Episode 156: Because it's Jersey | Keith Conway and John Sheridan

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January 4th, 2023

1 hr 11 mins 21 secs

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Tina and Hillary cover former Kinloch, MO mayor Keith Conway and NJ Transportation Commissioner John Sheridan.

Tina’s Story
Keith Conway served as Kinloch, Missouri mayor for 12 years. BUT when he served himself to Kinloch’s money, he lost his seat and freedom.

Hillary’s Story
Republican John Sheridan served as NJ Transportation commissioner until 1985 before becoming CEO of Cooper University Hospital and chair of Cooper’s Ferry Partnership. BUT his suspicious death in 2014 led to an investigation that remains unsolved today.

Sources
Tina's Story
Columbia Daily Tribune
Burb’s acting mayor left with a mess
Mayor banned from City Hall

Deseret News
Mayor who stole from town gets 21 months in prison

FBI
St. Louis Division (US Attorney's Office)
Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Embezzlement, and Witness Tampering
Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway Sentenced for Fraud, Embezzlement, and Witness Tampering

Five on Your Side
Former Kinloch mayor sentenced for falsifying documents

Fox 2 Now
Former Kinloch mayor indicted for lying about employment records

Riverfront Times
Feeding Frenzy--by Elizabeth Vega
Former Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison--by Albert Samaha
Keith Conway, Disgraced Kinloch Mayor, Pleads Guilty to Three Charges--by Sarah Fenske

Vice
The City Next to Ferguson Is Even More Depressing--by Ben Westhoff

Photos
Former Kinloch mayor, Keith Conway--photo by Jennifer Silverberg via Riverfront Times
Andolora Marshall on Dais--screenshot via St. Louis Post Dispatch

Hillary's Story
Fox 5 via YouTube
DEAD END - A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery podcast profiled

Gothamist
Detectives believed John and Joyce Sheridan died in a murder-suicide. Here’s the evidence that contradicts that theory.--by Nancy Solomon
These are the key people in the John and Joyce Sheridan murder investigation--by Nancy Solomon

Intelligencer
The Knife Twist--by Colin Moynihan

My Central New Jersey
Sheridan sons hire pathologist to solve parents' deaths

The New York Times
At 73, He Adds New Jersey Hit Man to His Criminal Résumé--by Ed Shanahan
Prosecutors Open New Inquiry Into Mysterious Deaths of Prominent Couple--by Tracey Tully
Who Killed the Sheridans?--by Michael Sokolove

NJ.com
Family of John Sheridan asks authorities to explore possible link between deaths and murder-for-hire-plot--by Ted Sherman

Observer
Prosecutor rules Sheridan case a murder/suicide; sons slam ‘bungled’ investigation--by Max Pizarro

Politico
AG opens up the Sheridan case--by Matt Friedman

Wikipedia
Deaths of John and Joyce Sheridan
Photos
John and Joyce Sheridan--from the Sheridan Family via NJ.com
The Sheridan Children--by Stefan Ruiz via The New York Times
Home of John and Joyce Sheridan--by Mel Evans/AP Photo via Fox News
George Bratsenis--by Connecticut Department of Corrections/AP via The New York Times

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