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Hot Project ‘Cold Blooded: The Apollo Gym Murders,’ In Which An Ex-Cop Podcaster Teamed With A Detective To Solve A 40-Year Old Murder
'Cold Blooded: The Apollo Gym Murders,' In Which An Ex-Cop Podcaster Teamed With A Detective To Solve A 40-Year Old Murder
The unusual partnership was formed between Detective Danny Smith and podcaster Scott Weinberger, as they painstakingly followed leads, some of which seemed promising but turned into dead ends, before the trail finally delivered definitive evidence that brought closure this year to the family of Billy Halpern, the former firefighter and gym member found brutally murdered. The suspicion initially fell on Gil Fernandez, the ex-cop with a quick temper and a hulking physique who would later be arrested and charged with several other murders and is still behind bars (the owner with mob ties died in prison). Working directly with a detective on a cold case was something that Weinberger thought would be a better match for the skills he honed during a law enforcement career spent in uniform patrol, investigations, K-9 units, and a detail with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
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