Show Notes
A peek back into the Times Union newspaper archives reveals a wealth of information about the investigation into Hazel Drew’s murder in the summer of 1908. But no official records remain, and all the players, from investigators to potential suspects, are long dead. Sand Lake Town Historian Bob Moore and retired Rensselaer County resident Mark Marshall spent years researching the case and trying to figure out what happened. But without anything official from law enforcement — something very unlikely at this point — they can do little more than theorize about what happened at Teal’s Pond more than a century ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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