The Alphabet Murders — an In-Depth look by The Veritas 7 — True Crime Podcast

In this, the very first episode of The Veritas 7 — True Crime Podcast, the panel looks extensively into the tragic case that has lingered for over half a century

Kurt Dillon
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The Alphabet Murders is one of the monikers given to the still unsolved case of three pre-teen girls who were each abducted, sexually assaulted, murdered by strangulation, and then unceremoniously dumped like pieces of trash along various roadways in and around Rochester, New York, between 1971 and 1973.

The name was chosen because investigators quickly realized that each of the girls; Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowitz, and Michelle Maenza had both first and last names that began with the same initial.

Michelle Maenza the third alphabet murder victim
11-year-old Michelle Maenza the third and final known victim — image acquired through FOIA request by Wild Orchid Media — a company wholly owned by author Kurt Dillon and published with permission by The New York State Police

What’s more, they also realized that each of the locations where the girls’ bodies were dumped, also began with the same letter, respectively.

In this round table-only prelude to Episode 1, four members of the panel of 7 conduct a very candid, round table discussion about the evidence of the case as well as the…

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Kurt Dillon
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Journalist & Psychologist - Owner of the Veritas True Crime Publication on Medium - Fdr & Host of 'The Veritas 7 - True Crime Podcast' - @ theveritas7.com,