In the early 1970's the Rochester, New York community was rocked by the abduction and murder of three young girls in a three year span. Carmen Colon was the first victim in 1971, followed by Wanda Walkowicz and Michelle Maenza in 1973. This case remains unsolved despite some high profile connections to other serial killers with ties to the Rochester area. This episode covers the lives of the victims, part two will give a deeper dive into the suspects in this case.
Complete episode transcript can be found:
**Update on 4/1/2023- Correction added due to some of the dates in the original recording being incorrect.
The majority of the information in the case came from
"Alphabet Killer: The True Story of the Double Initial Murders" Cheri Farnsworth.
"Nightmare in Rochester: The Double Initial Murders" Michael Benson; Donald Tubman.
All other resources used for this episode are available in my blog- https://nydarksidepod.blogspot.com
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