Episode 04: What Happened to Flossie Wilbur?

 Episode 04: What Happened to Flossie Wilbur?

Summary:

We have all had that one neighbor that makes it hard to live next to them.  Flossie Wilbur was one such neighbor.  One day in August 195 she disappeared.  Even with a confession, this case remains open to this day.

Sources for the show:

If you have any information about this case you can contact: New York State Police - Amity. Phone: (585) 344-6200.  Case number: AWEL85-410

ANDERSONjanderson@tylerpaper.com, JOHN, and Zach Lyman Films. “'Where's Flossie?' Solved as Neighbor Admits to Alleged Murder.” TylerPaper.com, July 8, 2020. https://tylerpaper.com/news/crime/where-s-flossie-solved-as-neighbor-admits-to-alleged-murder/article_d1ae2a10-c17e-11ea-b1dc-d392d5e21feb.html.

“Cold Case Tuesday: State Police Feature Flossie Wilbur Case.” Wellsville Daily News, December 6, 2016.

Fanton, Ben. “Vanished Flossie Wilbur Was a Little Hard to Take, Right up until the Last Time She Was Seen Alive.” Buffalo News, August 23, 1992. https://buffalonews.com/news/vanished-flossie-wilbur-was-a-little-hard-to-take-right-up-until-the-last-time/article_fdd20363-41b1-5f7a-a608-5642bd5e32d2.html.

“Flossie A. Wilbur.” The Charley Project. Accessed February 12, 2023. https://charleyproject.org/case/flossie-a-wilbur.

“Free & Enriching Programs for Kids Living in NYC's Low-Income Communities.” The Fresh Air Fund, January 26, 2023. https://freshair.org/.

Herald, BOB CLARKOlean Times. “1985 Angelica Missing Woman Case Remains Cold after Search.” Olean Times Herald, April 17, 2021. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/1985-angelica-missing-woman-case-remains-cold-after-search/article_985c48f2-2b2c-56e4-b653-7e420e189c3f.html.

JusticeWillBeServed. “NY - Ny - Flossie Wilbur, 75, Angelica, 24 Aug 1985.” Websleuths. Websleuths, July 11, 2020. https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ny-flossie-wilbur-75-angelica-24-aug-1985.323641/.

kmaddox@syracuse.com, Kira Maddox |. “Groceries Only Sign of Western NY Woman Who Vanished 31 Years Ago, Troopers Say.” syracuse, December 6, 2016. https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2016/12/fresh_groceries_only_sign_of_western_ny_woman_who_vanished_31_years_ago_troopers.html.

“The Palladium-Times. (Oswego-Fulton, N.Y.) 1969-Current, September 03, 1985, Page 3, Image 3.” The Palladium-times. (Oswego-Fulton, N.Y.) 1969-current, September 03, 1985, Page 3, Image 3 - NYS Historic Newspapers. The Palladium-Times, September 3, 1985. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031482/1985-09-03/ed-1/seq-3/.

Ross, Kathryn. “Flossie Wilbur Vanished While Emptying Her Car of Groceries.” Wellsville Daily News, March 25, 2010.

Staff, Author: WGRZ. “NYSP Continue Investigation into 1985 Cold Case.” wgrz.com, July 10, 2020. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/nysp-continue-investigation-into-1985-cold-case-flossie-wilbur/71-0798caf2-6466-46f0-96aa-eb02d5fa9746.

staff, Olean Times Herald. “Report: Deathbed Confession in 1985 Disappearance of Angelica Woman.” Olean Times Herald, July 9, 2020. https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/report-deathbed-confession-in-1985-disappearance-of-angelica-woman/article_0c3f87b1-dad9-5738-a072-a8e96a36d738.html. 

Music:

"Comfortable Mystery 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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