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1. collider.com › the-burning-cropsey-urban-legend'The Burning,' Cropsey, and the Urban Legend That Inspired a ...

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   Oct 7, 2022 · Cropsey was a New York urban legend that inspired the 1981 slasher The Burning. Did it also inspire a real life killer?

2. www.historicmysteries.com › history › cropseyCropsey: New York's Terrifying Urban Legend - Historic Mysteries

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   Dec 1, 2023 · This is the story of Cropsey, the child murderer of Staten Island. 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.

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4. puzzleboxhorror.com › the-cropsey-maniac-theThe Cropsey Maniac: The Forgotten Origins - Puzzle Box Horror

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   May 1, 2023 · It’s not difficult to find sources about the Cropsey Maniac—that is if you’re looking for what has overwhelmingly taken the place of the original urban legend. Finding an article that doesn’t devolve into a true crime tell-all about Andre Rand and the serial kidnappings and assumed murders of disabled children from Staten Island is ...

5. www.ranker.com › list › terrifying-moments-inHere's Why 'Cropsey' Is One Of The Most Horrifying ... - Ranker

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   Apr 22, 2024 · If you enjoy true crime documentaries like Dear Zachary (2008), then you'll be glued to the edge of your seat throughout Cropsey as it attempts to unravel the mystery of a group of missing children and exposes the truth behind a gruesome urban legend.

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6. thecrimewire.com › true-crime › the-legend-and-truthCropsey: Legend and Truth Behind the Child Killer

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   Apr 22, 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 young children.

7. allthatsinteresting.com › andre-randAndre Rand, The Man Behind Staten Island's 'Cropsey' Murders

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   Jul 30, 2023 · Suspected serial killer Andre Rand became known as "Cropsey" when he was connected to a series of child kidnappings and murders in Staten Island. The chilling tale of Andre Rand began as an urban legend, of a hook-handed man who stole children.

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   Is Cropsey a true story?

   • But sometimes, at the bottom of a story there is a truth. Sometimes a terrifying urban legend is actually real. This is the story of Cropsey, the child murderer of Staten Island. 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.

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   What is the urban legend of Cropsey?

   • While Andre Rand is without a hook for a hand or burns covering his entire body, his crimes against the youth of New York will forever associate him with the urban legend of Cropsey. Urban legends are an interesting means of heightening our every day.

   The Burning, Cropsey, and the Urban Legend That Inspired a Murder

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   Was there a real Cropsey?

   • However, remove the hook hand, the scars and the burns, and you start to approach the truth. There was a real Cropsey, and his name was Andre Rand. Andre Rand was born some time in the 1940s. By the year 1983, Andre worked as a custodian at the Willowbrook State School of Staten Island.

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   Who is Cropsey?

   • Cropsey is well known amongst many generations of people living in the Staten Island area of New York. Whispers of “Cropsey” were heard in most households, and used as a way for parents to ensure their children were behaving and following the rules.

   Cropsey: Legend and Truth Behind the Child Killer

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9. the-line-up.com › cropsey-monster-of-staten-islandCropsey: The Terrifying Urban Legend Brought to Life

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   Jan 8, 2019 · This is the story of a nightmare come to life. Once, "Cropsey '' was just an urban legend—the boogeyman of Staten Island in New York City. Children were taught to fear the murderer who would kidnap them and take them to the tunnel system in the abandoned sanatorium nearby.