Ruthie Mae McCoy wasn’t the only person who reported having someone come through her mirror. Host Dometi Pongo looks at the reality of life in Chicago projects and how the design of her building may have contributed to her death.
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Feb 2025
The Murder of Charles Zan - 608
<p>October 17th, 2009. Miamisburg, Ohio. Pandora Zan called 911 to report that she had been attacked by an intruder and found her husband Charles stabbed to death after she regained consciousness. Days later, she implicated her son in the murder.</p><p> </p><p>For bonus episodes ... Show More
49m 20s
Sep 30
Post Mortem | The Boy Who Killed His Twin
48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Erin Moriarty discuss the case of Ben Elliott, who admits to stabbing his twin sister when they were teenagers, but has an unusual defense: he was sleepwalking when he killed her. They discuss the science of sleepwalking, Ben’s strange ... Show More
28m 51s
Jul 2025
The Strange Case of Dolly Oesterreich - 633
<p>August 22, 1922. Silver Lake, Los Angeles. During a heated argument with his wife Dolly, Fred Oesterreich was shot by Dolly’s lover who had been secretly living in their attic for years. </p><p>For bonus episodes and outtakes visit: patreon.com/generationwhy</p><p>Listen ad fr ... Show More
41m 43s
Aug 2023
Teenage Nightmare: The Murder of Jeanne Dominico
<p>When a hard-working and dedicated single mother is brutally murdered in her own home, no one could possibly imagine who would want her dead. Soon the police realize that some people close to her had motive, and when the eventual murder (or murderers) are revealed, it's a shock ... Show More
1h 40m