About this episode
The episode discusses the limited police response to the disappearance of Black women and girls in Newark and the efforts of their loved ones to find a serial killer.
When Black women and girls started disappearing in Newark, the police response was limited. So the victims’ loved ones took matters into their own hands to catch a serial killer. We’ll talk about the podcast “Someone’s Hunting Us” from nj.com and The Star-Ledger.
Topics covered
- true crime
- missing persons
- serial killer
- community action
- police response
Keywords
- Black women
- Newark
- disappearances
- serial killer
- podcast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: nj.com, The Star-Ledger
Places: Newark
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