Podcasts by Break in the Case
In Season 3 of Break in the Case, we take you behind the scenes of one of NYPD’s most notorious cases from the 1990s, the New York Zodiac Copycat. From 1990 to 1996, a serial killer evades capture while sending taunting notes to the media and the police. For six years, detectives from the Zodiac Task Force follow every lead to the ground. And then, one day, a series of events brings them face to face with the Zodiac. Break in the Case is written and produced by the New York City Police Department and sponsored by the New York City Police Foundation.
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S3 E7: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York, Then and Now from 2023-06-06T04:01
The 75th Precinct was a hotbed of crime in the early 90s. In this special episode, officers talk about what it was like to work in East New York back then. We also hear from a present-day Youth Coo...
ListenS3 E6: New York Zodiac Copycat: The Trial from 2023-05-30T04:01
After the Zodiac’s arraignment for three murders and one attempted murder in Queens, a Queens prosecutor must prepare to counter a psychiatric defense.
ListenS3 E5: New York Zodiac Copycat: Only Orion Can Stop the Zodiac from 2023-05-23T04:01
After an East New York man is arrested in the 75th Precinct for attempted murder, the evidence connects him to more sinister crimes.
ListenS3 E4: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York Chaos from 2023-05-16T04:01
One day in June, 1996, a 911 call leads to a shootout and a hostage situation. Detective Sergeant Joseph Herbert is called to his very first hostage job. And then, the unthinkable happens. True to ...
ListenS3 E3: New York Zodiac Copycat: Return of the Zodiac from 2023-05-09T04:01
In August, 1994, a new letter from the Zodiac lands on the front page of the New York Post. The Zodiac claims to have shot five more victims in 1992 and 1993, in the same geographic area as his fir...
ListenS3 E2: New York Zodiac Copycat: We Need to Put This Fire Out from 2023-05-02T04:01
At Zodiac Task Force headquarters in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, tips pour in from across the city. Even the psychics get in on the action. After one of the victims dies from his wounds in the hospital...
ListenS3 E1: New York Zodiac Copycat: Kid, You've Got the Case from 2023-04-25T04:01
It’s the summer of 1990, and crime in New York City is at an all-time high. Daily headlines bring fresh stories of random violence and stranger-on-stranger crime. Then, one day in June, someone cal...
ListenS2 E7: Queens Sniper (Part 2) from 2022-02-11T00:40
Season 2 concludes with the second and last episode of the Queens Sniper story. In Part 2, a suspect is in custody, and the case is upgraded to a homicide. The real work begins for the detectives a...
ListenS2 E6: Queens Sniper (Part 1) from 2021-12-16T11:00
The night of August 26, 2006, a driver went on a six-hour shooting spree that left one person dead, four injured, and a trail of shattered glass and bullet-scarred vehicles across Queens. He shot a...
ListenS2 E5: Two Homicides, One Gun, and a Pink Bag from 2021-11-04T10:00
In the early hours of December 11, 2012, Shalema Gaskin was on her way to visit her daughter at Brookdale Hospital in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It was four blocks away from her home, but she never mad...
ListenS2 E4: Ming the Harlem Tiger from 2021-10-21T10:00
In 2003, the Emergency Service Unit met their match when they discovered a 250-pound Bengal tiger in a man’s Harlem apartment. This is the story of Ming the Harlem Tiger, and the officers who respo...
ListenS2 E3: The Man in the Baseball Hat from 2021-10-07T10:00
It’s a race against the clock as detectives in the 6th Precinct investigate a series of assault and robbery cases with elderly victims. Here’s how they collared the man that was behind the crime sp...
ListenS2: E2: Dark Web Undercover from 2021-09-23T10:00
The dark web is but a fraction of the internet. But illegal activity there is now increasing coming to light. Threatening savings. Damaging peace of mind. In this episode, we’ll meet the detective...
ListenS2 E1: Who Killed Henryk? The Unsolved Homicide of 9/11 from 2021-09-09T10:00
Just before midnight, on September 11, 2001, a man was gunned down on a street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. His name was Henryk Siwiak. Despite the best efforts of a police department spread thin by a la...
ListenIntroducing: Opt In NYC from 2020-10-29T10:00
Introducing Opt In NYC, a new podcast produced by young New Yorkers in conjunction with the New York City Police Department and Police Foundation. The podcast explores contemporary issues and stori...
ListenS1 E5 | Baby Hope: In the Box from 2019-12-03T10:00
After hours of interrogation, the truth about what happened to Baby Hope is revealed.
ListenS1 E4 | Baby Hope: The Girl in the White Dress from 2019-11-19T23:32
For 22 years, detectives searched for the true name of the little girl they called "Baby Hope." Once they found it, it was eight days before they were face to face with her killer.
ListenS1 E3 | Baby Hope: A Colder Case from 2019-11-13T18:06
For two decades, detectives struggled with the Baby Hope case. One day, a tip was called in that changed everything.
ListenS1 E2 | Baby Hope: We Are Them from 2019-11-05T19:26
Two years into the investigation, detectives are no closer to knowing Baby Hope's real name.
ListenS1 E1: Baby Hope: Into the Woods from 2019-10-29T10:00
A gruesome discovery by a road crew in Washington Heights sends the 34th Precinct Detective Squad on a hunt for a little girl's identity.
ListenS1 E1 | Baby Hope: Into the Woods from 2019-10-29T10:00
A gruesome discovery by a road crew in Washington Heights sends the 34th Precinct Detective Squad on a hunt for a little girl's identity.
ListenS1 E1: Baby Hope: Into the Woods from 2019-10-29T10:00
A gruesome discovery by a road crew in Washington Heights sends the 34th Precinct Detective Squad on a hunt for a little girl's identity.
ListenS1 Trailer | Break in the Case from 2019-10-16T22:59
Welcome to Season One of Break in the Case: True Stories by NYPD Detectives. Starting October 29, 2019.
ListenS1 Trailer | Break in the Case from 2019-10-16T22:59
Welcome to Season One of Break in the Case: True Stories by NYPD Detectives. Starting October 29, 2019.
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