Upstate True Crime (and other crime stories)

Episode #7 STINKY!! Serial Killer Kendal Francois

This episode we go to Poughkeepsie, NY where this guy not only had the worst BO (a crime in itself) but managed to kill eight sex workers. Sources: http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Francois,%20Kendall.pdf (Radford University) https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/francois-kendall.htm (Murderpedia) https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2274&context=theses ( Male Serial Killers and the Criminal Profiling Process: A literature Review) https://youtu.be/vkWC-MjvI7g (Kendall Francois the Poughkeepsie Killer Documentary)

Episode #6 The Rochester Strangler!! The Triggerville of all Episodes

This is the case of Arthur Shawcross AKA The Genesee River Killer or AKA The Rochester Strangler Socials:  Twitter: @UpstateTruCrime Instagram: @Upstate_True_Crime_Podcast Tumbler: Upstatetruecrime If you would like to write to us: Upstatetruecrime@gmail.com

Episode #5: Some NY Hauntings W a Side of True Crime

Today we talk about some haunted places and the background behind the Hauntings.  Socials:  Instagram - @upstate_true_crime_podcast  Twitter: @upstatetrucrime  Tumbler: upstatetruecrime. Sources: Phelps General store and museum https://www.historicpalmyrany.com/phelps-general-store [https://www.historicpalmyrany.com/phelps-general-store] https://www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/palmyra-queen-of-canal-towns/ [https://www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/palmyra-queen-of-canal-towns/] https://www.mtshastanews.com/story/news/2007/10/17/n-y-town-celebrates-birthday/47120801007/ [https://www.mtshastanews.com/story/news/2007/10/17/n-y-town-celebrates-birthday/47120801007/] https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/21/archives/7-in-a-family-die-in-upstate-blaze-mother-and-6-children-are.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/21/archives/7-in-a-family-die-in-upstate-blaze-mother-and-6-children-are.html] Rolling Hills Asylum https://www.rollinghillsasylum.com/about-rha/history [https://www.rollinghillsasylum.com/about-rha/history] https://www.wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/rolling-hills/ [https://www.wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/rolling-hills/] https://www.co.genesee.ny.us/departments/history/county_home.php [https://www.co.genesee.ny.us/departments/history/county_home.php] https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=75745 [https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=75745] https://nyghosts.com/rolling-hills-asylum/ [https://nyghosts.com/rolling-hills-asylum/] https://weirdnj.com/stories/rolling-hills-asylum/ [https://weirdnj.com/stories/rolling-hills-asylum/] Canfield Casino https://www.saratoga.com/aboutsaratoga/history/canfield-casino-haunting/ [https://www.saratoga.com/aboutsaratoga/history/canfield-casino-haunting/] https://www.saratogahistory.org/about-the-museum/canfield-casino [https://www.saratogahistory.org/about-the-museum/canfield-casino] https://travelthruhistory.com/haunted-canfield-casino/ [https://travelthruhistory.com/haunted-canfield-casino/] https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blogs/news/haunted-saratoga [https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blogs/news/haunted-saratoga] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey] Tammany Hall https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boss-tweed-delivered-to-authorities [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boss-tweed-delivered-to-authorities] https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/tammany-hall [https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/tammany-hall] Walworth Family https://g.co/kgs/Ux5YQc [https://g.co/kgs/Ux5YQc] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Hardin_Walworth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Hardin_Walworth] https://inourhomeground.wordpress.com/saratoga-springs-mansfield-tracy-walworth/ [https://inourhomeground.wordpress.com/saratoga-springs-mansfield-tracy-walworth/] Collectors weekly https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/could-your-stuff-be-haunted/ [https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/could-your-stuff-be-haunted/]

Happy Holidays w/ a Holiday Murder!

Happy Holidays from Natasha and Brit, and enjoy the short story of The Witch of Staten Island!!!

The Joshua Niles & Amber Washburn Case

This episode includes murder, swearing,domestic violence and child abuse. Please Take care when listening. Follow us on: Twitter: @Upstatetrucrime. Instagram: Upstate_true_crime. Tumbler (for those of you who still Tumbl 😂): Upstate True Crime. Sources: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/10/10/josh-niles-killed-in-sodus-ny-double-murder-dateline-nbc-the-plan/3911628002/ https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/10/10/amber-washburn-woman-killed-sodus-ny-double-murder-dateline-nbc-the-plan/3911891002/ https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/10/10/charlene-childers-dateline-nbc-the-plan-sodus-ny-double-murder/3910812002/ https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/10/10/tim-dean-sunray-texas-police-chief-sodus-ny-double-murder-dateline-the-plan/3910703002/ https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/10/10/bron-bohlar-dateline-nbc-the-plan-sodus-ny-former-texas-cop/3910817002/ https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/10/joshua-niles-kids-family/ https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/10/joshua-niles/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/fltimes/name/amber-washburn-joshua-niles-obituary?id=16000771 https://www.syracuse.com/state/2019/06/charlene-childers-gets-28-years-in-prison-for-sodus-double-murder.html https://13wham.com/news/local/man-convicted-in-sodus-double-murder-case-released-on-parole https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/true-crime/murder-of-joshua-niles-and-amber-washburn-by-tim-dean-and-charlene-childers-profiled-on-a-time-to-kill/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/22/murder-had-happen-she-lost-custody-her-kids-so-her-police-officer-husband-devised-plan/