Chaim Weiss's Unresolved Murder at School

Killer Instinct

Savannah Brymer & Studio71

Society & Culture, True Crime, News

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

On November 1, 1986, 15-year-old Chaim Weiss was found dead in his dorm room in Long Beach, New York. Over 20 years later, there have still been no arrests or official suspects linked to Chaim's death. Savannah explores Chaim's life leading up to his death and the few potential suspects that might have more information than they led on, including Chaim's principal, Rabbi Avrom Cooper. If you have any thoughts on this case or any other case, or just want to get in touch with Savannah about the show, email her at killerinstinctpodcast@gmail.com. Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's been 11 years since Bruce Cachera was shot point blank outside of an apartment complex
0:07.1	in New Orleans East, as he searched for an address that doesn't exist.
0:11.7	When he was first killed, Launforts met quickly chalked it all up to him being in the wrong
0:16.1	place at the wrong time.
0:18.3	But I had to ask, is that really what happened?
0:22.2	I'm Dilea DeAmbra, the host of the investigative series Counter-Clock, and for season 5, I'm
0:27.4	digging deeper into Bruce's case than anyone has ever dug before.
0:31.8	The answers may be right in front of us, if we know where to look, or who to look at.
0:44.7	You can binge all 14 episodes of Counter-Clock, season 5, right now, wherever you listen to
0:50.3	podcasts.
0:57.4	Hello everyone, happy Wednesday.
1:02.0	Thank you so much for tuning in to another episode of Killer Instinct.
1:06.0	If you are new here, hi, my name is Savannah, and I am your host of Killer Instinct.
1:10.7	Today we are talking about the unsolved murder of 15-year-old, Chame Weiss.
1:16.2	Chame lived in Long Beach, New York when he was murdered on November 1, 1986.
1:22.1	This was a highly requested case by you guys for a long time.
1:25.5	So with that being said, let's just jump right on and do it.
1:29.3	So Chame was a 15-year-old Orthodox Jewish student at the Yashiva of Long Beach, New
1:36.2	York, which essentially is kind of like a boarding school for the Orthodox Jewish community.
1:42.2	Chame was described by the people who knew him as very intelligent and well-liked, he did
1:47.4	not have a lot of known enemies.
1:50.0	His dad described him as very funny.
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