Due to the graphic nature of this episode. Listener discretion is advised. This episode contains discussions of violence and murder. Extreme caution is advised for listeners under thirteen September twenty fourth, nineteen, eighty four. Three year old, Joseph Mccoy walked alone through an intersection in Niagara falls. The former boxer like to begin every stay with the familiar routine, around nine, a dot m. He strolled through a crosswalk as cars waited patiently at the stoplight a slight. Why are young white man, appeared behind Mccoy? He rushed at the Older man catching him off guard with saying anything, he wrestled Mccoy's head down, making escape difficult to look. Lookers the bizarre site. Looked like two boys play fighting, but in seconds it turned deadly serious with Mccoy still struggling to break free. The young man held up an oddly shaped paper bag

seconds later at the air erupted, with the distinct terrified sound of two gunshots mystery. Man had fired a sawed off rifle into Mccoy's head Mccoy, lapsed unto the concrete, as this attacker fled his weapons still concealed inside the paper bag. The two stunned witness Rushton Mccoys of lifeless form desperate to help, but it was too late by the time the medics arrive. Eighteen minutes later he was dead As bizarre and unexpected as the crime had been, it wasn't an isolated incident. Joseph Mccoy was the fourth black man who been murdered in western New York in the past thirty six hours

the community reeled from the unexplained horror; no one knew where or when the killer might strike. Next hi, I'm Greg Paulson. This is serial killers, there's a Spotify original from Parkhurst every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers today were concluding the story of Joseph G, Christopher New York's twenty two caliber killer. I'm here with my co host and surrendered sing, pint one you can find episodes of serial killers and all other Spotify originals from par cast for free on Spotify Lester We discuss chose childhood in Buffalo and I we felt like you failed to live up to his father's expectations in its early twenties schizophrenia. set in and Joe began, murdering black men in cold blood. Today will

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and in September of nineteen eighty twenty five year old, Joseph Christopher, murdered three black men in Buffalo New York, The three separate attacks were seemingly random, and people only seem to catch fleeting glimpses of him before he fled the scene then, on the morning of September, twenty fourth about thirty six hours, after his first attack Joe claimed a fourth victim when he shot Joseph MC At an intersection in Niagara falls. The twenty two caliber bulletin coin skull matched the casings recovered. other crime scenes, but just like before Joe was anyone could stop him following the Mccoy murder. Mccoy murder police were stopped before victims said nothing in common aside from the color of their skin and how they were killed. all investigations knew was that the men had each been approached by an average. Looking like man who used to twenty two caliber rifle ass, his murder weapon.

If the black community of Western New York demanded action, no one knew if or when the killer might strike again and they wanted him caught before he had the chance Do you the chance so local, detective state police hit the streets pursuing any leads. They could find, unfortunately, the investigation went nowhere fast. The authorities of little in the way of physical evidence from the crime scenes, additional murders to investigate. There is little hope of finding new clues, but there were the silver lining up His initial frantic spree the killer had seemingly lost his appetite for murder and its possible. This was done. The nature of twenty five year old Jos, rapidly evolving mental illness Vanessa is going to take over the psychology here and throughout the episode She is not a licence ecologist your psychiatrist, but we have done a lot of research for the show, thanks Gregg after his first

aid of killings Joe seem to settle back into his normal state of anxiety and paranoia without any of the did delusions instructing him to kill as researchers, ethical wary and Douglas Kalinin note in their paper for the journal beyond behaviour. These active phases of schizophrenia are typically fall. Did you will face in the residual phase? A schizophrenic person will still some will still have the negative behaviors adult demeanor flat after and over wellmere anxiety without the extremes. Hallucinations and delusions. Given what we know about behavior around this time to enter you will residual phase in the late fall of nineteen. Eighty, which might explain why He ended his spree friends and neighbours. The life didn't seem to change around this time, he'd enlisted in the army earlier that fall,

earlier that fall and was due to report for basic training in November. While he waited for his training to begin, he rarely left his bedroom at the family's home except to attend mass or visit his father's gray That said, although Joe had most likely entered a residual and passive phase, the mood around town was anything but Seemingly racially motivated killings brought a lot of attention to the region, and none of it was good within weeks, are the killing and with no answers forthcoming, Reverend Jesse, Jim said, arrived in Buffalo to attend a town hall, throwing his support behind the community. Even president, Jimmy Carter started to follow the story, his interest eventually prom, involved, even though the crimes fell under local spell under local jurisdiction bridged paranoia began to paranoia, began to spread after all night. Navy was only sixteen years removed from the passage of the Civil Rights ACT, the threat of a white man

a killing black men, so terror far and wide, and the place like the Buffalo a buffalo was uniquely qualified for that kind of fear to thrive soon I'll just note that prejudice is often greater in areas with larger black populations prior to Buffalo had been a largely white city, but that all changed with the advent of desegregation aggregation White family he's who left the area in favour of the suburbs were often replaced by black families, which some Remaining white, neighbors sociologist Lincoln Quilliam, I'll just Lincoln Quillan notes that the mere presence of African Americans in a formerly all white neighbourhood causes white people to think that crime is going up even when it isn't. This lead to can often lead to vigilantes em, where white civilians will do whatever they can to rid themselves of the perceived threat early on that when he, too caliber killer, appeared to be buffaloes own white vigilante, a man

goals in a hate filled rampage with little known about who he was about who he was or what motivated him conspiracies. And wild through the black community and its possible that this fear inspired some to take drastic action. her the evening of October fourth to mills, was walking to his car after work. His was white and his office was in neighborhoods, which might predominantly black neighborhoods, which might be why he caught the eye of Larry Barnes, seemingly without provocation barn. He reportedly to death, the killing, showing off the bloody knife to onlookers. It was clear that things were getting out of hand we're getting out of hand and when to black cab drivers. Work the death in Buffalo that same month, tensions reached a fever pitch at the time police couldn't rule out that the murders the work of the twenty two caliber killer. However, investigators later argued

but these killings were connected to mob activity. However, at that moment it felt just like one more racially motivated one more racially motivated attack on buffaloes black community and though a newly formed task force was engaged around the clock. Residents didn't feel like enough was being done so almost a month. After you first murder community organizers schedule that unity Day rally in downtown Buffalo, hoping to demonstrate their design for action, the peaceful round, They drew an estimated five thousand people with members of the black community standing alongside white neighbours and various local organisations, even after all the bloodshed. It was a peaceful gathering about answer there was speculation that, as they feared for their own safety, Black residents began carrying weapons for protection, even when there hadn't been an attack in weeks Few were willing to take the chance that they were safe, walking the streets. Meanwhile, the

Meanwhile, the authorities didn't know why things have gone so quiet. They had no idea that the killer, who stirred up all the fear, was in out of Buffalo in were while his neighbors were terrified that the killings would continue. At any moment, Joseph Christopher was on a plane heading toward for Benning Georgia. He was to start his career in the army, but not even a fresh start was going to stop him from killing again. Have your puts him in the crosshairs of his fellow privates hi. I'm Christine Schafer and I MM shells were the hosts of rituals, the news it was the hosts of rituals, the new Spotify original from heard our if and that's heard our drink, and that's we drink. You know we are no strangers to true crime and the paranormal, where also into the occult, to chat about not to join. But you know tat to learn

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It's a regimented environment of the? U S, army, small things that might not have raised a red flag with his family. Instead of wiping his slate clean basic training, brought fresh troubles for Joe in paeonia come in waves? It isn't a disorder that ever goes away on it's own. It must be treated with a combination of anti psychotic medication you're became even more pronounced in the strictly regimented environment of the? U S army small things that might not have raised a red flag with his family or friends back home drew stern, media judgment in the barracks, while the symptoms of skills France had basic training in a place designed to bring ever goes away on its own. It must be treated with combination of anti psychotic medication and cognitive. It unfortunately for Christopher, and those in his platoon. He received neither this illness going untreated and his diminishing grasped by reality is hardly surprising that Joe failed to make friends out basic training in a place designed to bring people from different backgrounds,

it was unsettling to say the least. Apparently he also had a problem with the standard issue army boots. Every one was just his demeanor. That people found upsetting he off Joe showed up to formation wearing his shower shoes, which was definitely not middle of the night to see the weird guy from Buffalo standing at the end of their bed. Staring at. silently it was unsettling. To say the least. Apparently he I also had a problem with the standard issue army boots. Every one was required to wear one morning: to the shock of his drill, sergeant Joe showed up to formation, wearing his shower shoes, which was definitely not allowed. The drill sergeant unleashed on him in front of the entire camp how little control he had over his own actions and his detachment from reality. Lights. Out that night, multiple members of his bunk decided to dole out extra punishment

Then rain blows on him using everything from fish to stock stuffed with bars of so it seems unlikely that Germany, We still maintained a connection. Was his mother? and he had over his own actions and unusual detachment from reality pounding his many problems, Joe couldn't or wouldn't articulate what he was experiencing to any one. He tried asking for help in the past, but he was up started telling people all about his wife and four year old four year old, daughter people who didn't actually exist, since he was showing both increased negative and said unusual. Behaviors are often symptoms of schizophrenia, but they weren't the owner symptoms that Joe experienced at the time he also developed who delusions and shared them with others. For example, he started telling people all about his I've and four year old daughter. People who didn't actually exist instead of returning home to Buffalo, he boarded a bus to New York City

it's unclear if he had a plan in mind when he set out for New York, but it seems that by the time he arrived in mind, setting behaviour, Joe somehow made it till Christmas, without being discharged, heat holiday leave from the army on December 19th one eighty and it wasn't due back one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It was a recipe for disaster. What he did It's unclear. If you had a plan in mind when he set out for New York, but it seems that by the time he arrived in, Manhattan is Duluth. And had grown more pronounced. He was once again and seeing signs that told him to kill, unfortunately, he'd play, himself in one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It was a recipe for disaster. What he did, what first arrived, isn't clear, but according to Joe, he visited a Macy's store likely December 22nd or he bought a kitchen knife then he set out to follow his directive to kill.

in an instant Joe slid in front of John and plunged his kitchen knife into the center of his chest, bewildered John stared down shocked to see his hand prodded than usual, jammed full of Christmas shoppers and tourist. As such joy on barely noticed the slight man in a dark jacket and wire rimmed glasses, approaching him Joseph Christopher, in an instant Joe slit in front of John and plunged his kitchen knife into the centre of his chest. Bewildered John stared down shocked to see his hands covered in blood, after registering what had happened, John spun round, to try and find is attacker but Joe had already disappeared into the bustling crowd, dating his knife. With him, suddenly overcome by his wound. John. I then, on the street, as stunned passers by stopped to assist him was Where's later thirty, two year old, Ivan Frazier sat on the e train. He wants be me

a slight white man in wire rim, glasses, stepped aboard. It took a lot to just try to veteran New Yorker from his paper, but there was some about the weird energy emanating from the new rider that just seemed off. Of course, Joe pulled out his knife and lunged at Ivan, though he was stunned. I had the presence of mind to said in his seat across from Ivan and tried to flirt with two women who were seated near by needs. Responded to his advances. I've engaged turned and fled at first Ivan was so stunned by the encounter that he didn't notice. He'd been stabbed. Luckily, his wounds, weren't life threatening, Joe pulled out his knife and lunged at Ivan, though we was stunned, I've been how the presence of mind to fight back. There who tumbled out of the train and onto the platform startled by victims attempt at resistance, Joe turned and fled, First Ivan was so stunned by the encounter that he didn't notice. He been stabbed. Luckily, his will weren't life threatening Jos next week,

wouldn't fare as well at three thirty that afternoon Louis Rigour stroll down Madison Avenue, pushing through the heavy crowd without warning, white man and wire rim. Glasses stepped in front of him and demanded a nineteen year old wallet terrified. but handed Lewis over immediately hoping that would be the end of the encounter, but it wasn't in a flash thief buried his knife into Louis his chest, then With the wallet in hand he took off in the opposite direction. Disappearing. The crowd of holiday. Shoppers save him Joe, had if he'd been stabbed and that the attacker had, he wasn't through yet seeing blood passed and the throng of people around him was more concerned with his survival than stopping the thief they left showed his escape. While they tried to help the team they were able to wrangle an ambulance. Louis died at the hospital before doctors could save him Joe had claimed yet

another life and he wasn't yet between assaults, Jill streets of New York and rode the subway, the kitchen knife, tucked beneath his coat So often I see a sign and he knew what he had to do. That's what he attacked then just ass. He had in Buffalo. He ran before. Anyone could stop. Him between six p dot m and midnight that day he attacked and killed three more men, Antoine Davis, Adg and looked a of his six Manhattan victims. That day, all were men, five were black Louis Rodriguez was a dark, skinned latino witnesses who seeing the attacks fall thinking they might be dealing with the same culprit. The captain found the Erie County district attorney and state police to ask for additional information on their suspected serial killer, while the police from Buffalo were In addition to the sketch there were other leads to follow,

in the end. Why p d notice similarities between these murders and buffaloes twenty two caliber murders from that fall thinking? They might be dealing with the same culprit. The captain phoned the iraqi district attorney and state police to ask for You shall information on their suspected serial killer, while the police from Buffalo were eager to collaborate. The enemy, p D. Dismay She nickname the midtown slasher, but just like his first spree, Joe was done killing before most people noticed star Steve were tasting the same FEAR Buffalo days he just months earlier. The assaults were Christmas. Disconcerting, that the story ran on the front page of the New York Times on Christmas Eve and the press had given the killer, flashy, nickname the mid towns Lasher, but just like his first free Joe was done killing before most people noticed, he started after terrorizing Manhattan for two days he boarded a bus to Buffalo on Christmas day. Here I've come to a city gripped by the same

you're he'd left behind the previous month, stirred up by his crimes in New York City. But though everyone else was on edge. Joe, was relatively relaxed, occur. it's his mother, Joe. He like his ordinary and or at least what passed for ordinary, Joe these days, he most hung around the house and kept to himself which made for a peaceful holiday visit. Everything was pretty quiet in Buffalo that Christmas until December, 29th that day, Joe received another mysterious, yet firm directive to kill so once again following orders, he found a weapon and set out with one thing on his mind in the easing cold of that winner morning, Joe crept around the edges of the empty parking lot of settlers Department Store, that's where he, Thirty one year old, Roger Adams, a little after seven, a M Roger, was used to

the only black man waiting at that particular bus stop, but that day between the holiday. He was the only one there at all, or at least he thought he was to a fast food restaurant to ask for help, but he collapsed in the dining room to the shock of the employee. Laid once into Rogers Chest and once into his neck, but turning around and fleeing leaving his latest victim to die on the frozen ground. Killing There wasn't enough, though, the next day he stopped a black man named Wendell bar on a sidewalk in the nearby city of Rochester, Wendell made it to a fast food restaurant to ask for help, but he collapsed in the dining room to the shock of the employees and patrons within a day. Struck. Again, it was around four p m on New Year's eve when thirty two year old Albert men, lunged forward stabbing him in the chest. It was all over in just seconds

attention to the other customer in the store that day, a man wearing an army jacket and a Red Knit CAT Albert Paper, a cigarette sent stepped back outside other customer Joe, followed Albert outside, and approached him asking for the time moment. Albert looked down at his watch, Joe lunged forward stabbing him in the chest. It was all over and just seconds Joe took his knife and sprinted across the street, weeding out or just double back inside the tobacco store and employ bolted for the police station down the street as another clerk dialed nine one, one, Albert, was rushed to Buffalo General Hospital, where surgeons managed to save his life. Despite the man, said blood loss. He suffered after Jos Attack on Albert that twenty two caliber killer taskforce got back to work, hunting the killer. They set up roadblocks in it. Coming up. Joseph Christopher makes an unbelievable confession and finally gets the help he needs

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however, ignoring the guy, was hard to do when he started shouting racial slurs, startled cow Calvin, turned around to see Joe charging at him with a hunting knife. Luckily, Calvin was a quick thinker and swung his heavy baggage, Joe the blow knocked him off balance, sending the would be attacker to the icy ground. Kelvin didn't wait around to see what would happen next. He took off foot as Joe shouted more racial invective at him from the pavement it was chose last Tack in his home town, but not as last ever the next day, Joe left Buffalo, to return to Fort Benning in Georgia. There were only a few weeks left basic training before graduation, but he didn't make it to milestone, on January eighteenth about two weeks after we got to the base. Joe was in his barracks. Preparing for a shift with private Leonard coals Leonard was facing us. I wrapped his arms around Leonard and stabbed him twice in the chest

and for around Leonard and stabbed him twice in the chest. Descended screamed for help and the other soldiers in the barracks descended on the pair attempting to see right, the men and disarm Joe after they were pulled apart. Joe was taken to the stockade to await his military trial. Fortunately, lettered survived the attack and was transferred to another unit after his recovery between the stockade and the bases psychiatric ward. During his initial stint in lockup, he attacked a fellow inmate and a During his initial stint in the stockade he they tried to use a shaving razor to cut off his own penis stockade he apparently tried to use a shaving razor to cut off his own penis. However, the guards intervened and Joe was remanded to the psych ward. their Jill began, making a stunning shaking and seemingly unbelievable confessions to whom would listen. He had a secret, he boasted he'd killed thirteen

men back home in New York at first no one paid many attention, but one nurse was disturbed enough, claimed to send the confession up the chain of command. Her superiors wasted no time and contacted the Buffalo PD, two thousand two hundred and ten almost immediately Joe confessed to another army captain that he was the twenty two caliber killer, but he refused to answer any questions for that confess to another army captain that he was the twenty two caliber killer, but he refused to answer any questions for the detectives. Instead, he declared that the only person he would speak too was a man will call across. He was the cousin in law and police officer who had supposedly usurped Jos relationship with his father so many years earlier, while as it might have been willing to participate. It seems the authorities wanted to show them Joe Buffalo that they'd finally to the man, so the army in April charges against Joe and turned him over to the state of New York in April of nineteen. Eighty one

Did he a secret? They even covered his face with a ski mask when transporting him to and from the jail lending proceedings. The added feel of a slash for the scheme ask when transporting him to and from the jail the added feel of a slasher film, but despite the authorities, intentions word Killers identity had already leaked additionally, the Christopher. Neighbours and EAST Buffalo noticed when the families home was rated in April between the press. Send word of mouth it that all of New York soon knew the name Joseph Christopher friends and neighbours. mannered young man from down the street could be the murderer who had terrorized New York for the last several months. When police Man from down the street could be the murderer who had terrorized New York for the last several months when police question Jos Ex girlfriend She initially laughed at their suspicions that Joe was a killer, but if she had the

to observe him recently. She might not have been so dismissive to his indictment, tried her constantly shifted, despite the fact that he refused to speak to her. At times his mother tried her best the centre mentally and stable son. She hired lawyers, Kevin Dillon and Mark Mahoney, who are both determined to give Joe the best offense they could muster. His face behind a towel when questioned, refused to speak to Dylan outright and would only speak to Mahoney in fits and starts used to speak to Dylan outright and would only stay mahogany in fits and starts. He never provided any helpful details often blowing them off with a casual I'll, take care of it. Things all make up. Stranger as the trial was set to begin in the autumn of nineteen. Eighty one, observed by to psychiatrist. During the pre trial stage, one diagnosed m S gets a frantic but still fit to stand trial The other didn't offer a diagnosis. He declared

oh mentally, competent to stand trial in Buffalo for the murders of a manual Thomas, Harold Green. That he wanted to waive his right to a trial by jury, because he trusted that he would be judged fairly did that he wanted to waive his right to a trial by jury because he trusted that he would be judged fairly. He underwent the additional psychiatric examinations. Three though psychiatry, said Joe, was not fit in its current state. With that in mind trial. In March nineteen, eighty two, the court held yet another psychiatric hearing this time. March one thousand nine hundred and eighty two, the court held yet another psychiatric hearing this time Flynn only permitted the testimony of a single court approved psychiatrist, which made things much simpler, only an Dylan were apoplectic. They argued that the court should you're from as many as four doctors, however, Flynn denied their request and, on the other,

The trial finally began in earnest the following month, with Judge, Frederick Marshall Presiding, ultimately Joe succeeded in trial finally began in earnest the following month with Judge trial, Marshall presiding decision Joe succeeded in waiting is right to a jury trial, though that decision was perhaps made by a man who didn't understand it threw out the proceedings. He appeared not to comprehend why he was there and repeatedly tried to walk out of the courtroom with trial. Many confessions on the record, the prosecution didn't have a particularly difficult time of it. The trial lasted barely two weeks at the end of which Judge Marshall declared Joe guilty on three counts of second degree: murder from additional convictions during actually overturned New York State Court of Appeals agreed that by but testimony from additional experts during his second psychiatric nineteen, Joe stood, received a fair trial, but there was still more proceedings to come.

in nineteen. Eighty five Joe stood trial for the stabbing attacks in Manhattan. The judge that he was sent back to be retried for the Buffalo shootings in February of nineteen. Eighty six during the pre trial, Dr Brian Joseph requested that Joe be pressured the Buffalo shootings in February of nineteen. Eighty six during the pre trial, Doktor Brian Joseph requested that Joe be prescribed Anti psychotic to treat his condition the judge agreed and Joe was given to medications more came more focused, polite and thoughtful, not unlike the old Joey You're almost immediately. He became more focused, polite and thoughtful, not unlike the old Joey he'd been in his but the change in attitude didn't change his fate. On December tenth, one. Eighty six Joe, was founded his sentence, guaranteed that he would spend the rest of his life stream emotional disturbance that he would.

Rest of his life in prison. Legible, remained on medication after his conviction, he'd delusions, dissipated and his anxiety became manageable. After everything that had happened, everything he done he, was Joey again it's enough to make one wonder what would have happened had he received help in September of nineteen eighty, instead of being sent home from the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, would Joe's victim still be alive if the However, we know that the best way to treat schizophrenia is with early consistent treatment We know that the best way to treat schizophrenia is with early consistent treatment. If Joe had suicide Christmas story is a tragic one, and it seems few would disagree with that. Characterization. A prosecutor in his case once stated that the criminal justice system was not equipped to handle

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