New York's Wildest Murder Case

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

Myths, Folklore, Mystery, History, Ghosts, Society & Culture, Murder, Ufos, True Crime, Paranormal, Supernatural, Serial Killers

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This 1897 New York murder case that has it all - a villain, an incredibly useless police force, and a duck who saves the day. The incredible Dr Cat Byers (@heymorguegirl) joins Maddy and Anthony to tell this story.

Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. It's us, your hosts Maddie Pelling and Anthony Delaney.
0:04.2	But before we begin the show, we want to ask for a few seconds of your time.
0:08.2	If you're enjoying After Dark, and we love you, if you are, we would love you just a little bit more.
0:13.5	If you could vote for us in the listeners choice category at the British Podcast Awards.
0:18.0	So go to the show notes now, click the link and just then search for After Dark.
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0:31.8	we are so, so grateful. If you haven't, stop what you are doing right now. Vote for us before you
0:37.0	enjoy this show.
0:41.1	Hey, I'm Olly Dougmore, one of the hosts of the Politics Joe podcast. Our show is like a chat in the
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1:16.2	and the show you're listening to right now.
1:22.5	Hello and welcome to After Dark.
1:24.4	Now, we're going to open this episode with a quote from our guest today,
1:28.5	all about the case that we're going to be discussing. And the quote is this. This 1897 murder in New York
1:35.1	was one of those stories everyone in the city knew about, as reporters battled it out to be the
1:41.0	first to get the big scoop. It's got everything you could want in a salacious
1:46.0	tabloid tale. Jealousyloid-triangles, baby farms, bathhouses, and of course a violent murder. Oh,
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