The Severed Leg and Airbrushed Jeans

Crime Night · Oct 19, 2026 · 21m · transcript

This episode examines the gruesome 1994 murder of Benjamin Rosario, a Bridgeport man whose dismembered remains were discovered in multiple trash bags throughout the city. Early fears of a regional serial killer were eventually dismissed after investigators determined that the nature of the injuries did not suggest the work of a highly experienced offender.

Attention instead turned toward people within Benjamin’s personal circle, particularly his nephew by marriage, who was known to harbor hostility toward him. Clothing with distinctive custom features was also discovered alongside the…