Brutal Rape, Execution Style Murder: The Death of Barbara Waldman, Solved after 52 years

Brutal Rape, Execution Style Murder: The Death of Barbara Waldman, Solved after 52 years

41:15 Mar 17, 2026
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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 3, shocked the Oceanside, New York, community, but what was more shocking, the case was not solved 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 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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