On November 10, 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco was fired from her job at the snack bar at the Hot Skates roller skating rink in Lynbrook, on the south shore of Long Island, New York.

She was seen leaving in tears at 9:45 p.m., to walk to her home four blocks away. She did not come home, however.

On December 5, 1984, her naked body was found covered with leaves and debris in a wooded area not far from the roller rink. An autopsy revealed Theresa was raped and died as a result of ligature strangulation.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explain how three men were convicted and sent to prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, and how evidence found at the time of the murder brought about the arrest of a man more than 40 years after the crime.

Transcribe Highlights
00:00.07 Introduction, cold coffee

05:55.58 Theresa Fusco, 16

10:40.20 Body found nearby wooded area

15:33.76 1984 autopsy led to arrest in 2025

19:10.03 Getting a false confession

25:05.93 Evidence of trauma, strangulation, blunt force trauma

30:37.56 3 men go to prison for a rape murder they did not commit

35:03.84 Case starts off cold in 2005

40:02.17 Prosecutor says the match is100% 

42:25.42 Conclusion

On November 10, 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco was fired from her job at the snack bar at the Hot Skates roller skating rink in Lynbrook, on the south shore of Long Island, New York.
She was seen leaving in tears at 9:45 p.m., to walk to her home four blocks away. She did not come home, however.
On December 5, 1984, her naked body was found covered with leaves and debris in a wooded area not far from the roller rink. An autopsy revealed Theresa was raped and died as a result of ligature strangulation.
Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack explain how three men were convicted and sent to prison for a rape and murder they did not commit, and how evidence found at the time of the murder brought about the arrest of a man more than 40 years after the crime.
Transcribe Highlights 00:00.07 Introduction, cold coffee
05:55.58 Theresa Fusco, 16
10:40.20 Body found nearby wooded area
15:33.76 1984 autopsy led to arrest in 2025
19:10.03 Getting a false confession
25:05.93 Evidence of trauma, strangulation, blunt force trauma
30:37.56 3 men go to prison for a rape murder they did not commit
35:03.84 Case starts off cold in 2005
40:02.17 Prosecutor says the match is100%&nbsp;
42:25.42 Conclusion

Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.

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COLD CASE SHOCKER!!! Smoothie Straw Links Killer to 1984 Rape/Murder of Teen

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