EP 43 | What Happened To Andy Puglisi? Lawrence, Massachusetts & Local History of Crimes Against Children (part one)

What happened to Andy Puglisi? Part one. This is a true crime, local history, and storytelling podcast. I write about crimes, yes, I set the scene, connect story themes, I talk about things that happened here, in Massachusetts and New England. This episode is about murdered and missing children, one in particular, about child sexual abuse, the attitudes among the public at large in regard to this topic, and the part that the Catholic Church has played in the serial abuse of children. If this is something that will hurt you, impede your own healing, or offend you, it may not be something you wish to listen to. This often goes unsaid, but this podcast is not for children. Andy Puglisi vanished on August 22, 1976* from his neighborhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He was two weeks away from his eleventh birthday. His case remains one of the greatest mysteries in the state's history. Andy disappeared long before the many advances were made to assist in locating missing children in the hours immediately following an abduction. *Reposted new audio with edited date to reflect the day Andy was last seen.The search for Andy began on August 22, 1976. To this day, the question remains  unanswered: What happened to Andy Puglisi?National Center For Missing and Exploited Children | missingkids.orgNCMEC Cyber Tipline 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-543-5678) cybertipline.orgBoston Phoenix, March 23, 2001  By Kristen LombardiBoston Globe Spotlight piece, Jan 6, 2002 - Church allowed abuse by priest for years Mystic River by Dennis Lehane, 2001Have You Seen Andy?  The documentary researched and directed by Melanie Perkins (Andy's childhood friend), 2007 Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert -  the story of Amber Hagerman, 2023  Spotlight, 2015 filmMystic River, 2003 filmThe KSupport the showFollow Instagram | Facebook | BlueSky | TikTok | Threads | YouTube For show notes & source information at CrimeoftheTruestKind.comGive the dogs a bone tip jar: buymeacoffee.com/truestkindBecome a patron: Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkindThis podcast has minimal profanity but from time to time you get one or some curse words. This isn't for kids.Music included in episodes from Joe "onlyone" Kowalski, Dug McCormack's Math Ghosts and Shredding by Andrew KingAnngelle discusses a range of cases - criminal negligence, unsolved crimes, missing & murdered, regional mysteries, and the things that happen here. *Salty language: Light to medium, topic dependent. I'll tell you when to earmuff it for me.Online: CrimeoftheTruestKind.comFollow Crime Of The Truest KindInstagram @crimeofthetruestkindCreated, written, hosted by Anngelle Wood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.