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Long Island’s Vanished Heiress

The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping

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Long Island’s Vanished Heiress

By: Steven C. Drielak
Narrated by: Matt Weisgerber
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A new look at the 1937 abduction of a wealthy wife and mother, based on previously classified FBI documents.

When she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook, New York, in 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months.

J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI agents to the case, and within a short time, Parsons's husband and their live-in housekeeper, Anna Kupryanova, had become prime suspects. Botched ransom attempts, clashes between authorities, and romantic intrigue kept the investigation mired in drama. The crime remained unsolved. Now, in this book, former Suffolk County detective Steven C. Drielak reveals previously classified FBI documents-and pieces together the mystery of the Alice Parsons kidnapping.

©2020 Steven C. Drielak (P)2022 Tantor Americas Historical State & Local True Crime United States
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Takes you back in time to the beginning of the FBI and J Edgar Hoover.
The writer makes it easy to follow the many characters involved. The narrator did a good job at "just the facts mam" story telling, it fit well for this story. Enjoyed it.

Interesting story

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This was a well written and detailed account of a kidnapping or murder of a rural heiress. It’s evident that the author used actual records and data from the FBI and their files.

Well, written and detailed

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They should have been indicted and jailed. They were so guilty, Total incompetence by many groups.

Incredible story

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I'd never heard the story before, but it was so interesting. it was a real life mystery and I enjoyed hearing about it. there were a lot of great details that made you able to picture exactly what was happening. fascinating. I would definitely recommend.

A really great story!

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This was an interesting sad story, worth listening to. Since I grew up on Long Island I was familiar with Stony Brook, which is a beautiful place. The characters are well-drawn, the manipulations of the perpetrators are sinister and the competition and incompetence of the various law enforcement agencies are incredible. The narrator is good.

Good story about a mysterious crime

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I kept waiting for something exciting to happen. There was a lot of information and it was so obvious what happened. Just ok.

Eh..

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