Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Rand
Description: WebHe is eligible for parole in 2037. He is the subject of the 2009 documentary Cropsey which states that he may have been the source of that urban legend.
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Link: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/the-legend-and-truth-of-cropsey-the-childkilller
Description: WebMar 25, 2024 · History Of Willowbrook, And The Terrifying Legend Of Cropsey. The Legends Of Cropsey In New York May Send Chills Down Your Spine. The urban legend of Cropsey was created as a result of the very real disappearances and murders of …
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Link: https://collider.com/the-burning-cropsey-urban-legend/
Description: WebOct 7, 2022 · Cropsey was a New York urban legend that inspired the 1981 slasher The Burning. Did it also inspire a real life killer?
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Link: https://the-line-up.com/cropsey-monster-of-staten-island
Description: WebJan 8, 2019 · Filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio grew up on Staten Island and listened to the terrifying Cropsey stories when they were children. As adults, their curiosity led them to dig deeper into the urban legend of Cropsey and the real cases of the island’s missing children.
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Link: https://classicnewyorkhistory.com/history-of-willowbrook-and-the-terrifying-legend-of-cropsey/
Description: WebThis award winning film documents the legend of Cropsey in the context of the convicted kidnapper Andre Rand, who worked as an orderly at Willowbrook from 1965-1966. Everyone knew something about Willowbrook State School.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cropsey_(film)
Description: WebCropsey is a 2009 American documentary film written and directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio. The film initially begins as an examination of "Cropsey", a boogeyman -like figure from New York City urban legend , before segueing into the story of Andre Rand , a convicted child kidnapper from Staten Island whose known or suspected ...
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Link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/andre-rand
Description: WebUpdated November 7, 2023. Children in Staten Island grew up hearing spooky stories about a child-snatching boogeyman named "Cropsey" — and when Andre Rand started kidnapping and allegedly murdering local children, it …
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Link: https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/cropsey/38031/
Description: WebDec 1, 2023 · The Legend of Cropsey. Cropsey was a killer rumored to haunt Staten Island during the 1970s. The legend talks about a man who kidnapped young children after he lost his own son. This man was mentally unstable, so the story went. Out of grief, he had resorted to stealing the children of others as replacements.
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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/movies/04cropsey.html
Description: WebJun 4, 2010 · Directed by Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman. Documentary, Crime, Horror, Mystery. Not Rated. 1h 24m. By Jeannette Catsoulis. June 3, 2010. Like the child-killing clown in Stephen King’s “It,” the...
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Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/movies/30cropsey.html
Description: WebMay 28, 2010 · Josh Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio’s documentary “Cropsey” explores the cases of five missing children on Staten Island and the origin of an urban legend.
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