The episodes also addressed skepticism about the police departments initial investigations and even included surreptitious recordings of Madison Hamburgs discussions with detectives at the department. I was living in Austin at the time with my girlfriend and we both moved to New York and just gave up everything in our lives to facilitate me doing this. "Murder on Middle Beach" is currently streaming on HBO Max. The four-part HBO Max series, now available on Sky Crime and NOW TV in the UK, follows director Madison Hamburg as he investigates the unsolved murder of his own mother, Barbara Beach Hamburg, on . Alaine Griffin, director of communications in the Office of the Chief States Attorney said that the department had no comment at this time. Drumm told commissioners he believed plaintiffs were led to ask the Madison Police Department for additional records after obtaining copies of evidence collected by other state agencies who were assisting on the case, such as the Connecticut State Police, who Drumm said processed evidence at their crime lab. How did she contact them? A single mother of two, Hamburg was bludgeoned and stabbed to death in the front yard of her Madison,. She suffered for years from alcoholism, addiction and physical and mental health issues as well as a palpable jealousy towards Barbara and Barbara's daughter, Ali. The dispute over the records goes back to 2019, when Anike Niemeyer, a filmmaker working with Madison Hamburg, requested all the departments investigatory records from the his mothers case. [1] Contents 1 Production 2 Episodes 3 Reception 4 References Production [ edit] The documentary series began as a student film while Hamburg was in college. That all falls out of your test, doesnt it?. Not looking into my mom's story would be the biggest regret of my life, so I don't know that I would do anything differently. Like I really didn't want to create caricatures of my family members. As we see in the documentary, some even suggest that Conway was envious of Barbara because of the money, success, and love the latter was able to attain. She remained in class until Conway picked her up. Barbara Beach Hamburg was found dead outside her home in 2010, but her case remains unsolved. This allegation feelscircumstantial at best. She also suffered numerous stab wounds to her face, chest, and hands. As for where she is now, Conway appears to be residing in Connecticut, where she spends most of her free time with her family, especially her mother, son, and toddler grandson. Barbara was killed very violently, likely with a hammer, and detectives have called it a crime of passion and theorize that the killer knew Barbara and had a personal stake in the murder. So many people had the opportunity, the motive, the means. A hearing was held in February 2020, where Detective Christopher Sudock testified on behalf of the department that the release could jeopardize a prospective law enforcement action, such as a search or arrest warrant, but could not identify any specific actions investigators had planned. She blacks out and wakes up the next morning upstairs on a bed, naked and cashless. The Madison Police Department is appealing a court ruling upholing an order by the states Freedom of Information Commission that the department release all records except signed witness statements related to the unsolved murder of Barbara Beach Hamburg. She totally got it and they made us an offer. Charles Bright. The department did turn over two full boxes of documents to Hamburg and Niemeyer in October 2020, but the filmmakers alerted investigators in early November that dozens of files were apparently missing from those records. HBO's new true-crime docuseries "Murder on Middle Beach" premieres Sunday, November 15. Drumm said in the meeting that, along with the request from Madison Hamburg and Neimeyer, the department had received three other requests from media outlets from the other coast for the full case files. Its an amazing thing as someone who's created something, because the conversations extend week to week and to see the effects that it has and the momentum that it causes is really beautiful. On March 3, 2010, Barbara Beach Hamburg, 48, was found murdered in the backyard of her Madison, Connecticut, home. The HBO series Murder on Middle Beach has captivated audiences everywhere as filmmaker Madison Hamburg attempts to uncover the truth about what happened to his mother so many years ago. It was she who recruited Barbara into the tables, but the latter's ambition eventually caused problems for Platt. Jeffreyrefuses to discuss the case or his marriage with Madison, except to point to Barbara's alcoholism and, prior to recovery, her pattern of black-out drinking as evidence that Barbara wasn't necessarily to be trusted a line he holds even once Madison finds boxes of documents in the final episodes that could potentially implicate him in unethical (and potentially illegal) business practices that made Barbara feel unsafe. Do you know if your dad has watched or is watching? It really was a rollercoaster, especially because it is such a personal story, so trying to sell it was pretty interesting. Back in 2010, in Madison, Connecticut, a quiet town on the shoreline, on the serene Middle Beach West, a crime occurred that shook the community to its core - Barbara Hamburg's murder. The two had gone through a rough divorce and were not on good terms at the time of Barbara's death. There are strong public policy reasons for denying the general public unfettered access to investigation files, while the police are actively investigating a crime and continuing to collect new evidence and pursue new leads, Klau wrote in his decision. At a Freedom of Information hearing in February 2020, Madison police Detective Christopher Sudock said he regularly reviewed the case and that the agency had received a phone call about it the week before. So in a sense, it feels like we as viewers are coming full circle, which raises the question: What actually makes for a satisfying end for a true crime series? Ashlie D. Stevens is Salon's deputy food editor. Barbara's sister had a rocky relationship with her sibling. The personal gruesomeness of the murder and covering her body like he regrets it feels too personal to be a hit man. Once this financially-strapped individual realized she couldn't get her money back, the individual or perhaps the individual's angered husband, as Beach claims to have seen a masked man prowling through Barbara's yard the day before the murder opted to take out their frustrations on Barbara in a violent manner. Then there's Conway Beach, Barbara's sister. Drumm told commissioners that a number of agencies, including the Madison Police Department, had already released information about the case, and that releasing further evidence could compromise the ongoing investigation. Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. There have been corroborating leads, correcting things, things that we didn't know about. We now know they have that information, which led them to ask additional questions of us of information that we had not shared with the general public, Drumm told commissioners, adding that the department needed to retain the information to complete its investigation. It is difficult to understand how denying public access to criminal files in perpetuity serves the public interest in solving crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice, wrote Judge Daniel Klau in his decision. I want checks and balances.. Arguably the most popular theory on Reddit suggests that Jeffrey Hamburg hired someone to kill his ex-wife. She welcomes feedback and story ideas from readers. Barbara B. Hamburg was born April 29, 1961 in New Haven, Connecticut. "We miss her dearly, and it is a great loss to not have her with us," she said at a 2011 vigil, the New Haven Register reported at the time. Ever since then, Madison has been looking to uncover every clue and secret so as to solve her case. June 3, 2021 8:00AM. Elizabeth Benton, communications director for the Attorney Generals Office, said the office was not involved in the case. I can't get into details, but it's been extremely illuminating. While Tyler appreciated it, it made Conway furious. It was Beach who discovered Barbara's body on the morning of the murder, but claims she was cleaning out the basement of a 90-year-old neighbor at the time of the murder. She was a woman who was known to be head-strong. It would not be in the interest of our own investigation to release it any further, said Drumm. HBOs Murder on Middle Beach, from first-time filmmaker Madison Hamburg, is a four-part documentary series that examines the life and death of his 48-year-old mother, Barbara Beach Hamburg. I think the hidden conflict is the sacrifice of the act of making this, having over 1000 hours of footage and over 200 shooting days. According to Schulz, the Madison Police Department took a completely inappropriate approach to deciding which documents to release. HBO's latest four-part docuseries, 'Murder on Middle Beach' delves into the gruesome murder of Barbara Hamburg, a 48-year-old woman, who was found bludgeoned to death outside her home on Middle Beach Road. "Thank God that HBO saw the potential and the rest is history.". Both Ali's father, Jeffrey, and Beach accuse Ali of hating her mother in the documentary, which Ali denies. accessed ), memorial page for Barbara Beach Hamburg (29 Apr 1961-3 Mar 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID . Madison Hamburg and his late mothers sister, Conway. Im hoping that this comes through sooner than later so that the town can hopefully work with these two other agencies and not foot a tremendous legal bill, he added. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. 7: Caught in a Bad Romance, Brandon Sklenar is the Baddest Dutton of Them All, The 'Outer Banks' S3 Finale Is Intense as Hell. "In setting out to do this, I didn't have an expectation that we would solve my mom's case, but there are many goals I have had throughout this process and they sort of evolve," Hamburg also told Esquire. I'm in awe of my sister. Barbara was said to be involved in "gifting. But first here are the facts: According to the doc, Barbara Hamburg was a 48-year-old single mother who was bludgeoned and stabbed to death in the front yard of her Madison, CT home on the morning of March 3, 2010. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Conway and Ali are the ones who discovered the body and Conway said Ali acted "strangely." On the other hand, Dugas, the attorney for the Madison Police Department, argued the case was very much active. Her death in 2010 was the subject of an HBO true crime documentary series produced by her son Madison Hamburg. So he made a deal with us that he would give us an A if I never stopped working on it. Would you do anything different now that it's aired? Here are the facts: on March 3rd, 2010, Barbara Beach Hamburg was beaten to death in front of her modest house in Madison, Connecticut. And what we were selling was a personal approach that wasn't a whodunit but more a story about identity, the duality of humanity, and the layers of what we share with each other, how open we are, and just me kind of coming of age and understanding my mother and in turn understanding my identity. Beach Hamburg and Hamburg married in 1989, but divorced in 2002. One of two masterminds to be jailed for their roles in the Gifting Tables, was Hamburg's aunt Jill Platt. Emilia Otte covers health and education for the Connecticut Examiner. I started in 2013 really fresh and very amateur to documentary. The old adage about a fresh pair of eyes is particularly apt. Schulz said the department had provided two boxes of information about the case, but that they were still missing key documents, including witness statements, notes, computer records and telephone records. Madison Hamburg, right, during a candlelight vigil and memorial service for his mother, Madison resident Barbara Hamburg, a 2010 slaying victim in an unsolved case, at the First Congregational Church in Madison on Feb. 29, 2020. I've written before about the trend of "true criminal justice" documentaries and docuseries the kind wherein the narrative is less about solving a mystery and more about turning the magnifying glass on the legal proceedings that surrounded it are an opportunity for filmmakers to present a fuller picture of criminality and victimhood. What it did do, though, was bring light to the case and start a conversation around it. The commission in August 2020 ordered Madison police to release all records responsive to the request except for signed witness statements. 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Beach Hamburg had been expected in court, along with Hamburg, on the morning of her death, but never made it to her 9:30 a.m. appearance. Valicia Harmon, a staff attorney who represented the Freedom of Information Commission before the court, said the statutory provision making certain law enforcement records exempt from release balances two consideration: the right of law enforcement to conduct their investigations in private, and the right of the public to have insight into these long, cold investigations.. In HBO's latest true crime docuseries, Murder on Middle Beach, director Madison Hamburg tries to uncover every clue in the unsolved murder of his mother, Barbara Hamburg . The following year, Beach was present at another vigil, where she called her . Barbara's daughter was a teenager in 2010, and was with Beach when Barbara's body was discovered. So we took the 160 hours and made a sample that turned out to be like 14 minutes. We have the tip line, BarbaraHamburgTips.com, and I've requested a reward with the state, and the amount of tips, the amount of messages that we've received, and you never know what small detail is going to make a difference in an investigation, that's been really surprising. What were the reactions of Ali and Conway like? Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I think the conflicts that I deal with in the fourth episode are pretty unique to the perspective. DNA found at the scene of the crime also did not match his own. We got a lot of questions like, how does it end? The decision also said police failed to prove that, even if there was a prospective law enforcement action, disclosure of the requested records would be prejudicial to such action.. That's a question that I've asked myself a lot. Through interviews with family members and friends of his mother, Madison is able to come to a better understanding of who his mother was as a person. This was actually where the four-part series began, as first-time filmmaker Madison Hamburg set out to investigate the events surrounding the murder of his mother, Barbara Beach Hamburg, who was . Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Did she ever try to contact them again? That was in 2016. Every Theory About Barbara Hamburg's Murder Murder on Middle Beach calls a handful of suspects into question. And if they can keep it closed forever, youll never be able to hold them accountable or give them an incentive not to cover something up.. Then, there is the still-plausible idea that Barbara was killed by someone she had crossed through her participation in "The Gifting Tables," a pyramid scheme wherein potential members would "gift" existing members of the organization money in order to join, then recruit new members for their own eventual pay-outs. Murder on Middle Beach is a four-part documentary by director Madison Hamburg about the unsolved 2010 murder of his mother Barbara Hamburg. Moreover, allowing the public access to cold case files after an appropriate period of time is far more likely to improve the odds of an arrest and successful prosecution than it it is to prejudice that outcome.. One suspect was definitively eliminated from consideration. Schulz said that the plaintiffs would be thrilled if the police were able to solve the crime, but he said that this wasnt a reason to keep a case open forever. Platt was eventually arrested on various fraud charges related to the Gifting Tables in 2012, and she served 30 months in federal prison, according to the New Haven Register. The documentary follows the murder of a Connecticut woman, Barbara Hamburg. Drumm also said that he hoped the Chief States Attorneys Office and that Attorney General William Tongs Office would file amicus briefs on their behalf. In one example, Justice Steven Ecker asked Dugas about the competing interest of uncovering police corruption or incompetence. One issue that was resolved in the documentary was the status of Ali Hamburg, Madison's sister and the daughter of Barbara, as a potential suspect in the case. Madison's's father, Jeffrey Hamburg, was presented as a main person of interest throughout the series. Barbara Hamburg was found murdered outside her familys Middle Beach Road home on March 3, 2010, but the case went cold and no one has ever been charged in connection with her death. Theyve done multiple cold case reviews. I wanted to give their stories justice and unfortunately that involves exploring these conflicts. In a statement ahead of the hearing, Hamburgs son, Madison Hamburg, who helped make an HBO documentary series about his mothers death called "Murder on Middle Beach," called for the records release. While Beach's husband (and Madison's father) Jeffrey was questioned early on about his ex-wife's murder, there have still been no arrests made in the case. Yeah, I can't get into details but I will say that after spending eight years just putting together fragments of memories about my mom or about the case or about a specific time period, the transparency and the accuracy of these facts that have been kept from me for so long has been extremely relieving. The theorists point out that Jeffrey had the most obvious motive while also having an alibi that was almost too perfect. Due to Conway's addiction, she lost custody of her son to Barbara, after which Conway attempted to hire a hitman to kill Barbara because she "snapped. There's a double-edged sword in the fact that the episodes are released weekly. The Madison Department of Police filed an appeal on September 2. While the Madison Police Department has released some records, including the 911 call that led police to Barbara Hamburgs body, it challenged the commissions decision in court. Beach claims to have been accused of being jealous of her sister's success, but denies it in the docuseries. Having access to these files and what the police are doing is one of the key ways we have to hold police accountable, which is a huge issue today. The four-part docuseries explores the 2010 murder of 48-year-old mother of two, Barbara Hamburg, who was discovered blugeoned and stabbed to death at her own home in Madison, Connecticut in. Klau reviewed the case and found in August that the police department cannot use the mere theoretical possibility of a future law enforcement action to keep the investigative files secret but conceded there is little precedent for how investigators or the FOIC should determine what constitutes such a future action. In the series, she denies killing Barbara while showing little to no remorse for her past crimes. Beach was also accused of threatening an anonymous member of the Gifting Tables by leaving dead animals in her yard. The show is directed by Madison Hamburg, the 29-year-old son of Barbara Beach Hamburg, who was found dead outside of her Connecticut home in 2010. Through interviews with and secret recordings of his immediate family and the police, Madison and his crew tell the story of Barbara Beach Hamburg's full life and tragic death. Beach also alleges that Ali killed Barbara, Jeffrey Hamburg hired someone to kill his ex-wife. Her cover photo, quite fittingly, is one of her and Barbara, and the first thing youd see when you go to her profile is the headline GRATEFUL Conway may not have a concrete alibi for her sisters murder, but no one can deny that she loved and still misses her. And we ended up pitching to Lisa Heller, who was one of our last pitches at HBO and it was just incredibly emotional. In August 2020, the Freedom of Information Commission ruled that the Madison Police Department needed to release the requested records, including investigatory records, interrogation recordings, and crime scene recordings, including photos and videos, with the exception of signed witness statements. If a department cannot show there is a prospective law enforcement action and that disclosure of the records would be prejudicial to such an action, then the publics right to access the records wins out, Harmon said, arguing the Madison Police Department failed to meet its burden of proof in this case. We also have to honor the victims and their families. The television series, Murder on Middle Beach, documents the story of Madison Hamburgs search for the story behind his mothers murder. Madisons mother, Barbara Beach Hamburg, before her 2010 murder. What if theres concerns about corruption or incompetence and now its five years, now its 10 years a reporter wants to know or a family member wants to know. I left him a voicemail. The horrific 2010 murder of 48-year-old single mom Barbara Hamburg in front of her Madison, Connecticut, home remains unsolved, but there have been plenty of theories as to who could have. He said the Board of Selectmen would have to determine how much the town was willing to spend on the lawsuit.Downing expressed hope that state agencies would take up the case and relieve the town of a potentially significant financial burden appealing the case. The. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this incorrectly statedAli Hamburg was diagnosed with bipolar disorder; she had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. But Murder on Middle Beach is not a normal documentary. That said, in the final episode Ali's alibi is confirmed: her mother dropped her off at school the morning that she was killed. Platt also cut off her relationship with Barbara, and drew hard lines on what areas were Barbara's Gifting Tables "territory" for recruitment and which were Platt's. It was then Beach and Ali who discovered Barbara's body. However, Jeffrey did have a very solid alibi of being in court at the time of Barbara's murder, which seems to make it physically impossible for him to have committed the crime personally. In October 2020, they passed over 1,600 documents about the case which he is now poring over - and hopes it will give him a definitive answer about who killed his mother. It was a huge learning process, balancing those two roles of family member and investigative documentarian. Weeks of back-and-forth ensued as the show premiered on HBO. Back in 1996, when Conway was out of control with her substance abuse, Barbara took her to court to get custody of her son, Tyler. Madison Hamburg, who was a teenager when his mother died, went on to study documentary filmmaking. I was so angry. However, when law enforcement has effectively exhausted all efforts to arrest and prosecute a suspect, and when the statistical data show that the probability of a prosecution resulting from long-unsolved cases approaches zero, it is difficult to understand how denying public access to criminal investigation files in perpetuity serves the public interest in solving crimes and bringing perpetrators to justice. Barbara was found dead on the morning of March 3, 2010, in the yard of her rental house on Middle Beach Road in Madison, Conn. Police responded at 11:25 a.m. to a 911 call reporting an injured . The resulting documentary series was picked up by HBO, and the four-part Murder on Middle Beach premiered late last year. The story sort of chronicles and parallels my journey in making this. The latest true crime series Murder on Middle Beach just hit HBO. On March 3, 2010, Barbara was found brutally murdered in the yard of their Connecticut home. Murder on Middle Beach calls a handful of suspects into question. It's like if you have a piece of popcorn in your teeth, finally getting that piece out. His second goal was to absolve his family members of the crime, which dovetails with the obvious goal of discovering who actually killed Barbara. But even if the central question at the center of the case remains a mystery, Murder on Middle Beach solved at least one question that had long plagued the decade-old case. Yeah, I reached out to him before our promotions started because I wanted him to hear a fuller context from me instead of seeing it on television or as a commercial somewhere, but I didn't reach him. To allow police to say that because an investigation is active without any insurmountable obstacle to prosecution, the public must defer to their judgment, Ecker said, and does not take public concerns into account. According to the HBO docuseries, Beach Hamburg's body was covered with outdoor furniture cushions when it was found. "My parents told me that . An anonymous witness also revealed that she was scared of Conway as she had allegedly threatened her by leaving dead animals on her doorstep, implying that she had the guts and the motive to commit a murder. In the doc, she admitted to having tried to hire a hitman to kill Barbara years prior over a custody battle involving her son, but the two were later able to make up. Then, the public would never have any way of knowing whether [the police] were doing their job appropriately, said Schulz. It's funny cause I feel like those are some of the more authentic moments in the documentary, from the earlier footage. It's a sobering, overwhelming realization. When her body was found by her sister and daughter it was covered with outdoor furniture cushions. I think that when my mom died and I went to rehab and I decided to face a life without her, I made a decision that day that I was gonna live with as little regret as possible. The court has attempted to resolve a long unsettled question about the degree of certainty concerning a prospective law enforcement action that is required to withhold records. "There have been corroborating leads, correcting things, things that we didn't know about," Hamburg told Esquire. They've seen the documentary, we had family screenings before we even sent it out to press. HBO's new docuseries "Murder on Middle Beach," directed by Madison Hamburg, focuses on the death of Hamburg's mother, Barbara. So when she eventually got evicted, she moved to Florida, where she spent her days sleeping on park benches and just awaiting her death. At the end of the day, it's not really important that Murder on Middle Beach didn't solve the murder of Barbara Hamburg because that isn't what the documentary set out to do. But they have had no new leads for years, he said. After the Police Department appealed a commission order to the release the records, a trial court in August 2021 upheld the commissions decision. And, as Jeffrey alleged via a phone call to Madison, is there any evidence that the documents detailing his financial decisions had been fabricated? And I've been really careful not to have hunches and not to express any opinions about what I think happened cause I think that's the biggest challenge with any investigation. Throughout these four episodes, Madison Hamburg, and us, learned the truth about the life Barbara Hamburg really lived - that she was a recovering alcoholic who, at the . On March 3, 2010, Barbara Beach Hamburg was found murdered in the backyard of her Madison, Connecticut, home. 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