The Experiment introduces Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery

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🗓️ 28 April 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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The Experiment introduces WNYC colleague Nancy Solomon's new podcast: Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery

New Jersey politics is not for the faint of heart. But the brutal killing of John and Joyce Sheridan, a prominent couple with personal ties to three governors, shocks even the most cynical operatives. The mystery surrounding the crime sends their son on a quest for truth. Dead End is a story of crime and corruption at the highest levels of society in the Garden State.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it's Julia.
0:02.2	You might have heard that the experiment is a co-production from WNYC,
0:07.1	but you might not know that's actually where I started my journalism career
0:11.8	in the WNYC newsroom.
0:13.7	And I am joined today by an old friend, a former colleague in the WNYC newsroom,
0:18.6	Nancy Solomon. Hello, Nancy.
0:21.0	Hi, Julia.
0:22.0	So Nancy has a new podcast out and she is here to tell us about it.
0:26.1	I've been working on this thing for two years.
0:29.0	And I'm so excited to get other ears on it.
0:32.5	It's called Dead End, a New Jersey political murder mystery.
0:36.5	And it's the story about an unsolved killing of a politically connected couple.
0:41.9	And it's one family's attempt to get their parents' reputation back.
0:45.9	And the curious failure of the state to investigate.
0:50.8	It sounds fascinating, Nancy. I cannot wait to listen.
0:54.2	And I think you have a little sneak preview for us, right?
0:56.7	Some tape to play.
0:57.6	Yes, this is Ed Steer.
0:59.6	He's an investigative lawyer and he's very well known in New Jersey and New York legal circles
1:05.0	for taking on organized crime.
1:08.1	He was involved in the creation of the state criminal division that was set up
1:11.6	to investigate major crimes and criminal networks in New Jersey.
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