True Crime New England

We’re starting to get close to the end of our case profile mini-episode series, but that doesn’t mean the cases we cover won’t be any less important! First, Katie starts the episode by telling the horrific details of the murder of 20-year-old Kevin Bonilla, who was killed on July 10th, 2021 in New Haven, Connecticut. Then, Liz talks about the murder of Day’shon Smith, a well-known local boxer who was shot and killed on August 15th, 2020, also in New Haven, Connecticut. Both cases remain unsolved. 

If you or anyone you know has any information on the murder of Kevin Bonilla OR Day’shon Smith, please call the New Haven Police Department at  203-946-6304.

On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take another trip in the time machine to the year of 1874, in St. Albans, Vermont to discuss the murder of 20-year-old Marietta Ball. A schoolteacher living in the neighborhood known as The Hill, Marietta left her work on a Friday in July in 1874 and was subsequently found murdered after an apparent ambush. What would follow was an obsessive manhunt throughout the town that caused a lot of accusations and theories, but ultimately the brutal murder of a teenage girl in a nearby New Hampshire town would lead to some further connections and suspects in her murder.

How has there already been 100 installments of True Crime New England’s case profile mini-episode series?! Katie and Liz stick with the theme and share two very heartbreaking and tragic murders. First, Liz starts off our big 100th episode with the murder of 21-year-old Richard Whitaker Jr., who died in June of 2021 in New Haven, Connecticut. Then, Katie talks about the unsolved murder of 19-year-old mom, Jackie Liriano, who was murdered in July of 1985 in Southington, Connecticut.

If you or anyone you know has any information on the murder of Jackie Liriano, please contact the Eastern District Major Crime Squad at 860-896-3230.

Take a trip in the time machine this week for this episode of True Crime New England! For this case, Katie and Liz head all the way back to 1916 to discuss the murderous story of three cream puffs. Hattie Oakley, a widowed mother of one, found herself falling for the guy she was shacking up with, Henry Cassavant. When she finds out she’s not the only girl in his life after he promised to marry her, she takes matters into her own hands and uses a sweet treat to exact her revenge. Only, she ended up with a different result than she would have liked.

It’s already the 99th installment of True Crime New England’s case profile mini-episode series… can you believe it? This week, Katie starts off the episode by talking about the unsolved murder of 21-year-old Christine Tortoro from August of 1988 in Hartford, Connecticut, who was found in a body of water in a park. Then, Liz talks about the brutal murder of 16-year-old Sidney Krow Jr., who was shot in Worcester, Massachusetts on May 26th, 2016. His case also remains unsolved. 

Anyone with any information on the murder of Christine Tortoro is asked to please call the Connect Unsolved Crimes Task Force at1-866-623-8058 or send an email to cold.case@ct.gov. If you or anyone you know has any information on the murder of Sidney Krow Jr., please contact the Worcester Police Department at 508) 799-8466.