Cropsey - Andre Rand

True Crimecast

Stove Leg Media

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In the 1970s, the legend of Cropsey haunted Staten Island — a terrifying tale of a hook-handed boogeyman who preyed on children. But when real girls began disappearing, the community’s urban legend morphed into a horrifying reality. At the center of it all was Andre Rand, a drifter with a dark past and chilling ties to the infamous Willowbrook State School.

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0:00.0	Stoveleg Media, igniting conversation.
0:05.0	This This is True Crimecast. My name is Jamie and my co-host's name is John. And I've never started out that way before.
0:31.8	Yeah. I don't really know where you're going with that, but I like it. And it's essentially the same.
0:36.4	Yeah, we are both co-hosts.
0:39.9	Six in one hand, half a dozen in the other. Yeah, I did an interview for the Mississippi State
0:45.0	newspaper. I don't know if you read it. It was about the desensitization of crime, becoming
0:51.9	desensitized to crime through podcasts and stuff.
0:55.7	And I was very clear, like, I'm one of the hosts.
0:58.6	I don't think I even knew about it, right?
1:01.8	Oh, the newspaper thing?
1:03.3	I don't know.
1:03.8	I thought I sent it to you after it was done.
1:05.8	Maybe I didn't.
1:06.6	There's been a lot going on.
1:07.9	But no, I didn't get your approval, so I hope it's okay.
1:11.1	Yeah.
1:11.4	I thought it was weird that a reporter asked me,
1:13.7	uh,
1:14.6	why is this a now solo venture,
1:17.1	true crime cast?
1:17.8	And I was like,
1:18.2	I,
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