meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Detective Perspective

3: MURDER: Yolanda Bindics

Detective Perspective

Detective Perspective

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On the evening of August 10, 2004, Yolanda Bindics, a 25 year old mother of four, worked the closing shift at the Family Dollar in Jamestown, New York. After closing the store, Yolanda spoke to her brother on the phone, and said she’d stop by his place within an hour. But she never showed up, and no one saw Yolanda alive again.
Just over two years later, Yolanda’s skeletal remains were found in a wooded area around 16 miles from Jamestown. It was determined that she had been murdered. It’s been 19 years since Yolanda disappeared, and investigators are still searching for her killer…

Anyone with information is asked to call the Unsolved Crimes Unit at (716) 753-4578 or (716) 753-4579. There is still a $21,000 reward available.

If you don’t have any tips, but would still like to support the Bindics family, you can share Yolanda’s reward poster, and join their Facebook group, which is called “Justice for Yolanda Bindics”.

Editor: Shannon Keirce
Research/Writing: Haley Gray and Anna Luria

SUBMIT A CASE HERE: [email protected]

SOCIAL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/detperspective/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/detperspective

FIND DERRICK HERE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerrickL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DerrickLevasseur
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerrickVLevasseur

CRIME WEEKLY AND COFFEE
Criminal Coffee Company: https://www.CriminalCoffeeCo.com
Crime Weekly: https://crimeweeklypodcast.com/shop

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

On the evening of August 10, 2004, Yolanda Bendix, a 25-year-old mother of four, worked

0:13.9

the closing shift at the Family Dollar in Jamestown, New York.

0:17.6

After closing the store, Yolanda spoke to her brother on the phone and said she'd stop

0:22.0

by his place within an hour.

0:24.2

But she never showed up, and no one ever saw Yolanda alive again.

0:29.1

Just over two years later, Yolanda's skeletal remains were found in a wooded area around

0:33.3

16 miles from Jamestown.

0:35.8

It was determined that she had been murdered.

0:38.1

It's been 19 years since Yolanda's disappearance, and investigators are still searching for her killer.

0:59.1

Hey everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective.

1:15.1

My name is Derek Lavasser.

1:16.1

I'm a former police detective and licensed private investigator, and each week I'll be

1:20.5

covering an unsolved case and story format.

1:22.6

I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information

1:27.0

for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any leads,

1:32.1

you can contact them directly, and maybe you can help solve a case.

1:36.5

As I said before, guys, this is the type of case that I'm going to cover each and every

1:39.4

week.

1:40.4

So if you're someone who's interested in true crime, specifically unsolved cases, and

1:43.8

you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations, please consider subscribing

1:48.2

to the channel, whether you're watching on YouTube, or listening on Apple Podcast,

1:52.2

or Spotify, or whatever platform you use.

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -568 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Detective Perspective, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Detective Perspective and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.