True Crime New England

I absolutely love how passionate these woman are. They tell the stories of these people with such grace. They are thoughtful and loving. Being from New England myself I find these more interesting. I share whenever possible. They do a great job and I just love them so much!

I’ve finally found the worst podcast. Poorly researched, weird long pauses, poorly made jokes. Just a terrible listen.

The world of true crime podcasts definitely has a formula. When followed correctly, it seems to work. Two women read a few articles and then “discuss” the story. Chances are you’ve already heard the story being told and won’t learn anything new. The one niche this show has is they attempt to limit their coverage to cases in the New England area, which distinguishes their show, but also severely limits the topics. I neither loved nor hated the show, it entertains you for a bit but it’s popcorn…good for a snack but provides nothing of substance.

The murder of Antoinette Venditti Bruce is a case more people should know about. It happened in a small town (Middletown RI) adjacent to Newport RI. Antoinette actually LIVED in Connecticut with her husband and family however. She was a manager for Christmas Tree Shop in CT and very well liked according to all police reports. She ended up being stalked and killed by a co-worker who had been fired by the company prior to killing her. The company sent her to the Middletown RI store to do a management project—he followed her and kidnapped & killed her while she was in RI. There are a bunch of news articles about this but it would be tough to describe the full case without watching the Investigation Discovery show about her case. It gives many important details that weren’t included on the news. This was such a tragic story and only seemed to get a quick blip of attention. Thanks!