Upstate Unsolved

News Radio 810 and 103.1 WGY

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Beyond the headlines of Upstate New York's unsolved crimes.

02/13/2019

Upstate Unsolved Season 1 Trailer

In Season 1: WGY's Phoebe LaFave & the Cold Case Analysis Center at the College of St. Rose explore the 1998 disappearance of UAlbany student Suzanne Lyall.

2 min
03/01/2019

S1 E1: A New Beginning

In Episode 1: A New Beginning - we lay the groundwork for this season. We talk to Suzy’s mother Mary about Suzy and the days that followed her disappearance. We discuss The Center for Hope, the non-profit set up by Suzy’s parents that advocates for missing children and their families, and we highlight how The Cold Case Analysis Center at The College of Saint Rose came about and what it aims to do.

29 min
03/07/2019

S1 E2: In Her Footsteps

In Episode 2, In Her Footsteps, we retrace Suzy's steps on her last known day - March 2, 1998. After taking her midterm on the morning of March 2nd Suzy attended classes until 4 PM before heading to work. Before boarding a bus to Crossgates she took $20 out of an ATM at the Key Bank near UAlbany's Uptown campus. When she arrived at Crossgates, she took out another $20 before heading to her job at Babbage's. Suzy left her the mall at 9 PM and boarded a bus back to campus around 9:20. The driver who regularly worked the route recognized her picture but was not certain he saw her get off at the Collins Circle stop on campus, which was only a short walk to her Colonial Quad dorm.

32 min
03/14/2019

S1 E3: The Red Herring

In this episode, we detail what happened the day after Suzanne Lyall's disappearance, which remains one of the biggest question marks surrounding her case. On March 3, 1998 $20 was withdrawn using Suzy's ATM card at a Stewart’s convenience store about three miles from campus. We discuss the man identified publicly as “The Nike Man” who was seen at Stewart’s around the time the $20 was withdrawn.

24 min
03/21/2019

S1 E4: The Strangers | Part One

We've narrowed in on two individuals who, as far as we know, were complete strangers to Suzy. The first is Israel Keyes, a serial killer who claims to have committed a long series of elaborate rapes and murders until his capture in 2012. In this episode we highlight the life and crimes of Israel Keyes and three connections he has to Suzy's case.

28 min
03/28/2019

S1 E5: The Strangers | Part Two

The last stranger we've narrowed in on is John Regan. This middle aged man from a prominent family in Waterbury, Connecticut shocked his community, when in 2004 he was arrested on an unlawful restraint charge for attempting to sexually assault his 21-year-old co-worker. Then, DNA taken at the time of his arrest linked him to the 1993 rape of his friend's wife, Donna Palomba. While out on bail for his crimes in Connecticut, on Halloween 2005 John Regan drove to Saratoga Springs where he attempted to abduct a young woman from her high school parking lot. Saratoga Springs is a short drive to Suzy's hometown of Ballston Spa.

26 min
04/04/2019

S1 E6: Searching for Suzy

In this episode, Dr. Christina Lane, a criminologist and the Director of The Cold Case Analysis Center at The College of Saint Rose and I talk with the lead investigator of the initial investigation, about the framework of her case and how investigations like Suzy's are handled. We hear from Suzy's siblings about the aftermath of her disappearance and how their lives have been affected by her absence.

32 min
04/11/2019

S1 E7: More Than Missing

Suzanne Lyall is so much more than her disappearance. She is a daughter, sister, cousin, a hard worker, poet, computer lover, girlfriend, and a friend. In this episode, we speak to members of her immediate family and her two cousins to get at the core of who Suzy was as a child and through her high school years. Her family shares similar anecdotes of Suzy, expressing her kind heart and intelligent nature but also the traits we haven't heard much about.

30 min

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AI?

Jul 21

Diplomat5

Is the narrator an AI voice? Her cadence is halted like AI. (genuine question- the host is listed as Jeff something, so I’m thinking yes?)
Narrator voice is awful!

Jul 26

nsdko2

I liked the story, but the narrator’s voice makes it very hard to get lost in the story. If it’s an AI voice as same listeners are theorizing, change it. If it is a real person’s voice get them speech lessons or replace them and re-record all episodes. For me, I’m out… life is too short to spend my time concentrating on a distracting voice rather then on the story.
Such a great podcast but narrator sounds robotic!!

10/26/2020

CrysLeah

I can’t get past the narrator talking like Siri. The coverage of the case is great, for a good cause, and very interesting but I wish she would talk like a normal human being... it would make this podcast a lot better
Respectfully done

Jul 5

godzgrrl

I love how this isn’t one of those sensationalist podcasts where no real thought is given to the deceased nor the people who love them. Instead, their stories are told by an even-toned narrator who clearly cares about getting the whole story and getting it right. She also includes conversations with family members, police, and other professionals involved. It’s very interesting but not just for interests sake. I feel more like part of an investigative team and less like a voyeur