“Dead End” True-Crime Podcast Leads To New Probe By NJ Attorney General

For any true-crime podcast, nirvana is law enforcement, a prosecutor, or a federal agency opening or reopening the true-crime case that they are broadcasting.

It’s the smoking gun, if you will, that your podcast is on to something.

And somebody else with expertise in investigating crimes thinks so, too.

That’s why when The WNYC Studios podcast Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery raised questions about the bungled murder investigation into a politically powerful married couple. The state sat up and took notice.

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has reportedly opened a new probe into the case.

“Our office is investigating this matter, and we will follow the evidence wherever it leads,” a spokesperson confirmed to New York Public Radio (WNYC).

The Dead End podcast began its season last month, and the investigation comes before the final episode has even been released. The podcast is hosted by New York Public Radio/WNYC Senior Reporter Nancy Solomon. The true-crime podcast tells the story of the September 2014 murder of former New Jersey Transportation Commissioner John Sheridan, who was found dead along with his wife Joyce Sheridan in their home in Skillman, New Jersey.