In the quiet suburbs of New Scotland, New York, nothing ever seems out of place—until it does. When 35-year-old physician assistant Philip Rabadi failed to show up for work, it immediately raised alarms. Reliable. Respected. The kind of medical professional patients trusted without hesitation. So when a welfare check was called in, no one expected what deputies would find inside his own home.

‍A Brutal Crime That Still Has No Answers In December 2000, a quiet neighborhood in New Windsor, New York was shaken by a crime that, more than two decades later, still remains unsolved.Nancy Smith, a responsible and cautious 32-year-old woman, failed to show up for work—something her family knew was completely out of character. Within hours, her parents would uncover a devastating scene inside her home.

There were no signs of forced entry.
Nothing had been stolen.
And yet, Nancy had been brutally murdered.

In February 2018, what began as a routine ski trip to New York’s Adirondacks turned into one of the most baffling missing-person cases in recent memory.

In this episode of Murder Through the Grapevine, we cover one of the most horrific crimes in Troy, New York, history: the Troy Christmas Murders. This case is difficult to discuss, but it’s an important one—both for the victims whose lives were stolen and for the community that continues to feel the impact years later.

In this week’s episode of Murder Through the Grapevine, we’re raising a glass to memory — and digging into a case that’s haunted the streets of Albany for over six decades. Thanks to the persistence of local law enforcement and the breakthroughs of forensic science, the 1964 murder of Catherine “Kate” Blackburn has finally been solved.

Uncover the unsolved Charlton, NY, murder of Betty Conley. Murder Through the Grapevine pairs this haunting Capital Region case with Galway Rock Rosé.

This week on Murder Through the Grapevine, we uncork a bottle of 14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon and dive into one of New York’s most haunting unsolved cases: the 1974 murder of Katherine Kolodziej, a 17-year-old SUNY Cobleskill student whose life was brutally cut short just two months into her college experience.

In the second part of our deep dive into the chilling story of Adirondack serial killer Robert Garrow, Jess and I may have started the episode a little… looser than usual. We kicked things off by popping open a bottle of Gram Norton’s He Devil—and let’s just say the wine started flowing well before we hit record.

This week on Murder Through the Grapevine, we uncorked a bottle of Dr. Konstantin Frank Riesling and dove into one of the most chilling cases in New York State history: the crimes of Robert Garrow, infamously known as the Adirondack Killer.

True crime and a bold red wine—there’s no better pairing for an unsettling yet fascinating deep dive into the mind of a serial killer. In this episode, we uncork a bottle of 7 Deadly Zins and unravel the gruesome crimes of Lemuel Smith, a man whose horrific acts have left a lasting mark on New York’s criminal history.