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Tom Donaghy, a playwright and screenwriter, needed to find out.
Harry Anglemeyer was a fixture of Ocean City with a fudge empire on the Jersey Shore, The Copper Kettle. He wanted to lift up and move forward the ocean-side city. He was openly queer in a time that wasn’t as accepting. In 1964, he was murdered and the case was never solved.
Enter Tom.
Tom indulged in the sweet confections at The Copper Kettle when he was a boy and he later found out that Harry had been murdered. Once he heard the news, he needed to know more … and more. And maybe he could solved this cold case.
In this episode we talk to lead editor Jonah Ogles about what common pitfalls writers stumble over and the importance of having a dialogue with the editor before it’s too late.
When Tom steps up to the mic, we learn about why he felt such a connection to Harry, how he handles cold calls (not being a formal journalist and all), and the psychic burden of needing to see the story through to honor what Harry stood for.
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