New York's Dark Side

In this episode, we go down to New York State and discuss the dark history behind the development of New York City's famous Central Park. We discuss some of the key players in bringing the idea of the park to life- Robert Bowne Minturn- a wealthy shipping merchant, Mayor Ambrose Kingsland, and Senator James Beckman- who tried to play dirty to get the park built the way he wanted. This is a story of wealthy people looking out for themselves under the guise of "working for the people". As a bonus, I bring you the story of a wealthy merchant with a name most people would cringe if it was theirs to bare- Preserved Fish. This story is a multi-parter, we're only just getting started! https://www.nydarksidepodcast.com/episodes-6-10/episode-6-9-dark-history-of-central-park/episode-6-transcript The Majority of the information for this episode comes from: Rosenzweig, R., & Blackmar, E. (1992). The Park and the People: A History of Central Park. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. The complete resource list can be found at https://www.nydarksidepodcast.com/episode-6-9-dark-history-of-central-park The intro theme for this podcast are sections of Nightmare Machine by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nydarkside/message

In the early 1970's the Rochester, New York community was rocked by the abduction and murder of three young girls in a three year span. Carmen Colon was the first victim in 1971, followed by Wanda Walkowicz and Michelle Maenza in 1973. This case remains unsolved despite some high profile connections to other serial killers with ties to the Rochester area. This episode covers the lives of the victims, part two will give a deeper dive into the suspects in this case. Complete episode transcript can be found: https://www.nydarksidepodcast.com/episodes-1-5/episode-3-4-the-double-initial-murders/episode-3-transcript **Update on 4/1/2023- Correction added due to some of the dates in the original recording being incorrect. The majority of the information in the case came from "Alphabet Killer: The True Story of the Double Initial Murders" Cheri Farnsworth. "Nightmare in Rochester: The Double Initial Murders" Michael Benson; Donald Tubman.  All other resources used for this episode are available in my blog- https://nydarksidepod.blogspot.com The intro theme for this podcast is a section of Nightmare Machine by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nydarkside/message