Every Town - The BIG APPLE BERMUDA Triangle Is Real & Terrifying

Episode Date: February 7, 2025

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If you love true crime, grab your favorite mug and pour yourself a dose of creepy true crime every single morning with a morning cup of murder. This short daily show is the perfect podcast to incorporate into your morning routine because in less than 15 minutes, you'll hear about a true crime that took place on a day's date in history. Each day's dark history lesson will kickstart your morning with intriguing tales of murder, abduction, serial killers, cults, and everything in between.

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In a densely populated area, they've certainly seen their fair share of them. Accidents, unalivings, murder. Each and every victim can easily end up in the many waterways around this urban environment, only to be found days or even months later. But according to many experts, those who have been able to be found. lived and worked in the city their whole lives. A. Bodies is a heck of a lot to show up in one spot and way above the norm here. Most of the cases in the bay also remain without a clear explanation, and while authorities

are finding it hard to make connections between the victims, why so many discoveries in such a short time? Are these isolated incidents or part of something much bigger and darker? Hey guys, it's Andrew, and thanks for tuning in to another episode of Everytown, or today we're checking out a story that's flown under the radar a bit, which makes it all that more interesting. And eight bodies, some men, some women, some with names, some unidentified. They don't make sense on the surface on why they could be connected. But what also doesn't make sense is why they just keep showing up dead in Jamaica Bay.

Let's head on over to NYC now and learn about what some are calling, the Big Apple, Bermuda Triangle. Right in the heart of New York City is a place that millions of people lay their eyes on every single day. They're either on their way to work or the airport or just out for a nice jog along the water's edge. It is the large body of water that we call Jamaica Bay. It's technically an estuary where freshwater mixes in with the Atlantic Ocean. Geographically it lies in a highly populated area and it's surrounded by Brooklyn to the

and Queens and Long Island to the north and east of it. And JFK International Airport itself sits in part right on top of it, so if you've ever flown in or out of there, and chances are you've seen Jamaica Bay yourself. With an approximate area of 65 square miles, an average depth of 13 feet, this area has been altered for decades by human activity. Dredging, landfills, and construction have transformed its landscape,

creating a mix of industrial, commercial, and residential areas. The bay itself contains multiple marshy inlands, which is why in recent decades there's been a concerted effort to keep the place clean and a safe home for wildlife. And all that is great and good to see. However, right now at this very moment, it appears like what really needs protecting isn't the animals and plants that live in the bay, and it's the people who call New York City their home who need help.

Because beneath its murky waters, and on the surface of it, there's a story developing that few are even talking about. Maybe that's because they don't have all the facts, or because sometimes it's easier to pretend that an unsettling truth isn't real. But there's certainly enough going on here to have some renaming Jamaica Bay to the Bermuda Triangle of New York. So, why exactly is that? Well, as mentioned, the numbers don't lie.

A bodies found between November of 2023 and October of 2024, which is less than a year is unprecedented. And that's not my opinion. That's coming from police, as well as government officials who are looking into the cases. While it's raised alarms with the NYPD and some of the community members there, there hasn't been enough to spread the word throughout national headlines. Maybe this will change that. Well, there's a lot of unanswered questions still waiting to be answered, in each individual case.

One thing we know for sure is that would initially seem like a couple of isolated deaths soon revealed itself to possibly being much bigger than that. To understand the mystery, and we got to go back to the first spot he's found. Starting with the discovery of a dismembered individual who washed up on a small beach in the bay, authorities would go on to identify those remains

as belonging to Ross MacDonald, a 44-year-old Irish filmmaker, known for his documentary work that earned him multiple Emmy Awards. The search continues today for a missing filmmaker, originally from Ireland. Police say 44-year-old Ross McDonald was last seen leaving his apartment in Bedford-Stuyves in Brooklyn the night of November 4th. His bicycle was reportedly found in Fort Tilden. Anyone with information on McDonald is urged to call the NYPD. His disappearance was noticed when he missed an appointment that same day and failed to show up to work the following morning.

The worried his friends decided to forcibly enter his apartment, only to confirm that there was no trace of him there. And from then on, the uncertainty about his whereabouts quickly began to grow. And days later, McDonald's bike was found at Fort Tilden Beach in Queens, a nice little area located on the Rockaway Peninsula, known for its secluded beaches, but also strong ocean currents. This discovery heightened concerns, as there weren't no signs of his whereabouts or clear clues about what might have happened. Then on November 17th,

local fishermen made a disturbing discovery close by. Developing now a body without a head was found in the water in Queens. So who is it? What happened? How did it end up there? Police and the FDNY responded again to the report of someone in the water. But when they pull that body to the shore, they realized that not only was the victim deceased, but it was, was missing ahead. It sounded like a fisherman got, you know, swept out to, swept out in the water in the bay and drowned or something like that. Then it sounded like they got recovered, but then, yeah, it was decapitated.

So, yeah, that sounds like there was definitely maybe some foul play involved. The news quickly mobilized the police, who upon arriving at the scene, began the task of identification. And suspicion immediately fell on McDonald, as his disappearance had already been linked to the same area. Authorities ultimately stated that there was no suspicion of criminal activity. The initial hypothesis is that he may have entered the water, possibly to swim and was swept away by the ocean currents.

He was known to enjoy taking wild swims, but at that time of year, the weather is pretty cold. Still, though, certainly plausible. With the two weeks passing by between when he went missing, and was finally found. Decomposition had set in, so it's possible for the body to just break apart from there, especially if it was caught thrashing in the waves. However, this theory has raised doubts among many of his friends and colleagues. Officially, his cause of death is undetermined, and maybe it would be more believable that this was just a tragic accident, except for the fact that he isn't the only one to be found like this.

His case also became even more complicated due to the lack of security camera footage in the area. Despite efforts to review nearby recordings, no footage of McDonald was found at Fort Tilden Beach or of his last movements. And that tends to be the pattern in all these cases, and bodies showing up with no idea how they got in there in the first place. Just a month before McDonald's case in October, the body of 48-year-old Marco Ramirez, a Brooklyn resident was found on the shore of Cross Bay Boulevard, also in Jamaica Bay. And this list of discoveries was further expanded with the body of an unidentified woman at Breezy Point Beach, also in October, raising the number of strange cases to three.

With all these, the cause of death would officially be labeled as undetermined. The uncertainty of this whole situation and what piqued the locals' attention really grew as more bodies continued. to appear from there. On February 2nd of 2024, 26-year-old Colin Marma went to work with his stepfather, Roland, as was the normal routine. A little later in the morning, he said he was headed out to go grab a cup of coffee, but he never came back. His Mercedes would later on be discovered a bandit on 143rd Street in Manhattan. Almost two months later, a person walking, found his body floating on Far Rockaway. 46-year-old Lucas McElladjewitt

Bozone Park was found beheaded off of Howard Beach. Another unidentified female and then an unidentified male were found in the area after that. In July, U.S. Army veteran, 30-year-old Moses Rodriguez was found unresponsive

on the shores of Far Rockaway as well. And Queen's Councilwoman, Joan Ariola, didn't hide her concern when it came to the increasing number of cases, and she said, growing up here meant hearing about bodies in the East River or the Hudson River, but not in Jamaica Bay. For Ariola, these events are not mere coincidences,

and she continues to demand more information and action from the authorities. Dan Mundy Jr., president of the Board Channel Civic Association, and Jamaica Bay Eco-Watchers, expressed similar sentiments saying, if eight bodies appeared in another neighborhood in a year, it would be a big problem. The police should treat this the same way and tell us what's going on here. According to him, the frequency of the discoveries is unprecedented and doesn't align with the experience of someone who has lived near the water their whole life. And Jamaica Bay, with its mix of marshes, streams, and man-made channels,

it's not a place where bodies typically appear this frequently, at least not historically. And so is this all just a coincidence, just a string of bad luck in a short amount of time? Or is someone, or perhaps several people, using the bay as their dumping grounds? Well, it wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened in the area. New developments in the Gilgo Beach serial killer case. Within the last hour, the suspect appeared in court. The Gilgo Beach Killer is a name that might ring some bells to you. He just so happened to be a vehicle.

very prolific serial killer, a one who dumped his victims 30 miles east of Jamaica Bay, into the woods and shrubs that ran along Gilgo Beach. The investigation into those murders began back in 2010, when police began searching for a missing woman who had frantically called 911 before that call got disconnected. The female, 23-year-old Shannon Gilbert was running down the street in the early hours of the morning in the area of Gilgo Beach,

screaming that someone was trying to kill her. That entire call lasted 23 minutes, allowing them to ping where she was. However, that was the last time anyone would hear from her again. After that, the authorities went out to the area of the call with cadaver dogs to conduct an investigation. That's when they stumbled upon the human remains of a female, though they didn't belong to Shannon. As they began working that scene, they then came upon the remains of another female, and then another, until ten in total. were uncovered. The discovery, of course, led to the theory that a serial killer was at work here, but it would take more than a decade to hone in on who was responsible. The Gilgo Beach killer case

spanned the leadership of five police commissioners and generated over 1,000 leads. Over the arrest of Rex Heuerman in July of 2023 marked a turning point. The 61-year-old architect, who lived in Massapequa Park, Long Island, with his wife and children, was arrested after investigations linked to the murders of Amber Costello, Megan Waterman, and Melissa Barthelamy. Shortly after, he was also charged with the debts of Maureen, Brainerd Barnes, Sandra Costilla, and Jessica Taylor. Over at Heuerman's house, the searches yielded hundreds of electronic devices. Stephanie, they found a number of things. You've already listed some of those articles

that seem to be somewhat of souvenirs for the alleged suspect in this case. They also found a hair matching the wife and daughter of Rex Eurman, something that we've seen of another victim as well, how they connect the suspect to the murders. Also, of those 350 electronics that were seized, they found very significant amount of violent bondage pornography that showed also the mutilation of the body that is similar to that of the victim in the case.

Nearly 300 firearms were also found at the home. Investigators identified a file in his basement containing detailed checklist with tasks to complete before, during, and after the crimes, along with notes for the next time. Among the notes were references to Mill Road, a road near to where remains have been found. Old magazines and newspapers were also recovered containing articles all about the Gilgo Beach murders, which, according to prosecutors, fewer men had kept as superiors. veneers. The Gilgo Beach killings, even though much more open and shut than what's happening in Jamaica Bay, still had its share of problems. There, you had the bodies of all females clearly murdered and dumped in one small area, and they still couldn't find it was responsible for another 13 years. So, is it possible that the same type of thing is happening in Jamaica Bay right now?

Not everyone's so sure. As some claim that the activity of local mob, or gangs could be behind these mysterious killings. And the very morphology of the bay itself could also play a key role, attracting floating bodies from other points in the Atlantic. Meaning, it's no dumping ground just a place people wash up. Though why so many in such a short span still remains the big question. The authorities for their part have tried to get whatever answers they can, and they take the cases seriously and are still searching for answers.

NYPD has increased surveillance, for example, with water patrols and drones in the bay, but so far the results have been scarce. The changing currents of the waters here, combined with its dense underwater vegetation, make any rescue or search operation difficult. The bay literally swallows the evidence, and that's just the way it goes. Joe Giacalone, a retired NYPD sergeant and now adjunct professor at the John J. College of Criminal Justice, pointed out that while bodies appearing in the city's rivers and bays is not uncommon, the number and frequency of the discoveries in this area is. He says that to solve these cases, detectives often focus on victimology, meaning investigating who the victims were and what they were doing before their deaths. And he states,

some of these cases could be accidents, other situations where people want to leave this earth on their own accord, and some of course could be murders. So in other words, you need to look at the facts. And so, let's do just that. For filmmaker Ross MacDonald, could he have been taken by somebody with sinister intentions? Yes, I guess. But as mentioned, he enjoyed wild swims in the area. It was known to jump in, even in cold temperatures, to reinvigorate his body and get some exercise.

And with his bike positioned where it was, it would appear like he even intentionally went down to the waters to specifically go for a swim. Then an undertow, or just a strong enough current, could have tragically taken him out, only to eventually wash him back in. The headless body of Lucas, a 46-year-old, as it turns out, might have been something he did himself. He was about a thousand yards away connected to a bridge was a rope dangling from it. and Colin Mara, the 26-year-old who left work and never came back, unfortunately he had been struggling with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, having been diagnosed four years prior. His mother went on to say the following regarding the day he went missing.

That morning, Roland just knew something didn't seem quite right with Colin. He seemed a little bit agitated, as if he was emotionally wrestling with the day ahead. So while nobody knows exactly what happened to him, his last known movement was buying a drink at a corner store, located close to where he left his car. That store was also just one block away from the Hudson River. If you follow the Hudson down, well it empties out into the ocean right next to Jamaica Bay. Moses Rodriguez had been hanging out on the beach all day when he was found unresponsive, even posted several photos and videos to his social media accounts, hanging out and just having fun. Now, he was discovered at around 12.30 a.m. floating in the water on Beach, 96th Street.

Emergency responders tried to perform CPR to save him, but ultimately it was too late. And as for the unidentified bodies, well, there isn't a lot of information out there about them. Could they be tied to something much more sinister than an accident? There's no doubt, but whether or not there's a new Bermuda triangle brewing in the middle of New York City, well, that seems doubtful. All these deaths are tragic and some even preventable, which is the sad part. The people who felt invincible headed out to those waters for fun only to get caught in a bad situation. Others felt invisible to the world as a whole and decided they didn't want to be a part of it anymore.

The simple reality is that as populations grow, especially in a condensed city level, like New York, the amount of people dying will also increase. And as a result, bodies will turn up even in places that they have them before. And that's exactly what appears to be happening over in Jamaica Bay, aka New York's Bermuda Triangle. So that's it for this week's episode of Everytown. Hope you all enjoyed it. If you want to watch this episode, click the link in the description or visit Scary Mysteries on YouTube. For exclusive podcast, plus an entire library of additional episodes, go to patreon.com

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