by Ashley Flowers | Oct 15, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases
When the body of Robert Mitchell Jr., a “gentle giant” and towering presence in Rochester’s bar scene, is discovered burning in a public park, detectives don’t know what to think. As rumors swirl and leads dry up, the case grows cold… until a witness comes forward...
by Ashley Flowers | Sep 24, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases
When demolition workers entered a vacant home in Rochester, New York, they expected asbestos—not a crime scene. But hidden inside was the body of 44-year-old Jaklyn Baccoli, a woman whose final moments were marked by unimaginable violence. As detectives dug into her...
by Ashley Flowers | Aug 6, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases
On a summer night in 1993, 19-year-old Gregory Fickess had just gotten out of his car in downtown Rochester when he was jumped in a seemingly unprovoked, fatal, act of violence. A case with no motive and few cooperating witnesses is tough to get very far. But when...
by Ashley Flowers | Jul 9, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases
If you lived in the Rochester area back in the day, you might recognize the smooth voice of “Unkle Rog.” As a late-night radio host and DJ at WCMF for almost 30 years, perhaps he kept you company past midnight, maybe helped you stay awake during a third shift. By 52,...
by Ashley Flowers | Jun 18, 2025 | Connecticut Cold Case, Episode, Northeast Cold Cases
When a man stopped to get gas in the middle of the night in 1985, he had no idea he was walking into the scene of a murder. The 23-year-old gas station attendant, Carmen “CJ” DeLuca, had been shot to death for seemingly no reason. But with no witnesses and no clear...
by Ashley Flowers | Jun 11, 2025 | Episode, New York Cold Case, Northeast Cold Cases
In the dead of winter, a fire consumed a home in Rochester, New York — but what firefighters discovered inside wasn’t an accident. Four bodies, bound, shot, and left in a scene so brutal it stunned even experienced detectives. Nearly a decade later, with no arrests...
