I heard years ago about the double intial murders, but I don't really remember when. The first time I really paid attention, I was on a JetBlue flight from JFK to Rochester after a summer in Russia. I was flipping channels and came across a newsy program that mentioned Rochester, NY within a few seconds. My ears perked up and I was hooked. I was amazed by hearing the name of my hometown on a national broadcast. I would have watched no matter what the program was about. Since then, I have wondered how this crime has remained unsolved.
A few years ago, I heard a movie about the murders was being filmed here in Rochester. I found out who to talk to and got a small part as an extra playing a perp in the RPD station. The experience was interesting, but I worked about 16 hours for $15. We all met Eliza Dushku and Carey Elwes(who seemed to have a VERY large ego.) I remember the officer I was seating with for my fake questioning was very nice and funny; a very personable fellow. He was actually an RPD officer. The Rochester Police Department apparently did not actually want its' officers to openly participate in the filming and thus refused to give officers a day off to participate. The RPD went so far as to say they did not want official police uniforms used in the filming of the Alphabet Killer, so officers were forced to roll down their collars and remove pins to conceal the RPD emblem. A sergeant I met there told me he had been an extra in one of my favorite childhood films, Stand By Me. His father had been the one who set up the amazing long shots of the train and trainbridge for one of the biggest scenes in the movie. He had been an extra in the infamous Barf-O-Rama scene.
Today, Therese and I went to the Sully Library. It's been remodeled and stands within the new Thomas Ryan community center, closer to School #33 than before. I checked out the fairly new Alphabet Killer book by Cheri L. Farnsworth. We also checked the Winton Road branch for more information, but came up empty handed. When I began to read, I learned something very interesting. The final victim, Michelle Maenza, dissappeared returning home from School #33. I grew up in this neighborhood and found it odd to take out a book detailing her murder from the very spot she was last seen. It sends a small chill up my spine.
-America-
A few years ago, I heard a movie about the murders was being filmed here in Rochester. I found out who to talk to and got a small part as an extra playing a perp in the RPD station. The experience was interesting, but I worked about 16 hours for $15. We all met Eliza Dushku and Carey Elwes(who seemed to have a VERY large ego.) I remember the officer I was seating with for my fake questioning was very nice and funny; a very personable fellow. He was actually an RPD officer. The Rochester Police Department apparently did not actually want its' officers to openly participate in the filming and thus refused to give officers a day off to participate. The RPD went so far as to say they did not want official police uniforms used in the filming of the Alphabet Killer, so officers were forced to roll down their collars and remove pins to conceal the RPD emblem. A sergeant I met there told me he had been an extra in one of my favorite childhood films, Stand By Me. His father had been the one who set up the amazing long shots of the train and trainbridge for one of the biggest scenes in the movie. He had been an extra in the infamous Barf-O-Rama scene.
Today, Therese and I went to the Sully Library. It's been remodeled and stands within the new Thomas Ryan community center, closer to School #33 than before. I checked out the fairly new Alphabet Killer book by Cheri L. Farnsworth. We also checked the Winton Road branch for more information, but came up empty handed. When I began to read, I learned something very interesting. The final victim, Michelle Maenza, dissappeared returning home from School #33. I grew up in this neighborhood and found it odd to take out a book detailing her murder from the very spot she was last seen. It sends a small chill up my spine.
-America-
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