New York's Coldest Cases: Ten Unsolved Murders that Rocked the Empire State by David Bushman, Mark T. Givens

 

Unravel Ten of the New York's Most Interesting Murder Mysteries.

David Bushman's and Mark Givens' engaging retellings take readers through the history of the crimes and the personal anecdotes of family and friends who were impacted by the deaths. Breakdowns of the crime scenes, timelines of the victims and the suspects, and various clues give readers a personal guide to the unsolved murders that have rocked New York. 

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About The Authors

 David Bushman is an author, publisher, and media professor who was a longtime (27 years!) television curator at The Paley Center for Media. He also spent two years as program director at TV Land. He is co-president/publisher/managing editor at Fayetteville Mafia Press (www.fayettevillemafiapress.com), specializing in true crime and pop culture. His greatest professional achievement was interviewing Alan Moore about the TV show "The Prisoner." He lives in NYC with his wife, two daughters, and strangely recalcitrant dog, who is named after Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks. His next dog will almost certainly be named Rorschach. He loves the Pogues and thinks "Fairytale of New York" is not only the greatest Christmas song ever written, but very possibly the greatest song ever written.

 

 

Mark T. Givens works as a consultant for the federal government and is the creator and host of the Twin Peaks–centric podcast Deer Meadow Radio. He lives a with his wife and three children in Washington, DC. 

 

My Review

This book intrigued me, I've lived in NYS all my life, but a long way from the city. One of the stories took place in an area that I'm familiar with, North Greenbush, a bit different with all the farm land!
This book highlights with a lot of detail, and unfortunately, no real arrests. Except one case, where to suspect admits guilt, but in the end was justice served?
There are many cases mentioned here, some victims just disappear off the face of the earth, never to be seen again, and others are seen deceased but again there really isn't any justice.
I know that all of these cases happened before all forencics that are available today, DNA.
But, personally I live in a rural, farm land part of NY and know of at least 3 unsolved murders.
I loved all the information that the authors provided, and the conclusions that were made. Justice sure wasn't served! Not that some of the victims, well, I'll just say that in some cases justice was served.
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Globe Pequot, and was not required to give a positive review.