New York's Dark Side
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Terror in Park Slope: The Story of Amanda Leach and Sylvia Lugo
New York's Dark Side
06/23/24 • 26 min
On July 5, 1995, a disturbing 911 call was placed by a Park Slope resident, reporting that she had been assaulted and shot by a man who had broken into the apartment she shared with her girlfriend. When police responded, they could hear someone screaming inside the apartment for help, but the door was locked. It took several moments for the caller to reach the door to let them in, and what they would find inside was a horrible scene. This episode covers the vicious attack on Amanda Leach and Sylvia Lugo, that would leave Sylvia sadly deceased and Amanda looked at as the main suspect. Meanwhile the person actually responsible was left to continue to wreak havoc on Park Slope. This episode will discuss aspects of sexual violence, domestic violence and crime victimization. Please see the resources below if you or someone you know have been personally impacted by any of these.
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Have feedback or want to get in contact with Amanda? Reach out via email at [email protected]
If you are in need of additional support/resources or want to get involved in supporting any of the organizations discussed in this episode you can reach out to:
RAINN- 1-800-656-HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es
Domestic Violence Hotline- 1-800-799-7223, text the word 'start' to 88788 or visit thehotline.org
National Center for Victims of Crime- victimsofcrime.org
Anti-Violence Program- https://avp.org
If you are having thoughts of self harm or suicide, You can reach a specialized LGBTQI+ affirming counselor by texting “Q” to 988 or by calling 988 and pressing “3.”
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
WillowBrook State School and the Urban Legend of Cropsey
New York's Dark Side
03/17/23 • 42 min
Willowbrook State School... a now abandoned institution in Staten Island, New York for persons with mental and physical disabilities that NYS opened in 1942. We'll talk about the tragic circumstances that residents at Willowbrook lived in- including some being subjected to confirmed human experimentation. Dr. Saul Krugman, a pediatrician and professor at New York University and Dr. Robert W. McCollum a virologist and epidemiologist at Yale School of Medicine performed studies at Willowbrook on the residents from 1956-1971, intentionally giving children hepatitis to try to work on a vaccination. This case help lead to the regulations around human experimentation that we have today. Dr. Michael Wilkins, a physician who worked at Willowbrook had been advocating to parents of residents within his wards to demand better care and conditions for the residents within. He was let go from his position and reached out to news journalist Geraldo Rivera and a print journalist Jane Kurtin. In February of 1972, Geraldo Rivera with help from Jane Kurtin, would release an expose on Willowbrook, titled “Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace”. We'll tie in the urban legend of Cropsey, an urban legend in the Staten Island area that was turned into a documentary film released by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, two Staten Island filmmakers. This will segue into the topic of the second episode, where we'll be discussing the connection to Andre Rand, a convicted sex offender and suspected serial killers, also known as the 'Pied Piper of Staten Island'. Andre Rand worked for a time at Willowbrook and lived on the grounds after the school closed.
All resources used for this episode are available on my website which you can find following this LINK.
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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
The Legacy of Julio Rivera
New York's Dark Side
06/09/24 • 27 min
On July 2, 1990, Jackson Heights resident Alan Sack had stopped while walking home to speak with a friend after parting ways with his life partner Julio Rivera about 20 minutes earlier near Public School 69 on 78th Street when they were approached by a panicked man yelling that a man was being murdered in the nearby school yard. The group started running in the direction of the school yard and what they would find would alter not only the lives of the group but would lead to the first prosecutions and convictions for a hate crime in New York State and spur a flurry of pro-LGBTQ changes across the state and the nation. In this episode we delve into the life and legacy of 29 year old Julio Rivera whose life was brutally taken from him in a senseless act of hate and violence. The act would unite the LGBTQ community in Queens to have the first successful march in Queens and lead to the start of the Queens pride parade that still takes place today.
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For all episode sources and additional information about this case, please check out our episode page following this LINK.
Don't forget you can also follow the show on the following Social Media Platforms
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Have feedback or want to get in contact with Amanda? Reach out via email at [email protected]
If you are in need of additional support/resources or want to get involved in supporting any of the organizations discussed in this episode you can reach out to:
Anti-Violence Program- https://avp.org
If you are having thoughts of self harm or suicide, You can reach a specialized LGBTQI+ affirming counselor by texting “Q” to 988 or by calling 988 and pressing “3.”
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
Colonial New York in the 1690's Witch Craft Hysteria
New York's Dark Side
10/29/23 • 37 min
In the 1690's neighboring colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut were plagued with a hysteria regarding concerns that they were besieged with witches. This is the era of the dark history of the Salem Witch Trials. New York had its own problems, as it fought alone to try to maintain its borders from destruction in the King Williams War. This is the story of Philip and Mary English, Nathanial and Elizabeth Cary, and Goodwife Miller who had all been accused of witchcraft and fled the neighboring colonies to seek safe harbor in New York.
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References:
Blue Anchor Tavern, Site of. (n.d.). Retrieved from Salem Witch Museum: https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/blue-anchor-tavern-site-of/
Brooks, R.B. (2002, August 21). The Witchcraft Trial of Philip English. Retrieved from History of Massachusetts Blog: https://historyofmassachusetts.org/philip-english-salem/
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2020, September 14). King William’s War. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/King-Williams-War
Dunlap, D. (2020, April 6). Seven Badass Women of Salem: Eleanor Hollingsworth & Mary English. Retrieved from Salem Daughters of Darkness: https://www.salemdaughtersofdarkness.com/post/seven-baddass-women-of-salem-eleanor-hollingsworth-mary-english
Ferrera, S. (2023). Accused of Witchcraft in New York. The History Press.
Godbeer, R. (2005). Escaping Salem: The other witch hunt of 1692. Oxford University Press.
No Author. Eleanor Hollingsworth. (No Date). WikiTree. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-334287#_note-SalemWitch
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
The Legacy of Venus Xtravaganza
New York's Dark Side
06/02/24 • 20 min
Venus Xtravaganza was an up and coming performer in New York City's underground ballroom community. She had landed a spotlight in Jennie Livingston's Documentary 'Paris is Burning' highlighting New York City's drag scene and some of the challenges members of the community faced. On December 21, 1988, Venus' life would be cut short when she was strangled and left under a bed in room 113 of New York City's Duchess Hotel. Her murder is still unsolved. This episode we talk about the life and legacy of Venus, the challenges that members of the LGBTQ+ community face in the 1980's that still exist today, as well as the history and evolution of the underground ballroom community, voguing, and House Xtravaganza.
Episode Transcript
Check out our Patreon Page!
For all episode sources and additional information about this case, please check out our episode page following this LINK.
Don't forget you can also follow the show on the following Social Media Platforms
Facebook: New York's Dark Side
Instagram: @NYDarkSidePod
Have feedback or want to get in contact with Amanda? Reach out via email at [email protected]
If you are in need of additional support/resources or want to get involved in supporting any of the organizations discussed in this episode you can reach out to:
Human Rights Campaign- https://www.hrc.org
Movement Advancement Project- https://www.lgbtmap.org
Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network- www.rainn.org
National Institute of Mental Health- https://www.nimh.nih.gov
If you are having thoughts of self harm or suicide, You can reach a specialized LGBTQI+ affirming counselor by texting “Q” to 988 or by calling 988 and pressing “3.”
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
Tiffany Dixon Vanished...
New York's Dark Side
03/03/24 • 10 min
Thursday October 10, 1991, was just normal fall day in New York City for most people and started out that way for Tiffany Dixon. After dropping her eight-year-old cousin Israel off at Carroll Elementary School, 12-year-old Tiffany began the four blocks walk through Brooklyn towards her junior high school... She would never make it, vanishing without a trace and leading to a mystery that has yet to be solved decades later... What happened to Tiffany Madia Dixon? This mystery has haunted me since I came across her story earlier this year. While there's not a lot of information to go on, and as far as I can tell, there's been no publicized persons of interest, I want to share her story in the hopes that someone knows something that may help solve this mystery.
Check out our Patreon Page!
For all episode sources and additional information about this case, please check out our episode page following this LINK.
Don't forget you can also follow the show on the following Social Media Platforms
Facebook: New York's Dark Side
Instagram: @NYDarkSidePod
Have feedback or want to get in contact with Amanda? Reach out via email at [email protected]
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
Central Park's Dark History Part Two: The Truth of the "Park Dwellers"
New York's Dark Side
05/14/23 • 46 min
In the first episode we covered the history behind the idea of creating Central Park. In the second part of the Central Park series we take a deep dive into the "park dwellers"- the residents who had made their lives within the communities such as Seneca Village, that were built on the land that would become the future Central Park. The people living here were freed persons of color as well as immigrants of Germany and Ireland. Their lives and livelihoods tied to the land, and they were forced from their homes and communities for what was thought to be the "greater good" when their land was bought from them or taken through eminent domain. We also discuss two Tammany Hall leaders who grew up on the land that would become Central Park- George Washington Plunkitt and Roger Crocker.
Complete Episode 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/episodes-6-10/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
Central Park's Dark History Part One: Laying the Foundation
New York's Dark Side
04/25/23 • 36 min
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!
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
New York's Dark Side Video Trailer
New York's Dark Side
04/15/23 • 2 min
New York's Dark Side is a newer podcast covering dark history, true crime, paranormal activity, and other content from all around New York State. It's currently available in audio only format but I am working to also bring a video version to the show. This is the trailer for the video version, where I talk about the first five episodes that are already published on multiple platforms.
The Perplexing Homicide of Don Bolles: Part One
New York's Dark Side
10/22/23 • 27 min
It's another road trip edition episode! This one is definitely perplexing, as we explore the 1976 homicide of Arizona Republic journalist Don Bolles. Don Bolles had a meeting with a potential informant on June 2nd, 1976 at the Clarendon House Hotel in downtown Phoenix. When his informant didn't arrive and he was going to leave the parking lot, his car exploded, leaving him mangled in the parking lot. There would be a lot of questions raised regarding his homicide, some that are still unanswered to this day. One of those questions was if there was a connection to a Buffalo, New York multi-million dollar organization- The Emprise Corporation. Sit back and buckle up as we explore the first part of this deep dive into the Don Bolles homicide.
Episode Transcript:
Sources:
Adamson v. Superior Court of Arizona, 14898 (Superior Court of Arizona May 29, 1980).
Bradshaw, J. (1976, September 6). The Death of a Reporter Who Knew Too Much. Retrieved from The Stacks Reader: 1976 http://www.thestacksreader.com/the-death-of-a-reporter-who-knew-too-much/
Devereux, D. (2012). Devereux Reports. Retrieved from dondevereux.com: https://dondevereux.com
Doudna, M. (2023, June 2). 47 years after bombing, friends,fans, and coworkers gather to remember Don Bolles. Retrieved from 12 News: https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/47-years-after-bombing-don-bolles/75-ac66c126-38cf-46c2-a193-fbd318fcfdde
STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. James Albert ROBISON, Appellant, 4127 (Supreme Court of Arizona February 25, 1980).
STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. John Harvey ADAMSON, Appellant, No. 5155 (Supreme Court of Arizona April 11, 1983).
STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. John Harvey ADAMSON, Appellant, 5155 (Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc. April 11, 1983).
State v. Dunlap, 4128 (Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc. February 25, 1980).
State v. Dunlap, 94-0068 (Superior Court of Maricopa County September 5, 1996).
Whitney, B. (2023, April 20). Daughter of convicted murderer in 1976 Don Bolles car-bomb claims dad was framed. Retrieved from AZ Family: http://www.azfamily.com/2023/04/21/daughter-convicted-murderer-1976-don-bolles-car-bomb-claims-dad-was-framed/
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
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How many episodes does New York's Dark Side have?
New York's Dark Side currently has 37 episodes available.
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The episode title 'Central Park's Dark History Part One: Laying the Foundation' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on New York's Dark Side is 30 minutes.
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The first episode of New York's Dark Side was released on Mar 11, 2023.
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