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This week Beth and Wendy Colin Ferguson, a black man who in 1993, shot up a train car full of passengers, killing six and wounding nineteen.

We dive into the setting (13:54), the killers early life (22:10) and the timeline (25:52).  Then, we get into the trial (44:27), "Where are they now?" (01:00:44) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap.  

As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered and our shout outs. 

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Footnotes

This week’s episode was researched with the help of Maria.

Articles/Websites

Wikipedia contributors. (08/13/2021). 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1993_Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting&oldid=1038530458

Jones, Charisse. (12/09/1993). DEATH ON THE L.I.R.R.: The Suspect; In Notes and Past of Accused, Portrait of Boiling Resentment. The New York Times. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/09/nyregion/death-lirr-suspect-notes-past-accused-portrait-boiling-resentment.html

Pierre-Pierre, Gary. (10/10/1993). DEATH ON THE L.I.R.R.; Suspect's Quiet Roots in Jamaica Suburb. The New York Times. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/10/nyregion/death-on-the-lirr-suspect-s-quiet-roots-in-jamaica-suburb.html

McFadden, Robert D. (12/12/1993). A Tormented Life -- A special report; A Long Slide From Privilege Ends in Slaughter on a Train. The New York Times. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/12/nyregion/tormented-life-special-report-long-slide-privilege-ends-slaughter-train.html

History.com Editors. (11/13/2009). Shooter opens fire on Long Island Railroad train. History. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/commute-of-terror

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Colin Ferguson. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/ferguson-colin.htm

Wikipedia contributors. (08/13/2021). 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/25/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1993_Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting&oldid=1038530458

Weber, Frank F. (07/13/2018). A Killer Without A Conscience. Frank F. Weber’s Blog. Retrieved 10/25/2021 from https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/17056558-a-killer-without-a-conscience

Teag, Theo. (12/16/2012). My Encounter With Colin Ferguson America’s First True Spree Killer. The Real McTeag. Retrieved 10/22/2021 from https://therealmcteag.com/2012/12/16/my-encounter-with-colin-ferguson-americas-first-true-spree-killer/

History

Daley, Chris. (2009). Interview with Jamaican Photographer Ray Chen. Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://jamaicans.com/interview-with-jamaican-photographer-ray-chen/

Ledda, Brianne. (07/08/2020). Slavery On Long Island: The History That We Forget To Remember. WSHU. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://www.wshu.org/post/slavery-long-island-history-we-forget-remember#stream/0

Wilkinson, Annie. (02/15/2021). Recalling the Often Forgotten History of Slavery on Long Island. Long Island Press. Retrieved 10/10/2021 from https://www.longislandpress.com/2021/02/15/recalling-the-often-forgotten-history-of-slavery-on-long-island/

Wikipedia contributors. (10/20/2021). Long Island. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/25/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Island&oldid=1050976772

Wikipedia contributors. (08/08/2021). Coromantee. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coromantee&oldid=1037772057

Reed, Pamela D. (06/30/2017). Maroon community. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from https://www.britannica.com/topic/maroon-community

Dig Jamaica. (08/08/2017). Out of Many, One People: Jamaica’s Rich Chinese Heritage. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from http://digjamaica.com/m/blog/jamaicas-rich-chinese-heritage/

Jamaica Information Service. (n.d.). The History of Jamaica. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from https://jis.gov.jm/information/jamaican-history/

World Population Review. (n.d.). Jamaica Population 2021. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/jamaica-population

Jamaicans.com Staff Writer. (January 2021). 10 Things to Know about Chinese Jamaican Influence on Reggae Music. Jamaicans. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from https://jamaicans.com/10-things-to-know-about-chinese-jamaican-influence-on-reggae-music/

Proudfoot, Jared. (08/13/2020). How the Chinese-Jamaican Community Influenced the Development of Classic Reggae. Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 10/13/2021 from  https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/chinese-jamaican-influence-on-classic-reggae-list

Lesley, Joanne. (7/28/2020). What are the effects of racism on health and mental health? Medical News Today. Retrieved 10/22/2021 from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/effects-of-racism#children

Podcasts

Williams, Alvin; Evans, Francel (Hosts). (08/24/2020). 141- Overwhelmed [Audio podcast]. Affirmative Murder. Retrieved 10/21/2021 from https://open.spotify.com/episode/47rUFUV0a378sefyCcmgz7

Ferguson, Mike; Gibson, Mike (Hosts). (07/30/2017) Colin Ferguson [Audio podcast]. True Crime All The Time. Retrieved 10/20/2021 from https://www.stitcher.com/show/true-crime-all-the-time/episode/colin-ferguson-50959845

Video

American Justice: The Long Island Railroad Massacre (S5, E6). A&E.
https://youtu.be/_BoZYZ2qZNE

Music

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