Morbidology - A True Crime Podcast https://morbidology.com Using investigative research combined with primary audio including 911 calls, interviews and trial testimony, Morbidology takes an in-depth look at some of the world's most heinous murders. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:01:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Emily G. Thompson Emily G. Thompson mail@morbidology.com Morbidology - A True Crime Podcast https://morbidology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Asset-1.png https://morbidology.com Morbidology - A True Crime Podcast Using investigative research combined with primary audio including 911 calls, interviews and trial testimony, Morbidology takes an in-depth look at some of the world's most heinous murders. false This podcast and its content is copyright of Morbidology Morbidology the Podcast – 363: Zymere Perkins https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-363-zymere-perkins/ https://morbidology.com/morbidology-the-podcast-363-zymere-perkins/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000 https://morbidology.com/?p=9222 On 26 September, 2016, a young mother rushed from a Harlem apartment building carrying her six-year-old son in her arms. The boy was limp, unresponsive. His small body was covered in bruises, welts, and broken bones – evidence of months of brutal abuse. The investigation into what happened would reveal something equally disturbing: a child welfare system that had failed him at every turn, despite five separate reports of abuse.

Sources:

Gothamist, 27 September, 2016 – “NYPD Questioning”  

Gothamist, 28 September, 2016 – “Police Arrest Mother”

New York Daily News, 28 September, 2016 – “6 Years Old”

New York Daily News, 29 September, 2016 – “How do You Do That?”

New York Daily News, 29 September, 2016 – “This one Troubles Me”

CBS – 13 WBTW, 30 September, 2016 – “Boy, 6, Who Died”

New York Daily News, 2 October, 2016 – “That Child”

Gothamist, 6 October, 2016 – “De Blaiso Announces”

New York Daily News, 8 October, 2016 – “Tears & Rage”

New York Post, 8 October, 2016 – “Finest Farewell”

New York Post, 9 October, 2016 – “Final Zymere Farewell”

New York Daily News, 11 October, 2016 – “Cruelty of her Ambition”

Associated Press, 13 October, 2016 – “4 Child Welfare”

New York Post, 14 October, 2016 – “Suspensions Just the First Step”

Associated Press, 20 October, 2016 – “Harlem Boy’s Death Ruled a Homicide”

New York Daily News, 28 October, 2016 – “Worked to Death”

New York Daily News, 16 November, 2016 – “No Proof”

New York Daily News, 18 November, 2016 – “Zymere’s Dad”

Gothamist, 12 December, 2016 – “Children’s Services”

The New York Observer, 13 December, 2016 – “City to Appoint”

Gothamist, 14 December, 2016 – “Reports Document”

New York Post, 14 December, 2016 – “ACS Could Have Saved”

New York Post, 15 December, 2016 – “Zymere’s Brief and Brutal Life”

The New York Observer, 23 December, 2016 – “Audit”

New York Daily News, 24 December, 2016 – “Convict Isn’t Zymere’s Dad”

New York Daily News, 27 January, 2017 – “Zymere”

New York Daily News, 1 February, 2017 – “Zymere Suspect”

New York Daily News, 8 February, 2018 – “Zymere Aunts”

Metro – New York, 20 February, 2017 – “Mayor Names”

The New York Observer, 21 February, 2017 – “New Children’s”

Gothamist, 22 September, 2017 – “Rikers Guards”

New York Post, 2 October, 2017 – “ACS Mission”

New York Daily News, 12 December, 2017 – “Number of Foster Kids Plunging”

New York Daily News, 16 February, 2018 – “$275k Deal”

New York Daily News, 17 July, 2018 – “Killer Mom”

The Sun, 2 December, 2019 – “Tortured to Death”

MailOnline, 3 December, 2019 – “Six-Year-Old Killed”

New York Daily News, 4 December, 2019 – “A Death Spiral”

New York Daily News, 5 December, 2019 – “Jury Sees horrid Home”

MailOnline, 10 December, 2019 – “Mother”

MailOnline, 10 December, 2019 – “Revealed”

New York Daily News, 11 December, 2019 – “Zymere’s Torture”

MailOnline, 12 December, 2019 – “I Thought He Was Faking”

New York Daily News, 17 December, 2019 – “Mom”

MailOnline, 18 December, 2019 – “Heartbreaking Video”

New York Daily News, 10 January, 2019 – “Accused Killer”

New York Daily News, 14 January, 2020 – “Convict Zymere’s Monster”

MailOnline, 15 January, 2020 – “Mother’s Boyfriend”

MailOnline, 17 May, 2021 – “I Accept Responsibility”

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