13. Victim Impact

After human remains were found during the construction of a new home in the Hudson Valley in April 2024, it took investigators nearly two months to identify them. When they did, the mystery only deepened. Through newly unearthed records, exclusive interviews and a meticulous examination of the evidence, reporter Phillip Pantuso confronts a haunting question: how does a woman disappear for 44 years without anyone asking why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Nov. 1, 2007, a 12-year-old boy named Jaliek Rainwalker went missing in upstate New York. His adoptive father was the last person to see him alive. The case was ruled a probable homicide, but no one has ever been charged. Times Union journalists reopen the cold case to search for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who were the 20 people who died in the Schoharie limo crash? In this episode, we’ll look at the lives they led and how they were all connected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An appellate court in Albany has rejected Nauman Hussain’s appeal, upholding his 2023 manslaughter conviction in the deaths of the 20 victims of the Schoharie limo crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Nauman Hussain awaits the results of his appeal, unanswered questions still linger around his case and the crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Limo company operator Nauman Hussain receives his sentence. The families of the limo victims begin to settle lawsuits with Mavis Discount Tire. And Larry Rulison hears from someone he's been trying to reach for a very long time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nauman Hussain's trial continues in Schoharie, where shocking testimony from former employees of the Mavis Discount Tire in Saratoga Springs reveals new information about the 2001 Ford Excursion stretch limousine and its maintenance record.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly 5 years after the crash, Nauman Hussain's trial begins in Schoharie. While the prosecution fumbles, the defense deftly raises questions and points to faults in the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Limo company operator Nauman Hussain took a plea deal that would spare him prison time. But in a shocking twist, a new judge rejects the plea deal and gives him a choice: prison or trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FBI agrees to share an internal investigation into its handling of informant Shahed Hussain amid pressure to answer questions about whether they were shielding his family from misdeeds that led to the limo crash. And Hussain finally breaks his six-year silence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices