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‘Long Buried’: Inside a cold case hidden for 44 years After human remains were found during the construction of a new home in April 2024, it took investigators nearly two months to identify them. When they did, the mystery only deepened.

The first 3 eps of my podcast, “Long Buried,” are out now. It delves into the mystery of a woman who disappeared in 1980 and the secrets that spilled out after her body was found 44 years later.

It would mean so much to me if you subscribed, rated and reviewed!

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2. The Peculiar Messenger by Long Buried

Check out the second episode of "Long Buried," in which investigators scramble to discover the identity of the person whose remains were uncovered by a construction crew excavating a new home site. More great work from @jess-on-ice.com and @phillippantuso.bsky.social

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2. The Peculiar Messenger

Episode 2 of the new @timesunion.com true crime podcast I produced with @phillippantuso.bsky.social is out! Listen to "Long Buried" wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 New episodes come out on Tuesdays. open.spotify.com/show/0lZbGTc...

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‘Long Buried’: Inside a cold case hidden for 44 years After human remains were found during the construction of a new home in April 2024, it took investigators nearly two months to identify them. When they did, the mystery only deepened.

A project @jess-on-ice.com and I began working on over a year ago launches today. It’s a podcast about a woman who vanished without a trace 46 years ago, and the secrets that tumbled out four decades later after her body was found.

Listen, subscribe and rate!

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1. 'This is a human body.' by Long Buried

Don't miss the first episode of "Long Buried," the new podcast from @phillippantuso.bsky.social and @jess-on-ice.com examining the disappearance of Karen Ramsey, and the secrets that tumbled out more than four decades later. megaphone.link/SFO6559034385

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in their defense, who could’ve seen baseball season coming

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This is great. “Then struggle” is a mantra for creating.

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Chester official guilty of assault, weapons charges in DoorDash shooting John Reilly III was convicted of assault and illegal weapons possession. The jury did not consider the attempted murder charge against him.

John Reilly III, the Chester highway supervisor, was found guilty of multiple assault and illegal weapons possession charges related to shooting a lost DoorDash driver outside his home last year. @phillippantuso.bsky.social and Lana Bellamy report. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

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OBAA is only nominally about radical politics, which it views as a lens through which to consider what it’s really interested in, which is the terror of bringing a child into the world, a question that will always have a political valence but not EXCLUSIVELY a political valence.

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Bard trustees hire outside firm to review Botstein-Epstein ties The news was released in a statement from the Board of Trustees late Thursday afternoon, its first public statement about the scandal.

Breaking tonight: Bard has retained an outside law firm to conduct an independent review of Leon Botstein’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the college’s public first response to mounting scrutiny over its president’s relationship with the convicted sex predator.

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ICE retracts false claim that it purchased Hudson Valley warehouse The federal agency said its statement that it bought a former Pep Boys building in Chester to use as a detention center was a “mistake.”

Just in from my colleague Nora Mishanec: ICE officials said Tuesday they had made a “mistake” after falsely claiming to have bought a Hudson Valley warehouse for a detention center.

On Friday, after multiple outlets ran with ICE’s claims, we reported that county officials had no record of a sale.

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The Times Union’s Hudson Valley team, ladies and gentlemen

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ICE retracts false claim that it purchased Hudson Valley warehouse The federal agency said its statement that it bought a former Pep Boys building in Chester to use as a detention center was a “mistake.”

Last week, several news organizations uncritically ran with ICE’s claim that it had purchased an upstate warehouse to use as a detention center.

The Times Union didn’t. We did some actual reporting and found there were no records of a deal.

Then, tonight:

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‘S___show’: Bard students protest Botstein’s ties to Epstein as trustees meet Anger on campus is mounting amid Bard College’s silence about President Leon Botstein’s relationship with the convicted sex predator.

It’s been two weeks since new revelations emerged about Bard President Leon Botstein’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

The board of trustees has said nothing. A college spokesperson has said only, “The president is listening and engaging.” Students and alumni want more.

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A $50,000 Watch and Friendly Notes: One College Leader’s Ties to Epstein

they gave us one last week too! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

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Emails show Botstein knew of Epstein allegations while pursuing donations Condolences sent after public reports of Epstein’s sex trafficking and his ties to then-Prince Andrew indicate the Bard president knew more than he now admits.

Our latest story on Leon Botstein’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein shows the college president knew of the trafficking allegations as he sought donations from the sex offender, despite his repeated claims in recent days to the contrary.

Much more herein:

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‘Gross’: Amid silence from college, Bard students react to Botstein revelations Amid silence from the college, many students disapproved of Leon Botstein courting a convicted sex offender for donations. But they don’t expect he will resign.

In the four-plus days since the @timesunion.com reported that Leon Botstein’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was much closer than previously known, neither Bard College nor its trustees have said anything.

But students are talking. Including to us.

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‘I miss you’: Emails detail close ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Bard President Leon Botstein Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and a visit with “girls” to the college.

Bard College President Leon Botstein appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island, hosting a visit with “girls” to campus and telling the child sex predator, “I miss you.”

Sarah Trafton reports:

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‘I miss you’: Emails detail close ties between Jeffrey Epstein and Bard President Leon Botstein Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and a visit with “girls” to the college.

Bard College President Leon Botstein appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island, hosting a visit with “girls” to campus and telling the child sex predator, “I miss you.”

Sarah Trafton reports:

www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...

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“We’re not trying to recreate social media”: How Minnesota’s Star Tribune navigates a local crisis The publication tries to offer a sober alternative to a social media swarm as a deadly shooting deepens the crisis in Minneapolis.

“Ultimately, that’s what journalism is in for: You need to shed some light and bring true understanding.”

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Was just trying to remember this. Someone said it in a podcast just this week

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Kingston votes again to keep rent control, declaring new housing emergency The city’s Common Council unanimously acted to preserve rent stabilization after a disputed vacancy study threatened tenant protections.

BREAKING: The first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization became the first one to do it again.

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Bergvall, Simons, Sarr, Gray, Vuskovic, Tel, and probably LWB and Moore are all clearly part of the “project.” This game sucks shit but c’mon.

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USCIS reverses course, reinstates halted naturalization ceremonies across New York The move comes days after the Times Union revealed abrupt cancellations in at least seven counties, sparking bipartisan criticism and demands for answers.

Less than three days after Maria Silva reported on the cancellation of naturalization ceremonies across upstate, an apparent reversal by USCIS.

Journalism, amirite?

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This doesn’t happen without Maria’s intrepid reporting on this policy change, which USCIS tried to keep quiet.

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Former Trooper Christopher Baldner found not guilty of murder, reckless endangerment Jurors will return Friday to decide if they can convict Christopher Baldner in connection with a Thruway crash that killed 11-year-old Monica Goods.

Christopher Baldner, the first state trooper in New York to stand trial for murder in connection with a vehicle pursuit, was found not guilty of that charge on Thursday.

But jurors are split on whether to convict him of manslaughter.

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USCIS halts upstate naturalization ceremonies, leaving hundreds waiting Clerks in seven counties say federal agency under Department of Homeland Security did not explain the sudden cancellations, which have left hundreds of lawful permanent residents in limbo.

Naturalization ceremonies are described by new citizens and local officials as joyful celebrations of American values. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services has been canceling them indefinitely in counties across upstate New York, and it won't say why. Maria Silva reports.

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I’m hearing Mark Sanford ran for president?

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Driver dies after striking two state troopers in Cairo The troopers, assigned to the State Police Catskill barracks, suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a Route 23 traffic stop.

Breaking late on Monday: a man has died mysteriously in upstate New York after “striking” two state police troopers with his vehicle.

More when I know it.

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Kingston chiropractor facing child sex abuse material sentencing now charged with assaulting toddler John Boyle III pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child sex abuse material earlier this year and was scheduled to be sentenced in December.

His attorney called the arrest "a gross misunderstanding" and alleged the Ulster County DA was using it "to try to get an enhancement of his sentence” — that is, the plea agreement in which Boyle admitted to a series of felony child sexual abuse material charges.

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