With Murder—Used Wheelchair as Weapon & Hid Evidence | PSYCHOLOGIST REACTS

Hidden True Crime

Hidden True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Documentary, News

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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A 95-year-old woman in New York has been charged with the murder of her 89-year-old roommate at her nursing home. Dr. John Matthias is here with some thoughts regarding this case and what the drive is for female killers. Sponsors: Simplify your kids' mealtimes. Go to:  http://littlespoon.com/htc and enter our code HTC at checkout to get 50% OFF your first Little Spoon order. For a limited time, save up to $300 on the Tovala smart oven when you order meals 6+ times, by visiting https://www.Tovala.com/HIDDEN and using code HIDDEN. About Hidden True Crime What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling. Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today's story is both heartbreaking and deeply troubling.

0:05.0

And after we go over everything you need to know,

0:07.0

we're going to have Dr. John Matthias,

0:09.0

a criminal psychologist, come on to help us understand.

0:13.0

So this story is about a woman who had already survived

0:16.0

one of history's greatest atrocities, the Holocaust,

0:20.0

only to lose her life decades later

0:23.3

under horrifying circumstances inside what was supposed to be a place of care and safety.

0:29.2

We're talking about the murder of 89-year-old Nina Krastoff, a Holocaust survivor, originally

0:37.0

from Ukraine, who was brutally beaten to death inside a Brooklyn

0:41.2

nursing home this past September.

0:44.0

Police say her roommate, a 95-year-old woman who had only just been admitted to the facility,

0:50.2

is responsible.

0:52.4

There is now newly released information about Nina's life, the night of the attack,

0:56.8

the charges now facing the suspect, and many questions being raised about nursing home oversight

1:01.8

and the care of dementia patients. And before this tragedy, Nina Krafstoff had already lived

1:08.3

through more than most of us can imagine. Born in Ukraine, she was just five

1:13.8

years old when she and her family were forced into a ghetto during World War II. Most of her

1:19.0

large family didn't survive. Nina did in part because her 16-year-old sister caught the eye of the

1:24.8

ghetto manager and was able to keep moving their names to the bottom of the deportation list.

1:30.5

And every time new Jewish people arrived, her family's names were pushed down.

1:35.3

Those at the top were sent to concentration camps.

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