When a Staten Island mother goes missing, it’s friends who come together in an attempt to find her. Here’s a look at New York Homicide season 3, episode 8 to get a sense of the case.
You will likely remember the case of Jeanine Cammarata. It went from the case of a missing woman to a brutal and horrific murder investigation. New York Homicide doesn’t shy away from the truth, and it takes us back to the start of the investigation.
This was one of those cases where friends helped to get justice for their friend. If it wasn’t for friends pushing for the story to be shared online and in publications, it’s possible that Jeanine could have been just another missing person and unsolved case.
Jessica Pobega jumps on the case in New York Homicide season 3, episode 8
The sneak peek opens with Jessica Pobega sharing her story of why she jumped straight into the case. She was best friends with Jeanine. In fact, they’d been friends since high school, and they remained close throughout college and into adulthood. So, when Jeanine didn’t turn up for work one day, Jessica knew that there was an issue.
She wasn’t going to sit back and wait for answers. Jessica got another friend to jump in on the action, spreading the word about Jeanine being missing. Yes, there was the thought of “she’s gonna kill me,” but Jessica did the right thing at the right time. She’s the friend we would all hope we could rely on if something like this happened to us.
With two friends spreading the word, the disappearance of Jeanine quickly caught the attention of the newspapers. That meant the authorities stepped up their investigations, and while it wasn’t a happy ending for Jeanine and her friends, it did lead to a push for justice that so many other people don’t get.
Take a look at the sneak peek of New York Homicide season 3, episode 8:
Here’s the logline for New York Homicide this week to prepare for the brutality of this case:
"When a beloved Staten Island mother vanishes, NYPD detectives have a gut feeling she didn’t run off and have trouble believing she abandoned her family. As they retrace her last known whereabouts, CCTV footage leads them to a horrific discovery."
New York Homicide airs on Saturdays at 9/8c on Oxygen True Crime.
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