DESCRIPTION:
On this episode of They Walk Among America… On this episode of They Walk Among America… William Fischer was a man of mystery in the affluent community of the Hamptons. He was wealthy, well-liked, and was known as a bachelor. But little did his new friends know that he had a dark secret. William had abandoned his family in Monticello, leaving behind a son who was battling cystic fibrosis. He had chosen a life of middle-class luxury over his own flesh and blood. On a stormy night in 1986, William’s son, Billy, paid him a visit. Some time later, Billy called up his friend, Nancy, and asked her to come and collect him. Nancy braved the treacherous weather, and set off on a journey that would drastically change the lives of all three individuals forever…
*** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED ***
‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.
This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.
Researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.
Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.
MUSIC:
Things Gone Wrong by Moments
The Captain by Wicked Cinema
Retreat by Chelsea McGough
Winds of Change by Four Trees
In Pursuit by Craig Allen Fravel
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
A Curious Trinket by Wicked Cinema
As Fate Would Have It by Wicked Cinema
A Most Sinister Kind by Dresden The Flamingo
Mystery by Third Age
Invisible Line by Stephen Keech
Tomb of Ramses by Moments
Jun by Kevin Graham
Almost Awake by Joshua Spacht
Additional musical compositions by Kory Hilpmann.
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPERS
Newsday, 23 December, 1986
Daily News, 23 December, 1986
Daily News, 24 December, 1986
Newsday, 24 December, 1986
Newsday, 26 December, 1986
Newsday, 12 February, 1987
Newsday, 26 February, 1987
Daily News, 26 February, 1987
Newsday, 27 February, 1987
Newsday, 3 May, 1987
Newsday, 8 May, 1987
Newsday, 10 September, 1987
Newsday, 8 November, 1987
Newsday, 11 May, 1993
NYS HISTORIC NEWSPAPERS
Southampton Press, 25 December, 1986
Southampton Press, 8 January, 1987
Southampton Press, 15 January, 1987
Southampton Press, 19 February, 1987
Southampton Press, 18 June, 1992
Southampton Press, 2 July, 1992
Southampton Press, 18 April, 1996
ONLINE SOURCES
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/William_Fischer
https://unsolved.com/gallery/william-fischer/
http://web.archive.org/web/20061020094202/http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=25071
https://www.longislandpress.com/2016/11/29/cops-seek-tips-in-finding-southampton-cold-case-double-murder-suspect/
https://www.27east.com/southampton-press/southampton-police/for-30-years-suspect-in-southampton-double-murder-case-has-eluded-capture-justice-1586645/
https://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2016/11/77837/state-police-seek-clues-into-whereabouts-of-1986-double-murder-suspect/
https://www.smithtownmatters.com/article-archive-chronological/2016/11/29/nys-police-still-searching-for-suspect-in-30-year-old-homici.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/23/nyregion/metro-datelines-2-bodies-are-found-in-locked-car-trunk.html
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/william-fischer-kill-son-friend-cold-case-new-york-1986/1760226/