1993 - Bangor/Houlton, Maine.

Virginia Sue Pictou Noyes had vanished without a trace from Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor in the early morning hours of April 25th, 1993.

All eyes were on her husband, Larry Noyes, and his brother, Roger, who were both arrested after a violent altercation with Virginia at a bar shortly before her disappearance. Hospital staff said Virgina left without checking out, possibly on her own accord. This is the last place she was reliably seen. She was never heard from again.

Virginia was a mother. A beloved sister and daughter. After 30 years of waiting, her family just wants to bring her home. 

Through their own personal healing, Virginia's family is determined to shed light on the issue of violence and abuse experienced by Native women and people at a disproportionately higher rate. By sharing their stories, they hope to help other families and make a positive impact for the future of Indigenous people.

This is an MMIW case from Maine. Virginia Sue Pictou is Mi'kmaw—part of Mi'kmaq Nation—one of Maine and Canada’s Native tribes. By sharing her story, we are keeping her name alive and bringing awareness to the epidemic that is violence against Indigenous women and girls. 

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1993 - Bangor/Houlton, Maine.

On the evening of April 24th, 1993, Virginia Sue Pictou Noyes was at a bar in Bangor, Maine with her husband, Larry Noyes, and his brother, Roger, when a brutal fight broke out. Both men beat Virginia, resulting in a double arrest for assault, and Virginia in the hospital. Sometime in the early morning hours, Virginia vanished.

Police said she left the hospital on her own accord without checking out, and that they're reasonably sure she was seen at a truck stop in Houlton making a phone call—2.5 hours away in the direction of her home in Easton—trying to get back to her kids.

The Pictou family isn’t so sure. Her brother, Robert Pictou, believes his sister was dead before she left Bangor... so what happened to Virginia? And 30 years later, why hasn’t she been found?

This is part one of two of Virginia Pictou Noyes.

This is an MMIW case from Maine. Virginia Sue Pictou is Mi'kmaw—part of Mi'kmaq Nation—one of Maine and Canada’s Native tribes. By sharing her story, we are keeping her name alive and bringing awareness to the epidemic that is violence against Indigenous women and girls. 

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This is an excerpt from Black Girl Gone, a true crime podcast hosted by Amara Cofer with a new focus... shining a light on the all too often ignored cases of Black women who have gone missing or have fallen victim to murder. 

Each episode takes you on a heart wrenching journey through the stories of these women and the families they left behind. Join us as we work to uncover hidden truths and bring the stories of these women to the forefront. Together we can seek justice for the forgotten and give a voice to the voiceless. New episodes every Monday.

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1995 - Bangor, Maine.

When Sarah Johnson went upstairs to check on her infant daughter, Aisha Mariah Dickson, she wasn’t expecting to find her not breathing in her crib. The little baby girl was rushed to the hospital where doctors tried everything they could. Aisha was later pronounced dead at just 8-months-old.

But the medical examiner made a disturbing discovery during the autopsy: Aisha had died of blunt force trauma. Not only that, but her short life was filled with abuse that was evident in her healing wounds and bones. 

The only people in the apt on the night of January 6th, 1995 were her mother, Sarah, her grandmother, June, and her father, DeShawn. 

So which one of them murdered Aisha?

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1986 - Kingston, Massachussetts.

On a brisk night in October of 1986, 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin left a friend’s house party in Rocky Nook to buy a pack of cigarettes at the Cumberland Farms gas station. When she left the parking lot around 11:30pm, it was the last time she would be seen alive.

Three weeks later, Tracy’s body was found 11 miles away in Myles Standish State Forest. She’d been crushed by a 73 lb boulder.

For years, the Gilpin’s fought to keep Tracy in the public eye. Her sister, Kerry Gilpin, inspired to help make a difference for other families, even became a state trooper (and eventually the superintendent) for the Massachusetts State Police. 

As years went on and other cases were solved, they always wondered when their day for justice would come… and 32 years later, in 2018, it did; when police arrested 61-year-old Michael Arthur Hand in North Carolina.

This is the murder of Tracy “Ashtray” Gilpin and what we know in the case against Michael Hand, which will most likely be heading to trial sometime this year.

Though an arrest has been made, the work is still not done. If you have any information on the murder of Tracy Gilpin, now is the time to come forward. Please contact the Massachusetts State Police investigators at (508) 894-2584 with any information.

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1971 - Burlington, Vermont.

In July of 1971, a 23-year-old elementary school teacher named Rita Curran was brutally attacked and murdered as she slept in her own bed in Burlington, VT. Her roommates just happened to be away, and in the span of 70 minutes, an unknown man entered the apartment and took her life.

Rita’s murder shook the small city. It was brazen; and police had zero leads.

For 51 years, Rita’s case remained unsolved. It was Burlington’s oldest cold case, and one of the most infamous true crime cases in New England. Ted Bundy was even considered to be a suspect at one point. Rita’s family came to the conclusion that her case may never be solved.

Until February 21st, 2023, when Burlington police detectives and other officials announced that through genetic genealogy, they had solved the case: her killer was a man named William DeRoos, who was 31 at the time and lived just 2 floors above her. But who was he? And why did he murder Rita?

This is a story of hope, and modern forensics. This is the story of Rita Curran; Burlington's newest solved case.

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Sheree Warren left her job in Salt Lake City on a mild October evening in 1985. She told a coworker she was headed to meet her estranged husband, Charles Warren, at a car dealership. But she never made it, Sheree vanished. When her car mysteriously surfaced weeks later, hundreds of miles away in Las Vegas, no one could say how it got there.

When a young mother disappears under unexplained circumstances, police always turn suspicious eyes towards the husband. And although there was distrust around Charles Warren, he wasn’t the only suspect when Sheree went missing. She also had a boyfriend, a former cop named Cary Hartmann, who lived a sinister double life.

Season three follows two suspects– men who both raised suspicion for investigators. But with two strong persons of interest with competing facts and evidence, it muddied the murder investigation. This season, host Dave Cawley, digs into the lives of these two men, the details of the case and examines the intersections between domestic abuse and sexual violence. The COLD team seeks to answer the question: what really happened to Sheree Warren?

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1947 - Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

17-year-old Rita Bouchard was paranoid of being hurt or killed by unknown men. In 1947, an unknown assailant was violently attacking women on the streets of Pawtucket, RI, and Rita, who worked the late shift at the factory, was afraid she could be next. 

Sadly, on February 1st, 1947, Rita’s fear came true. 

A man walking a trail in the woods discovered her body under a tree. She had been brutally stabbed to death over 30 times with a stiletto knife. Police had no idea who did this to her.

A month after her murder, police question a boy named Raymond Patenaude, the brother of Rita’s best friend. Again. He was already a potential suspect in their mind, but they didn’t have the evidence against him. Raymond told them of a strange dream he had, and came to the realization it wasn’t a dream at all, but a repressed memory… A memory of killing Rita.

76 years have passed since Rita’s murder, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be solved. 

If you or somebody you know has any information about the unsolved murder of Rita Bouchard, please call the Pawtucket Police Dept at 401-727-9100.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

This week I'm bringing you a special bonus episode in collaboration with 14 other podcasts around a Valentine's Day theme hosted by Shane Waters.

Each podcast host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It's an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event.

Part 2 of 2.

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 2 episode:

1. Sirens [https://tinyurl.com/2p8avykh]

2. The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3yl

3. Method and Madness [https://tinyurl.com/yc6ept53]

4. True Crime Cases with Lanie [https: //linktr.ee/LanieHobbs]

5. Crimelines [https: //linktr.ee/crimelines]

6. Love Murder [https://tinyurl.com/39c3fzeb]

7. Foul Play: Crime Series [https://itsfoulplay.com]

In the last Part 1 episode:

1. Murder She Told [https://murdershetold.com/connect]

2. True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj]

3. Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz]

4. Tapes from the Darkside [https://tinyurl.com/3pnff3fe]

5. Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases]

6. Gone Cold - Texas True Crime [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8]

7. Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny. Podcast]

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Happy Valentine's Day!

This week I'm bringing you a special bonus episode in collaboration with 14 other podcasts around a Valentine's Day theme hosted by Shane Waters.

Each podcast host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It's an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event.

Part 1 of 2.

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 1 Episode:

1. Murder She Told [https://murdershetold.com/connect]

2. True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj]

3. Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz]

4. Tapes from the Darkside [https://tinyurl.com/3pnff3fe]

5. Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases]

6. Gone Cold - Texas True Crime [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8]

7. Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny. Podcast]

In the next Part 2 Episode:

1. Sirens [https://tinyurl.com/2p8avykh]

2. The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3yl

3. Method and Madness [https://tinyurl.com/yc6ept53]

4. True Crime Cases with Lanie [https: //linktr.ee/LanieHobbs]

5. Crimelines [https: //linktr.ee/crimelines]

6. Love Murder [https://tinyurl.com/39c3fzeb]

7. Foul Play: Crime Series [https://itsfoulplay.com]

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1988 - Hermon, Maine. 

If you haven’t listened to the interrogation in part one, I suggest starting with that one first.

In November of 1988, the body of 14-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Pelkey was found in the rural woods of Hermon, Maine. Becky went missing the week prior after a night out with friends, and was last seen in a car with a man named Ronald Boobar. Ron was 24-years-old.

The following month, Ron was arrested for her murder.

This is the story of Becky Pelkey, told through her family, and original transcripts and court records. You followed the investigation in part one, now follow the trial, the evidence, and the impact left from Becky’s death.

This is an MMIW case from Maine. Becky is part of the Aroostook Band of Mi'kmaqs, one of Maine’s Native tribes. By sharing her story, we are keeping her name alive and bringing awareness to the epidemic that is violence against Indigenous women and girls. 

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1988 - Hermon, Maine. 

This episode contains a heavy amount of uncensored explicit language. 

Inside the neon splashed walls of the Bangor Arcade, Erica and Melanie waited for their friend, 14-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Pelkey. Becky was late, and the clock was ticking. Not only was Becky no-showing, but so was her new friend, 24-year-old Ronald Boobar, who they’d hung out with the previous night.

One week later, the newspaper released a description of an unidentified young woman who had been found dead in the woods. It was Becky. 

The day that she was identified, police spoke individually with her friends. They waited to talk to Ron last.

In a quiet room, just after midnight, Ron Boobar sat at the Bangor Police dept with two detectives. They set up a cassette recording device on the table, and hit record….

This is the story of Becky Pelkey, told through her family, and original transcripts and court records. 

This is an MMIW case from Maine. Becky is part of the Aroostook Band of Mi'kmaqs, one of Maine’s Native tribes. By sharing her story, we are keeping her name alive and bringing awareness to the epidemic that is violence against Indigenous women and girls. 

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1989 - Worcecster, Massachusetts.

17-year-old Nereida “Nettie” Melendez had a big day ahead of her, and plans for her bright future. June 5th, 1989, was just the beginning: her high school graduation.

But when her name was called onstage to get her diploma, Nettie was nowhere to be found. Her family started to panic. Nettie was responsible, and it was highly unlike her to miss such an important event.

Their panic ended in tragedy when her body was recovered after a family search the next day. To this day, her case still remains unsolved.

Nettie’s brother, Peter Vasquez, and her cousin Doris, reflect on Nettie’s life, their frustrations with the slow moving investigation, and what they would say if they were face to face with her killer.

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1995 - Hampden, Maine.

Alex James was somebody who always kept to herself. She was 58, and lived on her own in an apartment in Brewer, Maine. She was doing well for herself after being diagnosed with mental health issues, and just wanted to live in peace. Alex James, who previously went by the name Joy Crafts Earley, never hurt a fly.

On a summer evening in June 1995, Alex never came home from an evening stroll. The next day, her body was found near a storage unit, savagely murdered and assaulted.

It was a seemingly random attack, and police had no suspects… until years later, when a 24-year-old man named Douglas Littlefield—who had been terrorizing women in the Bangor area—was finally apprehended for his crimes. 

This is the story of Alex James, aka Joy Crafts Earley, and how survivors took down a sexual predator, and helped solve a murder.

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This is an excerpt from The Fall Line Podcast’s episode on the unsolved homicide of Garnet Lennox.

In May 2007, Garnet Lennox, a loving father and Michigan native, disappeared. Within a week, his car, and his body, would be found in East Detroit, and his sons, parents, and brothers were left to try and piece together who had killed Garnet, and why.

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1986 - Cranston, Rhode Island.

December 5th, 1986 was a normal day for 18-year-old Bobby Fisher. It wasn’t until his neighbor pulled up at his work with an alarming message that his world was turned upside down: there was something wrong with his mother, Donna.

Donna Anthony Fisher had been found unconscious from what appeared to be a medical event in her bedroom in Cranston, Rhode Island. A few days later on her 39th birthday, Donna passed away. But things took a turn when an autopsy revealed that Donna’s cause of death wasn’t an aneurysm like everyone thought, it was strangulation. Donna had been murdered.

No charges has ever been made in Donna’s case, but that doesn’t mean it’s collecting dust. In fact, it’s quite the opposite.

Hear Donna’s story told through her son, Bobby, and walk through the case from the eyes of an investigator with the current detective, Robert Santagata.

If there’s one thing they both want, it’s for this case to be solved. 

If you have any information about the murder of Donna Fisher, please contact the Cranson RI Police Dept at (401) 942-2211.

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1996 - Windsor, Connecticut.

On March 21st, 1996, 32-year-old Anita Patel stopped by her mother, Champaben Patel’s home, to drop off her toddler while she took her 4-year-old daughter to school.

She had no idea that just behind the doors of the home, was a man attacking her mother. Anita yelled her daughter to take her brother and run.

When police arrived to the Patel home, they walked into one of the worst crime scenes they’d ever encountered. Both Champa and Anita had been killed; tortured and set on fire. This was a brutal and awful crime.

The Patel family sought comfort in one another in the immediate aftermath, mourning the loss of these two important women. But as time went on, the cracks in the family dynamic began to show, and they started questioning if somebody close knew more than they were letting on, asking themselves one important question: What if the killer was right there with them in the room?

There is currently a $50k being offered in this case. If you have any information about the murders of Champaben and Anita Patel, please contact the Connecticut Cold Case Unit’s tip line at 860-548-0606, or email a tip to cold.case@ct.gov">cold.case@ct.gov

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An important update from Kristen!

Please listen to the full announcement to be in the loop.

PS: If you got this announcement yesterday, sorry! We switched over to a new host and this was a casualty, so I had to upload it again. I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to hear it. Thank you for your patience!

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An important announcement from Kristen

We have big news to share!

Please listen to the whole announcement so you can be in the loop. This should be everything you need to know, but if you have any questions or thoughts, please email me at hello@murdershetold.com

Thank you!

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2022 - Concord, New Hampshire.

Stephen & Djeswende "Wendy" Reid were ready to slow down and enjoy their golden years together. After impressive, lifelong careers as humanitarians serving those in need all over the world, they finally retired to Steve’s hometown of Concord, New Hampshire.

On the afternoon of April 18th, 2022, the day after Easter, Steve and Wendy went for a walk on a trail system called Broken Ground Trails near their apartment complex. They never made it home. On the trail, they were shot to death in cold blood by a stranger; shaking up everyone in New England. Who would shoot such wonderful people?

For 6 months it seemed like the police didn’t have many leads. A composite sketch had been released, but Steve and Wendy barely made the news anymore, despite the brazen nature of the crime….

Until October 13th, 2022, when the Concord police announced their previously unnamed person-of-interest had been apprehended for unrelated crimes in Vermont. His name was Logan Clegg, and this announcement came seemingly out-of-the-blue. A few days later, Logan was officially charged with two counts of murder.

How did the police come to connect Logan to the crime scene? 

The answer is complicated… and it came just in time, because Logan had a one way ticket out of the country in just 2 days…

This is everything you need to know about the current investigation into the murders of Steve and Wendy Reid, and the charges against Logan Clegg

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Happy Halloween!

This week I'm bringing you a special spooky episode in collaboration with 31 other podcasts. You'll hear true crime, paranormal, and other creepy stories just in time for the Halloween weekend.

Each host brings their own nerve-wracking story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself… can you really handle this much murder and mayhem?

So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for A Nightmare Before Halloween.

Thank you to Shane from Foul Play: Crime Series for organizing this episode.

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this part 2 episode: 

- True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj]

- Based on a True Story [https://tinyurl.com/37axzn5z]

- The Asian Madness Podcast [https://tinyurl.com/yckkxbjn]

- Sistas Who Kill [https://linktr.ee/Sistas.Who.Kill.Podcast]

- Hometown History [https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory]

- Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases]

- Military Murder [https://tinyurl.com/yc5fxjyh]

- Dystopian Simulation Radio [https://tinyurl.com/khpw786w]

- Cults, Crimes & Cabernet [https://linktr.ee/cultscrimesandcabernet]

- Morbidology [https://tinyurl.com/mshyvxyt]

- Dark Pountine [https://tinyurl.com/ycydanm9] 

- Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz] 

- True Consequences [https://tinyurl.com/39fpfv3h] 

- Gone Cold [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8]

- Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online [https://tinyurl.com/3dxp47wf]

- True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories [https://tinyurl.com/ykzwmnxr]

In the previous part 1 episode:

- Foul Play: Crime Series [https://link.chtbl.com/foulplay]

- Murder She Told [https://tinyurl.com/55473exk]

- Crime Salad [https://tinyurl.com/4pbtdtpc] 

- Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines]

- Frightful [https://link.chtbl.com/frightful]

- Reverie True Crime [https://linktr.ee/paigeelmore]

- Rotten to the Core [https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten]

- The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3y]

- Once Upon A Crime [https://www.truecrimepodcast.com]

- Criminology [https://tinyurl.com/yvuu9u8d]

- The Peripheral & Generation Why [https://link.chtbl.com/ThePeripheral]

- Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny.Podcast]

- The Hidden Staircase [https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase]

- True Crime Cases with Lanie & It's Haunted...What Now? [https://linktr.ee/LanieHobbs]

- Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster [https://link.chtbl.com/obscura]

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Happy Halloween!

This week I'm bringing you a special spooky episode in collaboration with 31 other podcasts. You'll hear true crime, paranormal, and other creepy stories just in time for the Halloween weekend.

Each host brings their own nerve-wracking story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself… can you really handle this much murder and mayhem?

So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for A Nightmare Before Halloween.

Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:

In this Part 1 Episode: 

- Foul Play: Crime Series [https://link.chtbl.com/foulplay]

- Murder She Told [https://tinyurl.com/55473exk]

- Crime Salad [https://tinyurl.com/4pbtdtpc] 

- Crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines]

- Frightful [https://link.chtbl.com/frightful]

- Reverie True Crime [https://linktr.ee/paigeelmore]

- Rotten to the Core [https://link.chtbl.com/Rotten]

- The Trail Went Cold [https://tinyurl.com/2zydj3y]

- Once Upon A Crime [https://www.truecrimepodcast.com]

- Criminology [https://tinyurl.com/yvuu9u8d]

- The Peripheral & Generation Why [https://link.chtbl.com/ThePeripheral]

- Live, Laugh, Larceny [https://linktr.ee/Live.Laugh.Larceny.Podcast]

- The Hidden Staircase [https://link.chtbl.com/TheHiddenStaircase]

- True Crime Cases with Lanie & It's Haunted...What Now? [https://linktr.ee/LanieHobbs]

- Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster [https://link.chtbl.com/obscura]

In the next Part 2 Episode: 

- True Crime Island [https://tinyurl.com/y6kk2npj]

- Based on a True Story [https://tinyurl.com/37axzn5z]

- The Asian Madness Podcast [https://tinyurl.com/yckkxbjn]

- Sistas Who Kill [https://linktr.ee/Sistas.Who.Kill.Podcast]

- Hometown History [https://link.chtbl.com/hometownhistory]

- Coffee and Cases [https://linktr.ee/coffeeandcases]

- Military Murder [https://tinyurl.com/yc5fxjyh]

- Dystopian Simulation Radio [https://tinyurl.com/khpw786w]

- Cults, Crimes & Cabernet [https://linktr.ee/cultscrimesandcabernet]

- Morbidology [https://tinyurl.com/mshyvxyt]

- Dark Pountine [https://tinyurl.com/ycydanm9] 

- Hillbilly Horror Stories [https://tinyurl.com/567vxrkz] 

- True Consequences [https://tinyurl.com/39fpfv3h] 

- Gone Cold [https://tinyurl.com/ytzxudt8]

- Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online [https://tinyurl.com/3dxp47wf]

- True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories [https://tinyurl.com/ykzwmnxr]

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1940 - Rockland, Maine.

It was Halloween night, and 16-year-old Alzada Pauline Young wanted to go out. Her younger siblings were trick-or-treating, and on their way to a party. Why was she being punished? 

In the height of an argument, she drew a knife in a threat against her step-father, John Phelps, who was the only thing standing in her way. In what he claimed was self defense, he hurled the closet weapon at her—a hammer—killing her instantly. 

What happened next, was one of the most heinous and horrifying attempts at a cover up in Maine history. 

John cut up her body under the cover of darkness, disposed of each part in burlap bags, and made sure all trace of Pauline was removed… The teenager did have a habit of staying away from home. He’ll just tell her mother she ran off to get married… 

But little did he know, somebody had been listening. Neighbors were growing suspicious, and his secret would only stay buried for so long.

Was this a terrible and tragic accident? Or a man who killed his wife’s daughter in a homicidal rage because he wanted her gone?

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2001 - League City, Texas.

When Tot Harriman arrived in the US after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975, nobody knew the lasting impact she would go on to have in greater Portland area in ME.

With a big smile, hard work, and great food to share, she helped cultivate the Vietnamese community in Maine that stands strong today.

When Tot was 57, she decided to move to Texas to be closer to her children. But in July of 2001 when she was going to look at homes, both Tot and her car vanished without a trace on Highway 35 between Houston and her destination of Corpus Christi.

Her son, Chien Si fought tooth and nail to keep his mom’s case in spotlight— to make people care… but without clues pointing to an answer, the attention on Tot’s case tapered off, and the trail eventually went cold. To this day, her case remains unsolved. 

Some think her case is connected to the Texas Killing Fields, others think she may have gone off the road, or been abducted. Her family just wants to know the truth about what happened to their mom.

This is part two of Tot Tran Harriman’s story.

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2001 - League City, Texas.

In 2001, 57-year-old Tot Harriman vanished into thin air while on the road in Texas between Houston and Corpus Christi.

Her son, Chien Si fought tooth and nail to keep his mom’s case in spotlight— to make people care… but without clues pointing to an answer, the attention on Tot’s case tapered off, and the trail eventually went cold. 21 years later, the answer to what actually happened to Tot remains just as murky.

But Tot had an incredible life, and a bright legacy that still shines today through her family, the communities she helped build… and it’s a story that deserves to be heard. 

To understand where Tot was in life at the moment she vanished, you have to understand her journey to get there.

This is a story of survival, love, and the strength of the human spirit. 

This is part one of Tot Tran Harriman’s story.

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1988 - West Swanzey, New Hampshire.

On a hot summer night in 1988, 22-year-old Jane Boroski, who was 7-months pregnant, stopped at a convenience store on her way home from a fair, when she was attacked by an unknown assailant who stabbed her 27 times and left her for dead. Miraculously, Jane survived... and so did her baby.

In the 1980’s, a serial killer was preying on women in the area surrounding the Connecticut River Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont. To this day, the identity of the killer is still unconfirmed, and remains one of New England’s most prolific unsolved cases.

There are 7 known victims connected to the Connecticut River Valley Killer, and one survivor—who believes that without a doubt, she almost became his 8th. 

But there is so much more to Jane Boroski than the night she was attacked, and 34-years later, she's ready to open up about it.

This is Jane's story... in her own words.

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2006 - Cranston, Rhode Island.

The case was doomed from the start.

In July of 2006, when paramedics arrived at the apartment of 34-year-old Shawn O'Brien, they believed it was for a medical emergency. It wasn't until after he passed away—and the police consulted with the medical examiner—that they realized the magnitude of his injuries were not consistent with what allegedly happened: a fall from a seizure. His cause of death was blunt force trauma. By the time police got a search warrant, it had been 4 days and the crime scene was contaminated.

What's worse, the medical examiner didn't have a clear story from police about how his injuries occurred, and ruled the manner of death as undetermined, beginning an uphill battle with the police (to investigate as a homicide) that continues to this day.

16 years later, the family is still asking themselves the same questions they did in 2006, and pushing even harder for the answers. His only daughter, Natalia St. Louis, remains determined to find out the truth about what happened to her father... and won't stop until she does.

This is part two of the unexplained death of Shawn O'Brien.

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2006 - Cranston, Rhode Island.

Shawn O’Brien was the life of the party. Despite the trouble that he'd occasionally get into, he had the luck of the Irish, and would often emerge unscathed... until one hot summer night in 2006, when everything changed...

Paramedics arrived to his basement apartment on a call for a seizure, something Shawn occasionally suffered from. According to accounts, he had been seizing for over an hour, making this a life threatening situation that ultimately took his life.

But things just didn't add up, and questions swirled around the circumstances of Shawn's death. If Shawn died from a seizure, why was the medical examiner saying that his death was caused by blunt force trauma? And why won't the police rule it a homicide?

16 years later, his daughter, Natalia St. Louis has set out to fulfill a promise she made to herself as a girl: to find out the truth about what happened to her father.

This is part one of the unexplained death of Shawn O'Brien.

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2011 - Roxbury, Massachusetts.

In December of 2011, 61-year-old Gail Miles was brutally murdered in her own home in Roxbury, Massachusetts. As Boston Police work to track down her killer, they realize that Gail is one of their own: a former officer for the nearby Watertown Police Dept, and that her time there was most remembered by the feathers she ruffled by standing up against harassment in the workplace.

Gail was also supposed to meet a landlord the night of her murder, and was getting impatient that he had taken all day to show up…

Her friends and family believe Gail knew her killer. She wouldn't open her door to just anyone… but over a decade later, police are still trying to answer the same question: who killed Gail Miles?

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1992 - Limington, Maine.

Susan Hannah was a free spirit. Her family recalls her “ditty-bopping” in and out of the three different homes on Snow Road in Scarborough that they occupied. She was always out and about at the beach and in nature. She loved to feed the birds in her backyard, and they would even land on her outstretched arm, unafraid.

Susan disappeared on the evening of Saturday, April 18th, 1992 and her family knew right away that something was wrong. Police turned their eyes toward her husband, Jon Hannah, against whom she had recently secured a restraining order. 18 months later, her body was discovered in a rural part of Maine, an hour west of where she lived.

Once the police ruled it a homicide, the hunt was on to find her killer.

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2006 - Skowhegan, ME.

Amy Drake was only 18-years-old when her body was found by hunters in 2006 in the woods of Norridgewock, Maine, just a few miles from the Skowhegan town line. She’d been missing for a little over a month. Since then, there have been few answers as to what happened to Amy, and her case, although still open 15 years later, sits on a list of 100+ other cold cases in the state of Maine.

But this story isn't about a murder. It’s about friendship, nostalgia, and legacy. The things that were, and a butterfly effect of the things that could have been.

This is a revisit of the life and death of Amy Lynn Drake.

Kristen is out with Covid this week, and picks one of her personal favorite episodes with a new intro and a newly recorded original song to revisit this week. This episode originally aired December 2020.

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1996 - Lynn, Massachusetts.

On the evening of September 28th, 1996, a man with a dog approached 6-year-old Jesus de la Cruz with the enticing offer of a shiny bike for him to play with. Jesus' bike had been broken, so he followed the man up the street and toward a park, excited about his new toy. He was never seen again.

The man was later identified as Robert Levesque, but he claimed to have no knowledge about Jesus. On paper, he looks like the perfect suspect. But as the investigative layers begin to peel back and additional suspects emerge, detectives are left baffled with more questions than answers in a desperate race against time.

The disappearance of Jesus de la Cruz remains one of New England's most haunting mysteries. It’s also every parent's worst nightmare: a total stranger abducting your child in broad daylight.

If you have any information about the kidnapping of Jesus, I urge you to call the Lynn Police Dept at 781-595-2000.

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1925 - Winthrop, Maine.

Harry Kirby didn't resist arrest. He was finally apprehended while on the run for the brutal murder of Aida Hayward and the attempted murder of Emma Townes, who had survived his gunshots and lay recovering in a hospital bed.

But Harry's past was finally starting to catch up with him, and as people close to him are interviewed for the robberies and other crimes he was also accused of, a darker past began to unravel, revealing other victims he'd left in his wake.

Could Harry Kirby be the key to solving other murders in New England and beyond?

This is part two of the Harry Kirby Story, the murder of Lillian White and the tragedy in Winthrop.

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1925 - Winthrop, Maine.

By the time firefighters made it to the blaze on Lake Maranacook in Winthrop, ME, the fire had consumed the once beautiful Hayward cottage. Nearby, 60-year-old Emma Townes crawled on the forest bed, escaping the home; she was in bad shape, but she was alive.

Neighbors were horrified to learn that Emma hadn't just escaped the flames; she was shot by a mystery man who tried to kill her before setting the cottage on fire—and when he left, he had taken her niece, Aida Hayward with him.

The news that there was a killer on the loose and a beloved young woman to rescue spread like wildfire, and launched one of the biggest searches in Maine state history. Everyone in town stopped to pitch in and help in the search for Aida, hoping she would turn up safe... everyone, including the killer himself.

This is part one of the Harry Kirby Story, and the tragedy in Winthrop.

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2006 - Epping, New Hampshire.

Just as Sheila LaBarre's impending murder trial in March of 2008 was approaching, Sheila's legal team dropped a bombshell: Sheila had admitted to killing both Kenneth Countie and Michael DeLoge (despite the fact the state hadn't charged her with Michael's death), but declared she was "not guilty by reason of insanity"—that Sheila believed she was an avenging angel put on this earth with a mission to take out the bad guys.

The families of Kenneth and Michael were aghast at the possibility Sheila might be able to escape responsibility for their loved ones' deaths, meanwhile, the media dug into Sheila's history... unearthing a horrifying record of domestic violence, and the survivors who lived to tell their accounts on the stand.

Was Sheila LaBarre in fact legally insane? And are there other victims we don't know about?

This is part three (of three) of the Sheila LaBarre case.

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2006 - Epping, New Hampshire.

Sheila LaBarre was on the run. While only wanted for questioning in the disappearance of Kenneth Countie, Sheila didn't want to take a chance; she dyed her hair bright red and tried to skip town with a fresh wad of cash.

But while Sheila was hopping from hotel to hotel, investigators were tearing apart the secrets that lay between the walls of the historic farmhouse. With multiple burn pits, and tons of evidence collected at the scene that doesn't quite match up, police are starting to wonder if maybe Kenneth isn't the only victim of Sheila LaBarre... could they have a serial killer on their hands?

This is part two (of three) of the Sheila LaBarre case.

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2006 - Epping, New Hampshire.

When Epping Police Sergeant Shawn Gallagher received a wellness check concerning 24-year-old Kenneth Countie that sent him to Sheila LaBarre's estate, he figured it would be 'yet another encounter with Sheila', who was infamous around town for her behavior with men. This wasn't the first time he'd gone to her farm.

But a few weeks later, he received another call... this time reporting Kenneth as missing. But Kenneth wouldn't just leave on his own, and when police return to the farm, they start putting together the pieces of the unimaginable horror of what really happened inside the walls of the old farmhouse... and set out to catch a cold-blooded killer on the loose.

This is part one of the Sheila LaBarre case.

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2000 - Providence, Rhode Island.

Kimberly Morse was the life of the party. She loved to entertain and make people laugh and smile, and she had a wide circle of friends and family who adored her. A true extrovert, Kim could make friends with just about anyone. This makes it so much harder to accept what happened to her.

In January of 2000, somebody was in Kim's home, waiting in the dark for her to get back from work. Somebody who knew she worked late nights. Kim was murdered in her own kitchen. Her body wasn't discovered until 15 hours later when firefighters responded to a fire at the apartment, unaware of the horror waiting inside.

But as the mystery unravels, the potential suspect list continues to grow, and one thing remains clear to police: Kimberly Morse knew the man who killed her.

Kim had so many people who loved her. People who are still waiting for the day the man who stole Kim's life is in handcuffs. Four of them can be heard in this episode.

This is the life and unsolved homicide of Kim Morse.

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1994 - Madison, Maine.

At 55, Raynald Levesque was living the American dream he set out to achieve: he had a beautiful family, a community who loved him, and a successful local business he enjoyed. A proud French-Canadian, Ray was looking forward to traveling in his retirement, and meeting his future grandchildren... but Ray would never see those golden years.

One morning in April of 1994, he was shot by an unknown man in his own home in Madison, Maine. The intruder stole cash and left Ray for dead. When he was discovered hours later, it was too late.

For the past 28-years, Ray's case has quietly sat on the Maine State Unsolved Homicide list. Little progress has been made since the initial investigation. 

But Ray's daughter, Julia, still holds onto faith that somebody has the key. She reached out to me to tell her dad's story, hoping somebody out there can help bring her family the long-awaited answers they deserve.

If you have any information about the murder of Ray Levesque, please contact the Maine State Major Crimes Unit Central at (207) 624-7143 or leave a tip.

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1962 - Newport, New Hampshire.

John William McGrath was a brilliant teenager. He was accepted to Dartmouth University and was starring in the school play. He came from a loving home and had a good future... but on a chilly night in March of 1962, just shy of his 18th birthday, John took his father's beloved rifle, killed his little brothers, and waited in the dark for his parents to return home to give them the same fate.

How could such a bright young man murder his family in cold blood? John was found unfit to stand trial, and was committed indefinitely to the New Hampshire State Hospital where for the next decade, he was a star patient... until an ordinary Tuesday night in August 1974 when he simply walked away, and never returned.

This is the story of Francis, Willena, Peter, and Charles McGrath, whose lives were tragically cut short by somebody they loved, and the search New Hampshire's longest fugitive who took their lives, John William McGrath.

If you have any information about the whereabouts of John William McGrath, I encourage you to contact the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force at (603) 225-1646.

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1971 - Middlebury, Vermont.

For 18-year-old Lynne Schulze, 1971 was an exciting time. She was coming-of-age during a time of great change in America, and leaving her hometown in Connecticut to go to a quaint New England liberal arts school, Middlebury College.

But three months after her freedom as a young adult begins, something went wrong. Lynne missed an important exam; one she'd been studying for. That same day, she was spotted near a bus station in town, but left all of her belongings at home.

At the time, it was easy to cast missing young people as counter-culture runaways, moving off the grid in the nearby mountains.

But Lynne was responsible, and her family insisted she wouldn't just leave without telling them... but she just vanished, leaving behind little for police to go on... within months, Lynne's case sadly went cold.

Until 2015, when an infamous millionaire named Robert Durst is arrested for murder, and this 44-year-old, small-town missing person case is thrust into the national spotlight. Is Robert Durst the key to solving this mystery?

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1983. Augusta, Maine.

Part 2 - After David Willoughby was acquitted of the brutal abduction and murder of 21-year-old Paula Roberts, the public was furious. How could such a flagrant misstep of justice happen? Two people were responsible for Paula's murder. How did David get away?

But the public wouldn't have to wait long, because right after David's acquittal came another trial: David's 21-year-old step-brother, Philip Willoughby. Neither men took responsibility for the crime. Philip insisted it was David—that the jury let the real killer walk free.

With fingers pointing in every direction and criminal contempt charges coming down on uncooperative witnesses, will the jury find anyone guilty of murder at the center of this circus? Will Paula Roberts family get justice?

This is part two of the story of Paula Roberts, and one of the most sensational murder trials in Maine's history.

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1983. Augusta, Maine.

Part 1 - In December of 1983, all of central Maine was pitching in efforts to help search for a young woman who was abducted during a robbery at a local ice cream shop—21-year-old UMF student, Paula Roberts.

A month later, when the city editor of the Kennebec Journal showed up to work, the call of a lifetime was waiting for him: a man who had a first hand account of what happened to Paula... and who had killed her. The catch? He wanted to remain anonymous. But the KJ told him that in order to print the story, he needed to show them where Paula's body was located.

The following day, the anonymous tipster was arrested: 26-year-old David Willoughby. But David insisted he was innocent. It was his step-brother, Phillip, who killed her. Not him. But there's a lot of circumstantial evidence against him... will the jury find him innocent?

This is part one of the story of Paula Roberts, and one of the most sensational murder trials in Maine's history.

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Stockton Springs, Maine. 1984.

On February 11th, 2022, Kirt Damon Sr, stood before a judge at the Waldo County Courthouse facing charges for the 1984 murder of Dorothea Burke.

After celebrating her 63rd birthday at her favorite local dive bar, Dorothea Burke went missing. Five days later, her body was found on the side of the road. She'd been bludgeoned to death.

Dot's case sat on the Maine Cold Case list for almost 4 decades waiting for this moment her killer would finally be brought to justice. Her case is the most recent success for the Maine State Police Unsolved Homicide Unit, and stands as hope to other families still awaiting their day in court.

This is an important update episode, and the story of the road to justice in the case of Dorothea Burke.

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2019 - Asheboro, North Carolina. (part 3)

As Sarah continues to dig into the circumstances surrounding her son's mysterious death, a common denominator keeps popping up around the times when Brandon was sick: his mystery girlfriend, Cassandra.

When Sarah connects with Cassandra's husband and ex, she learns that both men believed they too were being poisoned, and experienced eerily similar symptoms as her son. Brandon's case is closed. If Sarah isn't pushing for the answers she needs, who will?

Through first hand experiences and interviews, this is the final part (of three) of the case of Brandon Embry.

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2019 - Asheboro, North Carolina. (part two)

The medical examiner said that 33-year-old Brandon Embry died of pneumonia. His body was cut and bruised head-to-toe, and his face was covered with blood. His manner of death? Natural Causes.

But nobody can explain the injuries on Brandon, not even the medical examiner. Could he really have done all of this to himself? While the police were conducting their investigation, Brandon's mother, Sarah, was conducting her own. And at the center of it? A woman named Cassandra who claims she was the love of Brandon's life. So why hadn't Sarah heard of her?

The more Sarah digs, the more bizarre things become.... and she can't help but wonder if Cassandra is connected.

This is part two (of three) of the case of Brandon Embry.

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2019 - Asheboro, North Carolina. (part one)

When police responded to a wellness check at Brandon Embry's apartment, they were not expecting what they saw inside. The apartment was a complete disaster: trash and belongings strewn about, water and blood everywhere, and the 33-year-old veteran lying on the floor, nude and unconscious. His entire body was bruised and beaten. He made it to the hospital before he passed away.

The police ultimately closed this case: they say it was an accident and his injuries were self-inflicted. But the details, crime scene, and circumstances simply don't add up, and his mother, Sarah, has devoted her life to finding the answers to what happened to her son.

For this episode of Murder, She Told, we go "away" to North Carolina for a story that has a surprising connection to New England. This is part one of the case of Brandon Embry.

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2019 - Manchester, NH

On December 31st, 2021, as the world was getting ready to ring in the new year, Manchester, NH Police Chief Allen Aldenberg went to the media with an alarming press release: a 7-year-old girl named Harmony Montgomery was missing, and she hadn't been seen in 2 years.

At the time, she was living with her father, Adam Montgomery, who had custody. But Adam claimed that he dropped Harmony off at her mother's in November 2019, and Crystal Sorey (her mom) claims that she hadn't actually seen Harmony since a FaceTime call in April of 2019. So where is Harmony Montgomery?

This case is breaking right now, and the urgency to find this little girl is felt by everyone around the world joining in the fight to bring Harmony home.

This is everything you need to know about the Harmony Montgomery case.

If you have any relevant information to the investigation of Harmony Montgomery, please call the Manchester Police Dept tip line at (603) 203-6060.

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1849 - Saco, Maine.

In April of 1850, as the sun shone on Woodbury Brook in Saco, Maine, a boy made a grisly discovery: the body of a young woman tied to a board. It was soon determined that the woman, known as Mary Bean, was killed during a botched abortion from the local botanic doctor, James Smith.

During the course of the trial, it was revealed that Mary Bean was actually Berengera Caswell, a 21-year-old Canadian factory worker who was trying to make a life for herself in New England.

The murder of Mary Bean was written into a fictional, salacious true crime novella, warning young women against the dangers of promiscuity and the inevitable demise of working mill girls. For years, the death of Berengera Caswell remained buried under the moral parable of her infamous pseudonym... until 2007, when the true identity of Mary Bean was unearthed for the modern era.

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2011 - Waterville, Maine.

Ayla Reynolds' mother just wanted answers for her little girl. In December of 2011, her disappearance sparked a national media storm, catapulting Trista Reynolds and her missing wispy blonde-haired toddler into the white hot spotlight.

The police declared that they believed 20-month-old Ayla was a victim of foul play, adding that the people who were with her that night—including her father, Justin DiPietro—were not being truthful.

In January of 2013, police showed Trista the evidence they'd found all throughout the home... Ayla's blood. Trista believed more than ever her daughter had been murdered, so she took matters in her own hands to put the pressure on, letting the world know what happened to little Ayla in the DiPietro home that cold December night: she revealed the blood evidence to the public.

The disappearance of little Ayla Bell Reynolds is the largest criminal investigation in Maine State History, and as of 2021, the case remains without justice. This is the latest information on the Ayla Reynolds case.

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2011 - Waterville, Maine.

Ayla Reynolds was just shy of 2-years-old when her father, Justin DiPietro, called 911 on the morning of December 17th, 2011 in Waterville, Maine to report her missing. His story was that she'd been abducted from her crib in the middle of the night by an unknown intruder while the three adults in the house were sleeping. Ayla Reynolds never came back home.

Ayla's disappearance sparked a national media storm, catapulting a grieving mother into the spotlight. Trista Reynolds, who wasn't there the night her daughter went missing, believed she wasn't getting the full story from Ayla's father. Eventually police believed it too, and announced this was no longer the search for missing child... but rather, foul play.

What is Justin DiPietro, Elisha DiPietro, and Courtney Roberts hiding?

The search for Ayla Reynolds is the largest criminal investigation in Maine state history and to this day, her case remains unsolved. This past week marked a tragic anniversary for the little girl's disappearance.

This is the latest information on the Ayla Reynolds case.

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1966 -Andover, New Hampshire.

In September of 1966, 45-year-old Everett Delano was shot in cold blood at the gas station in Andover, New Hampshire where he worked as an attendant. Everett was a husband, a father, and a veteran with so much life left to live, senselessly murdered in a random act of violence.

As 1966 came to a close without an arrest, the family wondered if their case would be solved: There was no DNA, no suspects, and for decades, no prospects of being solved.

But almost 5 decades later, one call set this case on the fast track for justice.... and investigators realize the killer had been sitting, waiting to be "matched" the entire time.

Hear Everett's story with help from his son, Daryl, the strange circumstances of this case, and how this solved New England cold case beat the odds and now stands as a beacon of hope.

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1983 - Kittery, Maine.

Reeves Johnson has been missing since February 1983. 

In the days following his disappearance, 31-year-old Reeves quit his job, drained his bank account past the last dollar, tried to sell his car, and cleaned out his cabin, leaving behind some curious items.

But was it Reeves? His parents thought so… until they showed up at the post office, hoping to catch their son picking up his last paycheck and discovered a man—an unknown man—opening Reeves' mailbox and taking his mail... and his mother captured a mysterious photo that might just be the key to finding out what happened to her son.

For this special edition episode, we are bringing you into the fold of an active Maine cold case investigation, and working with the Kittery Police Department and the family to try to find answers to a decades old mystery. This is everything we know about the disappearance of Reeves K. Johnson III.

WE NEED YOUR HELP: We’re shaking the dust off this case file and trying to dig up any bit of information that can fill in the puzzle. Share this episode. Share the blog. Get Reeves name circulating.

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2018 - Rome, Maine.

In August of 2018 in Rome, Maine, Shane Cheetham confronted his wife about poisoning his dog, and in the heat of an argument (according to her), put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Later that evening, Shane passed away at a hospital in Portland, Maine.

According to the people at the scene, this is an open and shut case of suicide. According to police reports, this case should be closed. But when you look at the details, and when you dig into the events of the evening, not everything adds up... and the family has questions.

This is the story of Shane Cheetham, told through his sister, mother, and daughter.

*This episode heavily discusses and describes topics of suicide. Please listen with care. If you're currently struggling, help is available. Please call the national suicide prevention hotline at 800-273-8255.*

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Happy Halloween! Here's a listener submitted treat for your final weekend of spooky season that includes stories about a grim reaper in Belgium, a retro ghostly hallucination, a man haunted by his ex, a woman who survived almost being murdered, ghosts at the UMO campus, and a creepy discovery in a University of Maine document from 1966 that might have a connection to a missing man from my hometown of Newport, Maine.

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1977 - Biddeford, Maine.

By the time Nancy Fredette was able to get to the bedroom where shots rang out on the morning of May 26th, 1977, it was too late. The armed intruder had left through the back door, and her husband, Fred Fredette, lay dying on the bed in their Biddeford, Maine home. He passed away at the hospital later that night, and an investigation for his murder ensued.

Weeks later, Nancy got a surprise when she herself was arrested for the murder of her husband.

The state of Maine vs. Nancy Fredette is one of the most unique cases in Maine criminal history. There was not one, not two, but three trials before the jury found the final verdict largely based on wild circumstantial evidence.

So is Nancy Fredette guilty of murder? What do you think?

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1987 - Westbrook, Maine.

"We were doomed from the very start."

In October 1987, 23-year-old Alice Ann Hawkes was brutally murdered in the safety of her own apartment in Westbrook, Maine. Alice's killer locked the door behind them, leaving her to die alone on the bathroom floor... and to this day, her case remains unsolved.

Alice was bright and full of life. She had a special way of touching the lives of everyone around her. This shouldn't have happened.

Join me along with Alice's sister and college friend, and hear what happened that day in October 1987, why this case is still unsolved 34 years later, and who might hold the key to solving Alice's murder.

This is part two of the life and death of Alice Hawkes.

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1987 - Westbrook, Maine.

In October 1987, 23-year-old Alice Ann Hawkes was brutally murdered in the safety of her own apartment in Westbrook, Maine. Alice's killer locked the door behind them, leaving her to die alone on the bathroom floor... and to this day, her case remains unsolved.

But Alice Hawkes is so much more than a name on an unsolved homicide case list. Alice was a friend, and a sister, and had a way of leaving a lasting impact on everyone she met.

Get to know Alice through her own voice, and through the memories of her sister and best friend from college in this two-part special. This is part one of the life and death of Alice Hawkes.

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1958 - Lewiston, Maine.

In July of 1958, ten police officers in Lewiston, Maine found themselves in a 30-minute standoff with an armed shooter in the woods just off a road in nearby Sabattus. Trying to de-escalate the situation, Police Officer Paul J. Simard stepped forward, talking with the shooter to drop their weapon.

But the shooter didn't back down. And a shot rang out, hitting Officer Simard and killing him.

When the standoff finally came to a head, the shooter agreed to surrender... and out from the behind a bush stepped the deadly shooter... a 14-year-old girl named Sandra Knowlton.

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1970 - Smyrna Mills, Maine.

In the early morning hours of July 10th, 1970, a freight train struck and killed three Canadians boys on the Bangor and Aroostook Railway Line in the wilderness of Smyrna Mils, Maine. Within hours, the Sheriff determined the incident was a tragic accident—that they were sleeping on the train tracks, for reasons that can't be explained—and completely dismissed the possibility of foul play.

But not everything seems to add up, and 50 years after the mysterious incident, the family, friends, and community of Sydney, Cape Breton in Nova Scotia are asking the questions their community didn't ask in 1970, and reviving this tragic story that's seemingly been lost with time.

This is the story of the Cape Breton Three—Kenny Novak, Terry Burt, And David Burrows.

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2018 - Grafton, New Hampshire.

The family of a New Hampshire missing person, Trish Haynes, was asked to keep a large secret. 25-year-old Trish was no longer missing. They'd found her... months ago. But New Hampshire police wanted them to keep this under wraps. They weren't allowed to tell anyone their beloved Trishie's remains had been found. To the public, she was still a missing person...

Six months later, Trish's Great Aunt Valorie had had enough, and she went public to the media that Trish had not only been murdered, she'd been dismembered and dumped in the pond while her killers still walked free.

When the family started peeling back the layers of Trish's final days, they quickly realized the people responsible may be closer to home than they thought, hiding in plain sight.

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1998 - Portland, Maine.

On the night of April 4th, 1998, 18-year-old Robert Joyal was stabbed to death in front of 50 people in the Denny's parking lot in Portland, Maine. A month after the murder the police made an arrest... but over the course of the next two years, the state's case would slowly unravel, leaving a potential killer to walk free.

How is a case that had up to 100 potential witnesses still unsolved to this day? Dive into the investigation, what went wrong, and why this case, despite having anywhere between 40 and 100 witnesses, still isn't solved.

Hear Rob's story told through his brother, Marc, in the conclusion of this two part special on the life and death of Robert Joyal and a family's 20-year search for answers.

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1998 - Portland, Maine.

Moving to Maine in 1997 was supposed to be 18-year-old Robert Joyal's fresh start. But instead of becoming the football star he was in Texas, he found himself on the outside looking in, unable to carve a path in Gorham High School's social circles.

When his rebellious behavior came to a head at home, it was agreed that he would move out while finishing his senior year. Another fresh start, and one where the family felt a sense of bittersweet hope.

But that hope was short lived. That same night, before he even got a chance to unpack his car and sleep at his new apartment, Robert Joyal was stabbed to death in a Denny's parking lot in Portland, Maine. And to this day, despite the public thinking otherwise, his case remains unsolved.

Hear Rob's story told through his brother, Marc in this two part special on the life and death of Robert Joyal and a family's 20-year search for answers.

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1984 - Stockton Springs, Maine

After celebrating her 63rd birthday at her favorite local dive bar and spending the day at a family wedding, Dorothea Burke went missing. Five days later, her body was found on the side on a country back road—she's been a victim of blunt force trauma.

For years her case sat on Maine's unsolved homicide list with no updates to family or media. And then in September of 2020, Maine State Police announced an arrest had been made: 57-year-old Kirt Damon Sr, a guest and local man who had been at the wedding that night.

I went to the Waldo County Courthouse to dig through public files for this case and learn what I could, which surprisingly, was a lot.

This is everything publicly available (and not yet released by the news) on the upcoming trial of Kirt Damon Sr. for the murder of Dorothea Burke.

UPDATE: Check out the follow up episode on this case released in February 2022.

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1936 - Mount Wantastiquet, New Hampshire.

In May of 1936 firefighters responded to a fire on top of Mount Wantastiquet in New Hampshire, right across the river from Brattleboro, Vermont. The next day, when sifting through the rubble for the source of the fire, they made a horrifying discovery: The broken and burned body of a woman, blunt force trauma to the back of her head, with a gun and an oil can laying nearby.

As police unraveled the mystery to find her identity, they learned of a Grace Hurley who had visited hotels in the NH and VT area. Even more bizarre, Grace Hurley was actually a woman named Elizabeth Freel from Massachusetts, and Grace Hurley had purchased the very oil that had killed her. What happened to Elizabeth Freel on Rattlesnake Hill?

Tune in and hear a tale of bizarre history that's been lost to time, and left investigators in a stalemate over what happened.

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1986 - Norwalk, Connecticut.

When Kathleen Marie Flynn left for school the morning of September 23rd, 1986 in Norwalk, Connecticut it was just a normal day. But when 3:30 rolled around and punctual Kathleen still wasn't home from school, her mother started panicking. Later that night Kathleen's body is found in the woods. She'd been killed on her way home from school.

Police quickly add 23-year-old Marc Karun to their suspect list based on a violent assault he'd committed earlier that year. There were similarities between that case and Kathleen's murder, but police don't have enough evidence to charge him.

But this is the 1980's, and DNA evidence is decades away from what we know today. So Marc Karun walked a free man, terrorizing women in the Norwalk community, and spending short stints in jail... until 2013, when Marc Karun moved to a tiny town in the middle of central Maine and made his presence loud and clear...

This is a story of a monster who lived amongst us. The story of innocence stolen, and the story of the rise of DNA evidence and the long, winding road to justice.

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1991 - Waterville, Maine.

In November of 1991, police in Waterville, Maine arrived on the scene of a suspicious fire that was ablaze at a home in the middle of town. After the fire was controlled, two bodies were found inside, charred beyond recognition.

They were later identified as 25-year-old Lorna Labbe Brackett, and 46-year-old Maynard Vincent White. Tests to the house confirmed that accelerants were present, and the deaths were ruled a homicide.

Rumors start flying about their deaths possibly being linked to cocaine trafficking, and despite over 400 interviews for the case, nobody has been brought to justice for Lorna and Vincent's senseless deaths.

This is the story of Lorna Brackett and Vincent White.

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2004 - Downeast, Maine.

When 17-year-old Krystal Lee Higgins went missing after a night with friends in 2004, the entire Downeast, Maine community rallied together to search for her. But the search came to a devastating end when Krystal's car was found in the river. Two days later, Krystal's body was found close to the same spot.

The police ultimately ruled it an unfortunate accident, but for the past sixteen years, friends and family still have questions about what exactly happened that night. Was foul play involved? If it was an accident, why are there so many pieces of the puzzle that don't make sense?

Then, in 2015, this closed case took a dark turn... A mysterious letter surfaced, pointing to an unnamed killer, and saying that Krystal's death wasn't an accident... Krystal Higgins was murdered.

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2000 - Seabrook, New Hampshire.

In 2000, while working the Fourth of July graveyard shift as a security guard in Seabrook, New Hampshire, Curtis Pishon disappeared without a trace.

Earlier that evening Curtis's car has been mysteriously set on fire, and though the insurance company later ruled it an arson, it is still unknown who set the fire, and why it was set. After that, Curtis disappeared.

The Pishon family suspects foul play, and investigator Michael Gallagher does too. And though a person of interest has been named in Curtis's case, no charges have ever been made.

Curtis Pishon is Seabrook's only missing persons case.

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1990 - Pittsfield, Maine.

Shirley McAvoy had been missing for over a month when her estranged husband showed up to winterize her mobile home in Pittsfield, Maine in October of 1990. When he opened the door, he had no idea of the horrifying crime scene awaiting him inside.

Shirley was last seen with a mystery man who called himself "Jerry", and the day she went missing, this mystery man was seen driving her red 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme alone.

When Shirley's body is discovered, police know they have a murder on their hands, and a person of interest to find.

Tune in to this tangled mystery of the murder of Shirley McAvoy, an unsolved case that travels all the way to the bottom of the eastern seaboard.

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1991 - Pittsfield, Maine.

14-year-old Christopher Rines wasn't a bad kid. He skipped school a lot and snuck out at night, but he wasn't a bad kid.

In April of 1991, after a night out with friends gone wrong, Christopher disappeared. And the local police department in Pittsfield, Maine wrote him off as a teenage runaway.

But the weeks passed with no sign of Christopher... until his jacket showed up in the water of Mill Pond in the center of town, and everyone begins fearing the worst.

This month marks the 30th anniversary since Christopher's murder. His case still remains unsolved.

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1806 - Bowdoinham, Maine.

On a hot July night in 1806, in a frontier town near Augusta, Maine (before the state had its name), Captain James Scales Purrington took an axe and a straight edge razor, and murdered his wife and 7 of their children before killing himself.

This horrifying act shocked the town. What kind of man would slaughter his children? Did James Purrington have a psychotic break? Or was something more sinister happen?

This is the story of the original family annihilator, James Purrington, and the Purrington family massacre.

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1965 - Bangor, Maine.

In March of 1965, 54-year-old Effie MacDonald went to her job as a chambermaid at the Bangor House Hotel, a prominent luxury hotel in downtown Bangor, Maine.

At 1:15pm, she was seen speaking with a man in the hotel's corridor, and she wasn't seen again... until 2:45pm, when her body was found in a vacant 3rd floor room. She'd been strangled, beaten, and raped.

Around this time, the Boston Strangler had been terrorizing Massachusetts with a string of unsolved murders. Could Effie be the victim of a copycat serial killer?

To this day, Effie's case is one of Maine's oldest unsolved cases. Effie had no enemies. She lived a modest and quiet life. Who would brutally murder such a respectable Maine woman?

This is the story of Effie Terrill MacDonald.

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1980 - East Millinocket, Maine.

In 1980, 16-year-old Joyce McLain went out for a jog one hot summer day and never came back. Two days later, her body was behind her East Millinocket high school bludgeoned to death.

Who would do this to such a well loved young woman? Over the years her mother fought like hell to keep this case in the interest of the public, and even successfully petitioned Unsolved Mysteries to cover it. But despite the national attention, Joyce's case sat unsolved for nearly four decades... until one day, a new team takes over the case and realizes the killer may be a lot closer to home than they thought.

This is the story of one of Maine's longest homicide investigations and one of its most recently solved cold cases, the murder of Joyce McLain.

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2014 - Fortuna, California.

In 2014, Danielle Bertolini went missing in Humboldt County, California. She was a childhood friend of mine from Maine, and her case has never been solved. But there is a person of interest... and Danielle isn't the only woman who was last seen alive with him.

Joining me this week is Detective Brian Taylor of the Fortuna Police Department to talk about his involvement on the case, and The Murder Squad's Billy Jensen, who wrote about Danielle in his book, Chase Darkness With Me.

(July 2022 update: Please note this episode was recorded and released over a year prior to any allegations about Jensen coming to light. While I work on making updated edits, this episode will remain as originally recorded and edited because some of the insight is still important to moving the case forward.)

This is Murder Moutain, Part Two: The Danielle Bertolini Investigation.

SIGN THE PETITION – I am asking the Humboldt County DA to prioritize this case. You can help us make this happen. Please listen to Danielle's story and share this petition. 

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2014 - Fortuna, California.

In 2014, a childhood friend of mine from Maine went missing in Fortuna, California. Her name is Danielle Bertolini, and she’s one of the Humboldt County Missing Five. One year later, her skull was found at the mouth of a river. Her killer hasn't yet been brought to justice.

For years I felt her family’s pain through updates online, and when I asked Billie Jo if she would want to talk to me about Danielle, she agreed. We sat down at my dining room table and had a surprisingly intimate and heartbreaking conversation.

This is the story of Danielle Bertolini, and her mother, Billie Jo’s fight for justice.

SIGN THE PETITION – We are asking the Humboldt County DA to prioritize this case. You can help us make this happen. Please listen to her story and share this petition. change.org/danielleandsheila

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1984 - Dallas, Texas.

In 1984, Angela Samota was brutally murdered in her home in Dallas, Texas, and for over twenty years her case remained unsolved... until Sheila Wysocki took action and solved the case.

This week Murder, She Told welcomes a very special guest, Sheila Wysocki, to the show to talk about the journey to justice on her best friend's cold case, what it's like as a female private investigator in a world that's dominated by men, DNA test kits, and what made her keep going after solving Angie's case.

Special thanks to Sheila Wysocki for participating in this interview. Check out her podcast, Without Warning.

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1999 - Biddeford, Maine.

In March of 1999, the talk of the town in the Saco, Maine area was who killed 15-year-old Ashley Ouellette. And one day, while watching a news segment on her murder, Angel Torres, who went by Tony, said to his parents that he knew who killed her in a way his father later said left no room for doubt.

Two months later, while attending a party in Biddeford, Tony Torres disappeared... and hasn't been seen for almost 22 years.

Was Tony Torres silenced so a killer could continue to walk free?

This is the story of disappearance of Angel Antonio Torres.

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1999 - Scarborough, Maine.

Ashley Erin Ouellette was murdered.

Her body was still warm when a passerby discovered her—perfectly placed in the middle of the road on a cold February night in Scarborough, Maine.

“We turned around and there was this girl lying face down in the road. She was blue, and she had blood around her mouth. My initial thought was somebody had been hit by a car. But she was just placed so perfectly. Her hands were right by her side, legs straight, toes pointing down.”

Ashley was only 15 and had her whole life ahead of her. Today, over 2 decades later, police are still trying to answer the one question that could crack this case wide open: what happened between the hours of 12:30 and 4:00am on February 10th, 1999?

This is the unsolved murder of Ashley Erin Ouellette.

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1980- Manchester, New Hampshire.

The hallway was unusually dark as Judith Rahn stepped inside her apartment building in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was around 1am, and she was returning home to her 14-year-old daughter, Laureen, after a night out.

Immediately, she knew something was wrong. Laureen wasn’t home. In fact, the young teen had just... vanished.

Little did Judith know, she was about to be thrust into an agonizing journey of unexplained phone calls, and rumors of cults, pornography, and sex hotlines to find her missing daughter—a journey that would span over 40 years and counting.

This is the bizarre 1980 disappearance of Lauren Rahn, and a mother's endless quest for answers.

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1966 - Biddeford, Maine.

When Armand Brochu served his wife, Monique, a vodka cocktail one November night at their home in Biddeford, Maine in 1966, he had no idea that just a few days later she would be dead.

The autopsy showed she’d died of methyl alcohol poisoning, a liquid chemical similar to the alcohol we drink, except deadly. What was methyl doing in Monique’s system?

But somebody saw more than they should. Armand’s 12-year-old daughter, Nancy. And Nancy decides to go to the Police to tell them what she saw. Less than three hours later, Armand Brochu is placed under arrest for the murder of his wife

Did Armand Brochu murder his wife? You decide.

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1988 - Bangor, Maine.

When Peter J. Bassett stepped outside of Judy’s Bar and Grill to get some air, he had no idea that this would be his last moment. Within minutes, an unknown person pulled the trigger on a gun, shooting and killing Peter in cold blood in the middle of downtown Bangor, Maine on a Saturday night.

Who would shoot this man? And how could somebody get away with something like this? Surely there were witnesses... Surely the family had answers...

But they don’t. And this 1988 unlisted Maine cold case remains open and unsolved, and a killer remains on the loose. 

This episode highlights some of the music and culture of the Passamaquoddy People, an Indigenous tribe of Maine.

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2011 - Amity, Maine.

Thayne Ormsby sat the police station in Dover, New Hampshire to answer more questions to help them catch a killer. Two weeks prior to this moment, somebody brutally stabbed a father, his best friend, and his young son in Amity, Maine.

But Thayne secretly knew this killer was never going to get caught. He knew this... because he was killer.

Is Thayne Ormsby a cold-blooded killer? or is he criminally insane?

Using police interviews and original affidavits, Murder, She Told dives deep inside the mind of multiple murderer to try and answer the biggest question that still lingers: why?

This is Part Two of Mind of a Killer: Thayne Ormsby.

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2010 - Amity, Maine.

In 2010, the small town of Amity, Maine was rocked after a triple homicide took the lives of Jeff Ryan, his best friend, Jason Dehahn, and his young son, Jesse.

The search for the killer brought police to 20-year-old Thayne Ormsby, a smooth talking drifter who had just moved into town. But why would he murder three innocent people with no apparent motive?

Is Thayne Ormsby a cold blooded killer? Or is he clinically insane?

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2006 - Skowhegan, Maine.

Amy Drake was only 18-years-old when her body was found by hunters in 2006 in the woods of Norridgewock, Maine, just a few miles from the Skowhegan town line. She’d been missing for a little over a month. Since then, there have been few answers as to what happened to Amy, and her case, although still open 14-years later, sits on a list of 100+ other cold cases in the state of Maine.

But this story isn't about a murder.

It’s about friendship. And nostalgia. And legacy. The things that were, and a butterfly effect of the things that could have been.

Special thanks to Jason Dickerson for sharing his personal stories for this episode.

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1989 - I-95 South, Biddeford, Maine.

32-year-old Pamela J. Webb’s blue Chevy pickup truck was found abandoned with flat tires along the interstate in Biddeford, Maine, in July of 1989, her dog inside and signs of a struggle nearby. Almost three weeks later, her body was found over 100 miles away in the woods of Franconia, New Hampshire, and the medical examiner declared her cause of death “unspecified violent homicide.” 

To this day, Maine State Police are still searching for answers to this baffling cold case mystery, trying to fill in a fuzzy timeline that will answer the question: What happened to Pamela Webb?

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1996 - Brewer, Maine.

In 1996, Lynn Willette, a maintenance worker in Brewer, Maine went missing... her boyfriend? Convicted murderer James Hicks. Police can't pin him down for the crime, so he flees the state in search of a normal life.

But the underlying rage of a dangerous man can’t stay quiet for long, and a nightmare was about to be unleashed on a sleepy Texas town.

This is the story of James Hicks, the serial killer next door that you've never heard of, and the three innocent women who got tangled up in a web they couldn't escape.

Special thanks to Police Chief Jim Ricker for sharing his first hand account.

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1982 - Etna, Maine.

In 1982 in Newport, Maine, Jerilyn Towers goes to the local bar for a drink... and never comes back.

When Newport Police Chief Jim Ricker, goes to question the man last seen with her, he quickly realizes that Jerilyn may not be the only person who was last seen with this man, and that they both might not actually be missing...

This is the story of James Hicks, the serial killer next door that you've never heard of, and the most sensational trial in Maine State history.

Special thanks to Police Chief Jim Ricker for sharing his first hand account.

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Maine and New England true crime.

This is Murder, She Told: True crime cases from the state of Maine and New England, and unsolved murders from small town, USA.

Murder, She Told uses detailed storytelling with an investigative twist, connecting with the friends, family, and investigators close to the case

These are the true crime stories your hometown doesn’t want to talk about. These are the cold cases you’ve probably never heard of before.

Listen now and join me, Kristen Seavey, as we explore the stories from the dark underbelly of the “safest places in America”.

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