From Routine to Ruin: The Kidnapping of Exxon Exec Sidney Reso

Today we´re talking about the kind of crime that makes you stop and ask a simple question: what were they thinking? In November 1992, Sidney Reso—a respected executive, a husband, and a father—stepped out of his home on what should have been an ordinary morning. Then within moments, he was gone. What followed is a crime that shocked a quiet New Jersey suburb and baffled investigators. A carefully planned kidnapping. A million-dollar ransom demand. And a crime that, at first, seemed almost calculated… deliberate… even ruthless.But as the truth began to unravel, the story became something else entirely. Not a master plan—but a series of choices. Decisions layered with desperation, arrogance, and a remarkable failure to think through the consequences. Tonight, we’re not just asking what happened to Sid Reso. We’re asking something deeper—and maybe more unsettling: How did the people behind this crime convince themselves it would work? Where did it all go so wrong? And at every critical moment…what were they thinking?This is the story of the Sidney Reso kidnapping. Join us for From Routine to Ruin.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-brewery--4126935/support.Record your voicemail at tiegrabber.com for our feedback segment or send us an email to [email protected] love receiving your feedback and most of our case choices come from listener suggestions!