<p>It’s the summer of 1990, and crime in New York City is at an all-time high. Daily headlines bring fresh stories of random violence and stranger-on-stranger crime. Then, one day in June, someone calling himself “Zodiac” writes a disturbing letter to the New York Post. He claims to have killed three people in Brooklyn according to their astrological signs, and he promises to kill nine more. When the shootings check out, the NYPD forms a Zodiac Task Force. Retired Lieutenant Michael Ciravolo and retired New York Post reporter Anne Murray recount their involvement in the early days of the investigation.</p>

It’s the summer of 1990, and crime in New York City is at an all-time high. Daily headlines bring fresh stories of random violence and stranger-on-stranger crime. Then, one day in June, someone calling himself “Zodiac” writes a disturbing letter to the New York Post. He claims to have killed three people in Brooklyn according to their astrological signs, and he promises to kill nine more. When the shootings check out, the NYPD forms a Zodiac Task Force. Retired Lieutenant Michael Ciravolo and retired New York Post reporter Anne Murray recount their involvement in the early days of the investigation.

S3 E1: New York Zodiac Copycat: Kid, You've Got the Case

Break in the Case is a true crime podcast from the New York City Police Department. Each episode features officers – in their own voices – as they revisit cases to offer invaluable insights and colorful recollections. The unique, long-form stories portray the work of the women and men of the NYPD and their interactions with the people and communities they serve.  



Break in the Case, Season 4, Stories from the Emergency Service Unit introduces some of the most highly-trained officers in the NYPD. For them, there’s no such thing as a routine day on the job. They’re EMTs. Divers. Hostage Negotiators. SWAT. They put their own lives at risk in the service of others. 



In Season 4, go behind the scenes with the officers of Truck
1 for a rescue on the Statue of Liberty. Learn why ESU are known as the buffs of the police department and how they prepare both mentally and physically for the most stressful jobs. The season also features a white-knuckle narrative by the officers who stopped a suicide bomb plot from taking place on Brooklyn’s subways in 1997. 



Break in the Case is supported by the independent nonprofit
New York City Police Foundation, and is written and produced by Jill Bauerle and Kenzie De Laine II. The podcast’s narrator, retired Detective Sergeant Wally Zeins, served at the NYPD from 1973 to 2003.

True Crime

Break in the Case is a true crime podcast from the New York City Police Department. Each episode features officers – in their own voices – as they revisit cases to offer invaluable insights and colorful recollections. The unique, long-form stories portray the work of the women and men of the NYPD and their interactions with the people and communities they serve. Break in the Case, Season 4, Stories from the Emergency Service Unit introduces some of the most highly-trained officers in the NYPD. For them, there’s no such thing as a routine day on the job. They’re EMTs. Divers. Hostage Negotiators. SWAT. They put their own lives at risk in the service of others. In Season 4, go behind the scenes with the officers of Truck 1 for a rescue on the Statue of Liberty. Learn why ESU are known as the buffs of the police department and how they prepare both mentally and physically for the most stressful jobs. The season also features a white-knuckle narrative by the officers who stopped a suicide bomb plot from taking place on Brooklyn’s subways in 1997. Break in the Case is supported by the independent nonprofit New York City Police Foundation, and is written and produced by Jill Bauerle and Kenzie De Laine II. The podcast’s narrator, retired Detective Sergeant Wally Zeins, served at the NYPD from 1973 to 2003.

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