48 Hours

Did The Doctor Kill The Doctor?

February 26, 2026·45 min·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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Dr. Linda Goudey, a beloved OB/GYN, was found strangled in her car in 1993, launching a decades-long investigation that centered on her former boyfriend, Dr. Timothy Stryker. Despite never being criminally charged in her murder, Stryker was found liable in a civil trial and ordered to pay $

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Linda GoudeyTimothy StrykerRichard SchlesingerJerry LeoneMichael AltmanCraig PisanoRichard ChambersStanton KesslerMarguerite RathusLisa Zolot

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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