Mike Goodwin TimesUnion

Mike Goodwin TimesUnion

Check out the latest articles I've written for the Times Union.

Did COVID-19 make a Duanesburg man kill his wife and son? 11/10/2023

Mike McDermott, the Albany attorney who as a prosecutor convicted Chris Porco of murdering his father, will try to convince a jury that a Duanesburg man isn't responsible for murdering his wife and child because the man was suffering from COVID psychosis. Paul Nelson and I teamed up on this article about what appears to be an unprecedented defense.

Did COVID-19 make a Duanesburg man kill his wife and son? An attorney for a man facing life in prison for allegedly killing his wife and young son...

Kidnapping suspect Craig Ross Jr. faces scrutiny in two unsolved murders 06/10/2023

Craig N. Ross Jr., the man charged with kidnapping a 9-year-old girl at Moreau Lake State Park last weekend, will be scrutinized for any possible connections to the abduction and murder of two teenagers who vanished in 2003 and 2005 after they were last seen at mobile home parks near where Ross and his family have resided for years in Milton

Kidnapping suspect Craig Ross Jr. faces scrutiny in two unsolved murders Man charged with kidnapping a 9-year-old girl will be scrutinized for any connections to...

Jury convicts Jacob Klein in Philip Rabadi's killing 05/10/2023

Jacob Klein faces 25 years to life in prison when he’s sentenced for killing Philip Rabadi.

Jury convicts Jacob Klein in Philip Rabadi's killing Jacob Klein faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison when he's sentenced...

‘This isn’t MSNBC’: Fight over guest pay roils WAMC’s ‘Roundtable’ 04/10/2023

WAMC will no longer pay a handful of people $50 an hour to appear on its “The Roundtable” morning show. The war of words over that decision would make good radio.

‘This isn’t MSNBC’: Fight over guest pay roils WAMC’s ‘Roundtable’ The decision to end payment to a small group of panelists on WAMC’s “The...

Suspect in Charlotte Sena abduction charged with kidnapping 03/10/2023

Craig N. Ross was being held without bail at the Saratoga County jail.

Suspect in Charlotte Sena abduction charged with kidnapping Craig N. Ross, the suspect in Saturday's abduction of 9-year-old Charlotte Ross from...

Python smuggler admitted guilt in attempt to bring snakes into U.S. from Canada 29/06/2023

It is unclear why the case took a serpentine, five-year route through the federal courts system.

Python smuggler admitted guilt in attempt to bring snakes into U.S. from Canada Calvin Bautista, 37, faces 20 years in prison for attempting to bring three young adult...