October 31, 1986. Long Beach, New York. Chaim Weiss, a 15-year old Orthodox Jewish rabbinical student, returns to his dormitory after attending Shabbat services at his yeshiva high school. The following morning, Chaim’s body is found on his dorm room floor. At some point during the night, an unknown individual entered his room and brutally murdered him while he slept. Police conduct an extensive investigation and interview students and faculty members from the yeshiva, but are unable to uncover a solid suspect or any discernible motive for Chaim’s murder. We examine a very perplexing cold case on this month’s first Halloween-themed minisode of “The Trail Went Cold”.

Additional Reading:

https://unsolved.com/gallery/chaim-weiss/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/chaim-weiss-brutally-murdered-1986-article-1.2417684

http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/investigation-continues-1986-halloween-murder-article-1.2417285

The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.