• Haunted Tri-State
  • Rebuilding Brooklyn
  • News 12 New York
  • Where to Watch
  • Download the App
  • Vote 2025
  • Local
  • Crime
  • Weather
  • beWell
  • The East End
  • Crime Files
  • Taking Action
Fair or Mostly Sunny
64°
  • Vote 2025
  • Local
  • Crime
  • Weather
  • beWell
  • The East End
  • Crime Files
  • Taking Action

Main

  • Vote 2025
  • Local
  • Crime
  • Weather
  • beWell
  • The East End
  • Crime Files
  • Taking Action

News

  • Consumer
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Brooklyn Events
  • Immigration
  • Local
  • Food & Fun
  • News 12 New York
  • Numbers & Links
  • Power & Politics
  • Sports
  • Transportation
  • Weather

Sections

  • Ask Mayor Adams
  • Ask the Borough President
  • Brooklyn Birthday Smiles
  • New York City Honor Roll
  • Food & Fun
  • Garden Guide
  • Noticias Univision 41
  • Numbers & Links
  • Kane in Your Corner
  • Taking Action
  • Team 12 Investigates
  • Turn to Tara
  • The Cost Of
  • 18 Holes

Choose Your Region

  • The Bronx
  • Brooklyn
  • Connecticut
  • Hudson Valley
  • Long Island
  • New Jersey
  • Westchester

Be the first to know

Topics you care about, straight to your inbox

Your email address

Main

  • Vote 2025
  • Local
  • Crime
  • Weather
  • beWell
  • The East End
  • Crime Files
  • Taking Action

News

  • Consumer
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Brooklyn Events
  • Immigration
  • Local
  • Food & Fun
  • News 12 New York
  • Numbers & Links
  • Power & Politics
  • Sports
  • Transportation
  • Weather

Sections

  • Ask Mayor Adams
  • Ask the Borough President
  • Brooklyn Birthday Smiles
  • New York City Honor Roll
  • Food & Fun
  • Garden Guide
  • Noticias Univision 41
  • Numbers & Links
  • Kane in Your Corner
  • Taking Action
  • Team 12 Investigates
  • Turn to Tara
  • The Cost Of
  • 18 Holes

Default

Be the first to know

Topics you care about, straight to your inbox

Your email address
  • Haunted Tri-State
  • Rebuilding Brooklyn
  • News 12 New York
  • Where to Watch
  • Download the App

Crime Files: New clues in the decades-old murder of Joan Wertkin

News 12 reveals new clues to the gruesome, decades-old murder of Joan Wertkin in Westport.

News 12 Staff

•

Jun 6, 2023, 3:28 PM

•

Updated 780 days ago

Share:

More Stories

2:06
Crime Files: Sins of a Serial Killer

Crime Files: Sins of a Serial Killer

142ds ago

0:58
Massacre in the Mansion

Massacre in the Mansion

155ds ago

1:39
'Blood & Betrayal: The Nathan Carman Case'

'Blood & Betrayal: The Nathan Carman Case'

169ds ago

1:35
'Blood & Providence: Shootout in Jersey City'

'Blood & Providence: Shootout in Jersey City'

175ds ago

0:50
Compulsion to Kill: The Charles Cullen Murders

Compulsion to Kill: The Charles Cullen Murders

189ds ago

1:26
Twisted Justice: The Josette Wright Story

Twisted Justice: The Josette Wright Story

196ds ago
2:06
Crime Files: Sins of a Serial Killer

Crime Files: Sins of a Serial Killer

142ds ago
0:58
Massacre in the Mansion

Massacre in the Mansion

155ds ago
1:39
'Blood & Betrayal: The Nathan Carman Case'

'Blood & Betrayal: The Nathan Carman Case'

169ds ago
1:35
'Blood & Providence: Shootout in Jersey City'

'Blood & Providence: Shootout in Jersey City'

175ds ago
0:50
Compulsion to Kill: The Charles Cullen Murders

Compulsion to Kill: The Charles Cullen Murders

189ds ago
1:26
Twisted Justice: The Josette Wright Story

Twisted Justice: The Josette Wright Story

196ds ago
News 12 reveals new clues to the 34-year-old cold case murder of Joan Wertkin in Westport.
Find out where to watch News 12 NY
PHOTOS: See photos of the crime scene and Wertkin family
POLICE DOCUMENTS: Read police reports used to research this episode
WESTPORT COLD CASE TIP LINE: 203-520-3831


More from News 12
1:45
1 firefighter injured in Midwood warehouse fire

1 firefighter injured in Midwood warehouse fire

1:18
Sunshine in Brooklyn with highs in the middle 60s

Sunshine in Brooklyn with highs in the middle 60s

0:29
Crews extinguish fire at 4-story building in Borough Park

Crews extinguish fire at 4-story building in Borough Park

1:12
Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

0:34
Arrest made in 2 train lewd act and attempted theft

Arrest made in 2 train lewd act and attempted theft

1:48
Active police investigation in Flatbush after man found dead

Active police investigation in Flatbush after man found dead



Info

  • Newsletter
  • Send Photos/Videos
  • Contact
  • About Us
  • News Team
  • News 12 New York

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

More Resources

  • Altice USA
  • Optimum
  • Advertise on News 12
  • Careers
  • Content Removal Policy

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices
  • Privacy Manager

© 2025 N12N, LLC