TV NEWS REPORT: New Clues Uncovered In Case
Historic Miami Cold Case, unsolved kidnapping, the investigation is now active ... help us remember Danny Goldman, and resolve his case:
LATEST: Updates will be posted weekly - or more frequently as information develops.
We have found ties that link Danny's case to numerous other homicides, apparent accidents, line of duty shootings, and deaths by natural causes that all merit another look - and that all involve the same core group of people who may have planned, arranged, participated in, committed, and/or covered up numerous crimes and a complicated web of evil and lawlessness.
The answers to the mystery of Danny's kidnapping, mostly now uncovered, are opening doors to solving a series of major crimes. Those who have personal knowledge will recognize photos, videos, and documents on this web site and you can help, now. We know that there are people out there who are personally aware of facts as they unfolded, who can provide information that would be crucial for final answers and closure.
Indications are that Danny was murdered on Miami Beach shortly after his abduction from Surfside, that his remains were cast into the Gulfstream, and that the truth was concealed by a conspiracy for almost five decades. We have reason to believe that this horrific, complex and historic mystery can actually now be solved and understood. Everyone concerned deserves answers that have been far too long in coming. Pass the word - its never too late for the truth to come out, and it is, coming out ...
Daniel Jess Goldman, "Danny", was a 17 year old senior attending Miami Beach Senior High, and living with his parents in their home in the Town of Surfside, in 1966. Danny spent much of his free time working on television sets, learning electronics, and being with his girlfriend or talking to her on the telephone. Danny's father, Aaron Goldman, was a successful contractor and builder, and his mother, Sally Goldman, was an interior designer and the daughter of Harry and Jeanette Goodkowsky. The Goodkowskys had moved from Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Miami Beach years before, and the family had established the first kosher hotel and restaurant in both places. March 29 was to be Danny's 18th birthday and he had plans to go with his mother to register at the area's Selective Service office.
However on the day before, March 28, 1966, Danny was kidnapped from his family home by a husky intruder who came in through the rear, unlocked, sliding glass doors; he called the Goldmans by their first names, expected to find $10,000 in cash in the home, and took Danny when it turned out that the cash was not in the house. He told the Goldmans to get money, now increased to the amount of $25,000, and have it ready to exchange for the boy at 6 PM that evening. He said that if they did not have it by then, it would then go to $50,000. The kidnapper never called the family and there was no exchange.
Danny has never been found, alive or dead. His kidnapper and/or murderer and associates were never identified or arrested. Although once the focus of national attention and the "#1 Mystery" of law enforcement agencies at all levels, by 2012 official records had long listed the case as ''administratively closed''.
In 2012, Danny was not listed in any FDLE, FBI, or other local, state, or national database as a missing person or an open case. It was as if Danny had never existed and his kidnapping and disappearance had never happened. In February of 2012, his mother passed away; his father had passed away two years prior.
In March of 2012, a group of Surfside residents recognized the need to reboot the system and to seek justice. The group, alumni of Beach High, three of whom personally knew Danny from the Surfside neighborhood, decided that Danny should not be forgotten, that his kidnapping and possible murder should not be ignored, and that a crime and tragedy of this magnitude deserved being attended to and resolved, no matter how cold the trail may be. Led by a former Mayor of the town, Paul Novack, they began an exhaustive review of the situation and a search for potential opportunities to find elusive answers to the mystery that has now spanned five decades. Thousands of hours of effort, including the identification and analysis of tens of thousands of pages of documents and records, went into seeking answers to questions that have been elusive for so very long.
Research, interviews, obtaining obscure public records that had never before been retrieved ... the search was underway. Some of the intersecting paths led to examinations of fascinating events and people of South Florida's history. Details never previously uncovered were compiled and assimilated. The links and "coincidences" are rather amazing. From renowned rabbis and dedicated detectives to infamous organized crime figures, corrupt police officials, and a Watergate burglar, people of national historic significance had at least peripheral and previously unknown connections to the case.
A DNA sample was identified and collected, archived, stored, and almost forgotten documents were found and retrieved, audio and video recordings were unearthed, and reports from the moments and scene of the crime were obtained - a detailed, comprehensive timeline was developed that spans decades of time. The "posse" uncovered, discovered, organized and analyzed so much information that in response, the case has been re-activated and prioritized by the Miami Dade Police Department, Homicide Bureau, Cold Case Squad and also became an active case with NAMUS, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. On December 4, 2012, the DNA sample completed processing and was entered into the national CODIS. The group of citizens now has the backup of a wide array of retired federal and local law enforcement officials, information resource personnel from around the country, family members, friends, and additional volunteers from groups such as the Miami Beach Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary. The perseverant endeavor into all directly and indirectly connected leads continues with substantial energy and effort.
The hope is that the ‘rear view mirror’ with the help of modern investigative techniques, law enforcement capabilities and science will enable the closure of this tragedy for everyone it has touched. Outstanding professionals and public servants at the Miami Dade Police Department are devoted to successfully working this case and the public is urged to support their efforts.
For 46 years there were no answers, but in the last twelve months, incredible progress has been made despite the obstacles, the passage of time, and deliberate attempts to conceal the truth. The posse has uncovered a vast array of clues, evidence, statements and records; so many puzzle pieces have been assembled now that a picture has emerged; one that theoretically shows what happened, and why it all remained such a total mystery - until now.
A variety of schemes and schemers crossed paths in a most tragic way, especially for Danny. Six months after the kidnapping, unrelated Grand Jury investigations led to facts that now shed light on Danny's case. These facts, like hundreds of others that occurred before, during, and after the crime, were never gathered and analyzed until now.
A burglar who may have been the intruder who entered the Goldman house on that fateful morning was also a partner in crime to the high ranking officials in the Sheriff's Department - the very same men who quickly took charge of the kidnapping case in 1966. They were all indicted later on various other charges but went free after appeals because of defectively worded indictments in a system that appears to have been smothered by corruption. Wonder why Danny's case was never solved, before now?
Facts were hidden, criminals were "protected", files were stolen and others went "missing", and a web was woven to conceal what had happened. The truth is being pieced together nonetheless and the story of this case and a significant portion of our community's history is coming to light.
With the gathering and placement of each new and old piece of the puzzle, answers are emerging. Thanks to everyone for all the interest, concern and participation.
Paul Novack
Joseph Graubart
Anthony Blate
David Graubart
Harvey Lisker
and a growing crew of volunteers ...
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For more information contact us with the site's contact form or call 305-947-3000.
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To contact the Miami-Dade Police Department, Cold Case Squad, Homicide Bureau, with information about what happened to Danny Goldman call (305) 471-2334 or email: cmmccully@mdpd.com and hominfo@mdpd.com. All information is truly appreciated.
However on the day before, March 28, 1966, Danny was kidnapped from his family home by a husky intruder who came in through the rear, unlocked, sliding glass doors; he called the Goldmans by their first names, expected to find $10,000 in cash in the home, and took Danny when it turned out that the cash was not in the house. He told the Goldmans to get money, now increased to the amount of $25,000, and have it ready to exchange for the boy at 6 PM that evening. He said that if they did not have it by then, it would then go to $50,000. The kidnapper never called the family and there was no exchange.
Danny has never been found, alive or dead. His kidnapper and/or murderer and associates were never identified or arrested. Although once the focus of national attention and the "#1 Mystery" of law enforcement agencies at all levels, by 2012 official records had long listed the case as ''administratively closed''.
In 2012, Danny was not listed in any FDLE, FBI, or other local, state, or national database as a missing person or an open case. It was as if Danny had never existed and his kidnapping and disappearance had never happened. In February of 2012, his mother passed away; his father had passed away two years prior.
In March of 2012, a group of Surfside residents recognized the need to reboot the system and to seek justice. The group, alumni of Beach High, three of whom personally knew Danny from the Surfside neighborhood, decided that Danny should not be forgotten, that his kidnapping and possible murder should not be ignored, and that a crime and tragedy of this magnitude deserved being attended to and resolved, no matter how cold the trail may be. Led by a former Mayor of the town, Paul Novack, they began an exhaustive review of the situation and a search for potential opportunities to find elusive answers to the mystery that has now spanned five decades. Thousands of hours of effort, including the identification and analysis of tens of thousands of pages of documents and records, went into seeking answers to questions that have been elusive for so very long.
Research, interviews, obtaining obscure public records that had never before been retrieved ... the search was underway. Some of the intersecting paths led to examinations of fascinating events and people of South Florida's history. Details never previously uncovered were compiled and assimilated. The links and "coincidences" are rather amazing. From renowned rabbis and dedicated detectives to infamous organized crime figures, corrupt police officials, and a Watergate burglar, people of national historic significance had at least peripheral and previously unknown connections to the case.
A DNA sample was identified and collected, archived, stored, and almost forgotten documents were found and retrieved, audio and video recordings were unearthed, and reports from the moments and scene of the crime were obtained - a detailed, comprehensive timeline was developed that spans decades of time. The "posse" uncovered, discovered, organized and analyzed so much information that in response, the case has been re-activated and prioritized by the Miami Dade Police Department, Homicide Bureau, Cold Case Squad and also became an active case with NAMUS, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. On December 4, 2012, the DNA sample completed processing and was entered into the national CODIS. The group of citizens now has the backup of a wide array of retired federal and local law enforcement officials, information resource personnel from around the country, family members, friends, and additional volunteers from groups such as the Miami Beach Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary. The perseverant endeavor into all directly and indirectly connected leads continues with substantial energy and effort.
The hope is that the ‘rear view mirror’ with the help of modern investigative techniques, law enforcement capabilities and science will enable the closure of this tragedy for everyone it has touched. Outstanding professionals and public servants at the Miami Dade Police Department are devoted to successfully working this case and the public is urged to support their efforts.
For 46 years there were no answers, but in the last twelve months, incredible progress has been made despite the obstacles, the passage of time, and deliberate attempts to conceal the truth. The posse has uncovered a vast array of clues, evidence, statements and records; so many puzzle pieces have been assembled now that a picture has emerged; one that theoretically shows what happened, and why it all remained such a total mystery - until now.
A variety of schemes and schemers crossed paths in a most tragic way, especially for Danny. Six months after the kidnapping, unrelated Grand Jury investigations led to facts that now shed light on Danny's case. These facts, like hundreds of others that occurred before, during, and after the crime, were never gathered and analyzed until now.
A burglar who may have been the intruder who entered the Goldman house on that fateful morning was also a partner in crime to the high ranking officials in the Sheriff's Department - the very same men who quickly took charge of the kidnapping case in 1966. They were all indicted later on various other charges but went free after appeals because of defectively worded indictments in a system that appears to have been smothered by corruption. Wonder why Danny's case was never solved, before now?
Facts were hidden, criminals were "protected", files were stolen and others went "missing", and a web was woven to conceal what had happened. The truth is being pieced together nonetheless and the story of this case and a significant portion of our community's history is coming to light.
With the gathering and placement of each new and old piece of the puzzle, answers are emerging. Thanks to everyone for all the interest, concern and participation.
Paul Novack
Joseph Graubart
Anthony Blate
David Graubart
Harvey Lisker
and a growing crew of volunteers ...
===
For more information contact us with the site's contact form or call 305-947-3000.
===
To contact the Miami-Dade Police Department, Cold Case Squad, Homicide Bureau, with information about what happened to Danny Goldman call (305) 471-2334 or email: cmmccully@mdpd.com and hominfo@mdpd.com. All information is truly appreciated.
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