E240: SERIAL KILLER – Anthony Balaam

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Anthony Balaam, known as The Trenton Strangler, a black serial killer who raped and murdered four women between 1994 and 1996 in Trenton, New Jersey.

This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.

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Footnotes:

Articles/Websites

Stout, David. (08/09/1996). Trenton Man Faces Charges in the Slayings of 4 Women. The New York Times. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/09/nyregion/trenton-man-faces-charges-in-the-slayings-of-4-women.html

Wikipedia. (07/26/2024). Anthony Balaam. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Balaam

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Anthony Balaam. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/balaam-anthony.htm

The Courier-News. (08/10/1996). Crack Addict Arraigned in Killings. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/219799831

Johnson, Linda A. (08/09/1996). Cops: Addict Raped, Killed 4. The Jersey Journal. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/908410686

The Associated Press. (08/09/1996). Cops: Crack Addict Admits to Raping, Killing Prostitues. The Central New Jersey Home News. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/318710779/

The Record. (08/14/1996). Judge Sets Bail at $2M for Admitted Killer of 4. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/497763669/

Justia Law. (09/24/2012). State Of New Jersey v. Anthony Balaam. Retrieved 08/20/2024 from https://law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-unpublished/2012/a3323-10.html

History

Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (07/15/2024). Trenton. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 08/23/2024 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Trenton-New-Jersey

Greater Trenton. (09/22/2023). Historic Happenings: A Tribute to Trenton’s First People. Retrieved 08/23/2024 from https://www.greatertrenton.org/2023/09/22/historic-happenings-a-tribute-to-trentons-first-people/

Leynes, Jennifer B. (09/2011). Three Centuries of African American History in Trenton: A Preliminary Inventory of Historic Sites. Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc. Retrieved 08/23/2024 from https://www.trentonhistory.org/THS–Trenton_AA_report-2.pdf

Gonzalez, Evelyn. (2019). Trenton, New Jersey. Philadelphia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 08/23/2024 from https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/trenton-new-jersey/

Lumen Learning. (n.d.). African American Life in Reagan’s America. Retrieved 08/24/2024 from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-ushistory2ay/chapter/african-american-life-in-reagans-america-2/

Wilcox, James. (2020-21). Reaganomics Implications for African Americans. Sonoma State University. Retrieved 08/26/2024 from https://orsp.sonoma.edu/training-and-events/gallery/reaganomics-implications-african-americans

Turner, D. S. (06/20/2024). Crack Epidemic. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 08/26/2024 from https://www.britannica.com/topic/crack-epidemic

Mosley, Tonya. (07/13/2023). Why the crack cocaine epidemic hit Black communities ‘first and worst’. Houston Public Media. Retrieved 08/26/2024 from https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2023/07/13/1186778651/why-the-crack-cocaine-epidemic-hit-black-communities-first-and-worst/

Morrison, Aaron. (07/23/2021). 50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans. Associated Press. Retrieved 08/26/2024 from https://apnews.com/article/war-on-drugs-75e61c224de3a394235df80de7d70b70#

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