“9 Shocking New York Murders Featured on True Crime Shows”
As a true crime buff with a keen interest in Investigation Discovery, Oxygen, and similar networks, you may have noticed that many true crime stories from New York are featured repeatedly across different shows. Here are nine notable instances where New York victims or crimes have been highlighted:
1. Twisted Killers – Overkilled (Season 1, Episode 3) This episode delves into murders that occurred in the Hudson Valley region of Upstate New York. It’s available on a variety of streaming platforms.
“In upstate New York, a series of brutally violent stabbings sets police on the trail of a spree killer who targets women with increasing ferocity; three experts unpack this twisted killer’s unusual compulsion to kill.”
2.Fatal Vows – Hell On Wheels (Season 7, Episode 4) The story follows teens from the Village of Sodus, located between Rochester and Syracuse. You can catch this episode on Max or via YouTube. The case was also featured on Oxygen’s Killer Couples.
“Charlene attracts more than one man with her beauty and one by one they all go crazy vying for her love; love may be heavenly, but for some it can be hell.”
3.She Made Me Do It? – Cheryl Gasper (Season 2, Episode 6) This episode, which aired on Oxygen, centers on a case from Cattaraugus County. It has also been featured on FBI: Criminal Pursuit – Pierced Heart and Snapped on Oxygen.
“A loving husband and father is found dead and all clues point to his wife’s lover. Was this crime the result of lust and jealousy, or did a relentless seductress use her lover as a pawn to gain a huge life insurance policy for herself?”
4.Married with Secrets – She Loves Me Not (Season 2, Episode 3) The focus here is on Joan Shannon and her husband David Shannon, who met while David was stationed at a military base in Rochester. Although the crime occurred in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the episode is available on Investigation Discovery On Demand.
“When Special Forces Major David Shannon is fatally shot in his family home, investigators wonder if his job made him a target. But a deeper inspection of his personal life reveals sordid secrets… possibly leading to his murder.”
5.Final Moments – Myrtle Beach Mystery (Season 2, Episode 8) This episode covers the case of a young woman from Rochester who went missing in Myrtle Beach after a trip taken without her mother’s permission. Final Moments airs on Oxygen.
“A spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., is irresistible to teenager Brittanee Drexel, despite her mother’s opposition. When she disappears from the beach town, it will take years for her family to learn the truth about what happened to her.”
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