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Episode #44: The Van Winkle Murders of Goffle Road & the 1850 Zodiac Back

  • youaintawoofin
  • Oct 30, 2024
  • 2 min read


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10/30/2024: On today’s episode, Valerie covers the story of the first murder (and execution) in Passaic County, New Jersey. Valerie relays how the gruesome crime against prominent couple, Judge John S. Van Winkle and his wife Jane Van Winkle, was solved surprisingly quickly thanks to Mother Nature and some super sleuthing neighbors, 1800s style. Next in Amy Jo’s 1850 Zodiac Back, we talk about 1850’s heavy Aries energy, including Uranus Pluto conjunctions, and the rugged archetype of the Pluto in Aries generation. Continuing our exploration of the signs of the Zodiac, we take a closer look at Taurus, and wrap up with a moon moment on the upcoming Scorpio new moon.










Cover Photo: The Van Winkles were Passaic County's first murder victims.

Courtesy Of Passaic County Historical Society


  1. The Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, January 28, 1850

  2. The Judge John S. Van Winkle House at 868 Goffle Road in Hawthorne was constructed in about 1760 and was the site of Passaic County's first recorded murder in 1850. Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com

  3. The Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County book cover, by Don Everett Smith Jr.

  4. Upright Jerker Diagram from Don Everett Smith Jr.’s book

  5. Henry Tuttman purchased the home in Hawthorne where Judge John Van Winkle and his wife were murdered in 1850 in 2001. He tore down some walls to expose the stone work, and repointed the stones with concrete after chiseling out the hay and dirt that was originally used to set the stones. July 24, 200

  6. Provided by Terrie O’Conner Realtors

  7. January 1, 1850 chart from astro.com

  8. December 31, 1850 chart from astro.com

  9. Graphic from moonomens.com

  10. Genocide Starter Kit meme indicating the "rugged individualism" of the Pluto in Aries generation

  11. Puzzle Zodiac - Taurus


Sources/Photo Sources

Intro Sources:

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The Van Winkle Murders of Goffle Road Sources:

https://www.opengreenmap.org/greenmap/hawthorne/house-john-van-winkle-28572 

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/hawthorne/sections/citizen-spotlight/articles/on-this-day-van-winkle-murder-shocks-passaic-county 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55436377/john-simeon-van_winkle 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55436383/jane_van_winkle

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2020/03/revisiting-goffle-road-murders.html

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/06/terrible-tragedy-in-new-jersey.html

https://www.northjersey.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/01/06/hawthorne-house-holds-secrets-1850-murders/2806604001/

https://www.northjersey.com/story/money/real-estate/2024/07/06/north-jersey-home-listed-for-950k-comes-with-a-history-of-murder/74281482007/


The Van Winkle Murders of Goffle Road Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_White_Webster

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2011/06/terrible-tragedy-in-new-jersey.html 

https://www.northjersey.com/picture-gallery/news/2020/01/06/hawthorne-house-holds-secrets-1850-murders/2806604001/ 

https://www.northjersey.com/story/money/real-estate/2024/07/06/north-jersey-home-listed-for-950k-comes-with-a-history-of-murder/74281482007/


1850 Zodiac Back Sources:

https://www.almanac.com/pluto-aquarius-biggest-transit-2024-what-it-means-your-zodiac-sign 

https://mysticmedusa.com/planets-in-astrology/the-last-time-pluto-was-in-aquarius/

https://chaninicholas.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-pluto-in-aquarius/

https://www.catherineurban.com/blog/pluto-in-aquarius-part-ii-a-historical-evalutation-of-prior-pluto-in-aquarius-eras

https://www.perrotta.co/astrology-1/2020/6/11/astrology-of-revolution-and-change-in-history


1850 Zodiac Back Photo Sources:

https://www.moonomens.com/the-jupiter-uranus-conjunction/ 

https://i0.wp.com/patrickwatsonastrology.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2cvh68.jpg?ssl=1 

https://www.puzzle-usa.com/zodiac-taurus-250-250-pieces-interdruk

astro.com





 
 
 

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