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Who Killed...?

Who Killed Christine Deifenbach? PSA

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8595 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

This week's episode was originally a very detailed show on Christine Deifenbach's murder. Unfortunately, the episode was shelved and will not receive the extra attention it could have had if it was allowed to be aired. The goal should always be to utilize every outlet to solve cold cases; in 2020 this includes podcasts!"According to reports the murder happened on a Sunday morning. Christine left her home on 125th Street around 7:30 a.m. She was walking to a corner store to buy the Sunday paper and a gallon of milk.""NYPD officials say the evidence into 14-year-old Christine Diefenbach's killing in Richmond Hill is being examined, but would not identify exactly what it is". 2/9/19https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/christine-diefenbach-murder-teenage-girl-queens-cold-case-new-evidence/1798050/https://defrostingcoldcases.com/christine-ann-diefenbach-may-15-1973-feb-7-1988/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-metro-queens-murder-cold-case-20181220-story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/09/nyregion/richmond-hill-grieves-for-girl-beaten-to-death.htmlIf you enjoy this podcast you can help support the show by clicking HERE or on the DONATE button on the LEFT hand side of sloburnmedia.com, that is slo minus the w. You can also contribute to the show via the Venmo app with my username @bill-huffman-3. I will also provide a link in the show notes.Every contribution helps keep these SLO Burn podcasts running.You can also support the show by leaving a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to favorite shows.Those 5 stars help keep the important cases I cover in the spotlight.I will be dropping new episodes of my other series, Who Killed.…?If you have any information regarding any of the unsolved cases I’ve covered, please contact the FBI at 1-800-call-fbi. You can also submit a tip anonymously via crime-stoppers.If you’d like to stay up to date on the cases I have covered, as well as the new shows I have in the pipeline, please follow me on Twitter @billhuffman3.Thank you so much again for listening.Until next time… BE HEALTHY & SAFE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Slow Burn Media and Bill Huffman present Who Killed, a podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.

0:10.8

Hello and welcome to what would have been episode 80 of Who Killed.

0:15.9

I'm your host, Bill Huffman, and this is a Slow Burn Media production.

0:21.3

Some of you may have expected to hear part two of the Christine Diefenbach case, but for some

0:27.8

reason and unforeseen circumstances, I had to shelve this week's episode.

0:33.4

But I will give you a rundown of what we discussed in part one.

0:38.6

Christine was given four quarters to go to the newsstand on the corner and buy a gallon of milk

0:44.6

as well as a newspaper.

0:46.1

This was around 7.30 a.m. on February 7.88.

0:51.5

Now, Christine did have to walk five blocks to the newsstand, which was on the corner of Lefferts Boulevard.

0:57.6

And again, this is in Queens, New York.

0:59.9

Before Christine left, she did tell her father that she was leaving, and apparently he had

1:04.5

fallen back asleep.

1:06.1

When she didn't return home, just like any parent, her dad panicked, and he began driving around the neighborhood

1:12.7

in search for his daughter. And as if it were seen from a horror movie, he came across a number

1:19.5

of police vehicles gathered together. He knew the sign was an ominous one. As they were located

1:26.9

on 89th Avenue, just around the corner from his

1:30.1

house and near steps that led up to the Long Island Railroad tracks. As we mentioned in the first

1:38.6

episode, Christine's body was discovered by two men, a 23-year-old and a 50-year-old man.

1:46.9

The body was located at the top of the wooden stairs that did lead up to the Long Island Railroad,

1:54.7

and the area where Christine was found was actually a common shortcut and was widely used by a number of people.

2:01.7

Now, the reports do state that it is believed that Christine's murder was a sexual act,

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