Brutal Rape, Execution Style Murder: The Death of Barbara Waldman, Solved After 52 Years

In 1974, 5-year-old Eric Waldman came home from kindergarten and found his mother bound, gagged and shot in the head.

The murder of Barbara Waldman, 31, mother of three, shocked the Oceanside, New York, community. What was more shocking is that the case was not solved for over 50 years and went cold.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the murder of Barbara Waldman, the timeline of her murder, and how the murderer went undetected for 52 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.02 Introduction

04:19.51 Half-Day Kindergarten

10:18.29 5-year-old discovers mom

15:22.10 Execution style murder and rape

19:46.10 Torture 

25:01.66 Timeline

30:50.90 50 plus years later, solved

35:06.95 Othram got a hit

41:30.90 Conclusion

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