S03E19: ‘Twas the Lie Before Christmas: The Lisa Solomon Story

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S03E19: ‘Twas the Lie Before Christmas: The Lisa Solomon Story

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Lisa Solomon,a 22-year-old newlywed living in Huntington, New York had a beautiful dinner planned for her and her husband, Matthew Solomon on Christmas Eve 1987, but the dinner did not go according to plan. After dinner, the two got into an argument ending with Lisa being murdered. The next morning, on Christmas day, Matthew contacted relatives to start a search, maintaining that Lisa had gotten upset and went for a walk, never returning home. For 6 days, Matthew played the concerned, distraught husband, lying and tricking everyone until her body was found dumped in garbage bags in a field just a mile from their home on December 30th. Matthew eventually cracked and admitted to strangling Lisa during their Christmas Eve argument. He served 31 years in prison before being released at age 55 in 2019, much to the disagreement and dismay of Lisa's family.

Sources
Long Islander News (2019)
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Justia)(1992)
NY Senate (2019)
New York Times (1988)
News 12 (2017)

Audio and Docs
FilmRise True Crime: Missing on Christmas Eve: Lisa Solomon's Story | The Christmas Killings Hosted by Nancy Grace (Youtube) (2025) (Original Release Date: February 2024)

Twisted Tales (YouTube, 2024): Bloody Christmas- The Brutal Kidnapping of Lisa Solomon | Happily Never After: Ice Cold Heart (Original Release Date: 2012)

The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade- The Newlywed Murder (2017)

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