255: The Real Twin Peaks Case: Murder of Hazel Drew | USA

255: The Real Twin Peaks Case: Murder of Hazel Drew | USA

In the sweltering summer of 1908, 20-year-old domestic servant Hazel Drew was found floating face-down in Teal's Pond, New York. Her skull had been crushed by repeated blows. A corset string wrapped around her throat. The investigation revealed a web of secrets, political corruption, and powerful men with much to hide. More than a century later, this unsolved murder would inspire Twin Peaks – and after 113 years, researchers finally believe they've solved the case that captivated a nation…

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Resources
Books
Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark Givens
Hazel Was a Good Girl: Solving the Murder That Inspired Twin Peaks by Dr. Jerry C. Drake
Podcasts
The Girl in the Pond - Times Union
Web
Timeline: The Hazel Drew murder investigation
HazelDrew.com
Investigating the Cold Case That Inspired Twin Peaks
Articles
A look at the New York murder that inspired 'Twin Peaks'
Murder that inspired 'Twin Peaks' solved 100 years later
The True Crime That Inspired 'Twin Peaks' Was Solved by Its Fans

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Music: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.

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254: The Gang of Amazons | Russia

254: The Gang of Amazons | Russia

On a quiet September night in 2013, a routine traffic stop on the outskirts of Aksai unraveled a mystery that had haunted southern Russia for years. A violent shootout led police to a forest campsite,...

8 Mar 23min

253: The Murder of Au-Pair, Sophie Lionnet | England

253: The Murder of Au-Pair, Sophie Lionnet | England

In 2017, 21-year-old French au pair Sophie Lionnet was found burned in a garden in Southfields, London. What began as a dream opportunity became a nightmare of abuse, torture, and ultimately murder at...

22 Feb 21min

252: The Vanishing of the Krnak Family | USA

252: The Vanishing of the Krnak Family | USA

Between September 2003 and April 2006, Wisconsin prosecutors built one of the most challenging murder cases in the state's history: proving a family annihilation without bodies, a crime scene, or eyew...

8 Feb 27min

251: The Wanda Beach Murders | Australia

251: The Wanda Beach Murders | Australia

On a windy January day in 1965, two fifteen-year-old best friends walked into the sand dunes at Wanda Beach near Sydney. They never came home. What followed was one of the largest investigations in Au...

25 Jan 18min

Nordic Campsite Killings 4: The Shadow Between the Cases

Nordic Campsite Killings 4: The Shadow Between the Cases

Between 1959 and 1987, a series of brutal attacks in the forests and lakesides of Finland and Sweden left multiple victims dead – and investigators haunted by their similarities. From Tulilahti and La...

21 Jan 19min

Nordic Campsite Killings 3: The Tent Murders at Lake Appojaure - Revisited

Nordic Campsite Killings 3: The Tent Murders at Lake Appojaure - Revisited

In July 1984, beneath Sweden’s midnight sun, a remote campsite near Lake Appojaure became the scene of a brutal double murder. Dutch tourists Marinus and Janny Stegehuis were stabbed to death as they ...

19 Jan 39min

Nordic Campsite Killings 2: Lake Bodom Murders - Revisited

Nordic Campsite Killings 2: Lake Bodom Murders - Revisited

In the summer of 1960, four teenagers went camping at Lake Bodom. In the pre-dawn hours, an unknown assailant attacked them inside their tent, slashing them with a knife and hitting them with a blunt ...

12 Jan 38min

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