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| 22 Oct 2024 | ANNOUNCING: Park Predators Weekly! | 00:54:17 | |
Park Predators is back and Delia D’Ambra is staying in the parks all year long, making Park Predators now a WEEKLY audiochuck podcast with new episodes every Tuesday! In May 2008 a woman's lifeless body is found in a mess of holly bushes in Queen's Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Law enforcement is left with a bizarre string of clues and a very elusive suspect until finally, justice is served. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-park/ Follow the show and tune in each week for new episodes of Park Predators on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts!
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| 26 Dec 2024 | The Murder of Howard Hoxie (Massachusetts) | 00:33:59 | |
He was an 80-year-old fruit farmer who had resurrected a local apple orchard for the enjoyment of his entire community, but in the late fall of 1999, the farmstead became the unexpected epicenter of a terrible tragedy that remains unsolved today.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/howardhoxie
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 29 Feb 2024 | The Disappearance of Regina Brown (Connecticut) | 00:47:40 | |
Nearly four decades after a Connecticut flight attendant and mother disappeared without a trace, investigators don’t seem any closer to solving the mystery. But ask anyone who knows anything about Regina Brown’s life, and they’ll tell you exactly what they believe happened and who they feel is responsible for her disappearance…If only they had the evidence to prove it.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/reginabrown Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 26 Jul 2021 | The Murder of Mattie Hackett (Maine) | 00:42:56 | |
At Readfield Corner Cemetery in quiet Readfield, Maine, a gleaming granite headstone marks the final resting place of Mattie Hackett, born January 29, 1888, died August 17, 1905. Mattie was just 17 years old when she was murdered just outside her home on Kents Hill. Though more than a century has passed since that August evening when her life was stolen, the answer to Mattie’s mysterious killing was never uncovered. The question remains: Who really killed Mattie Hackett?
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 13 Jun 2024 | The Murders of Audrey Lynn Harris, Christine Dumont, & Stacie Goulet (Rhode Island) | 00:36:21 | |
During a nearly 18-month span beginning the winter of 2003, Audrey Lynn Harris, Christine Dumont, and Stacie Goulet disappeared without a trace from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, leaving their families and investigators searching for answers. It wasn’t until detectives received an anonymous voicemail that the pieces finally came together in what would later be referred to as one of the most horrific homicide cases in the city’s history. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/audreylynnharrischristinedumontandstaciegoulet
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 13 Dec 2021 | The Murder of Michael T. Connolly (Maine) | 00:32:31 | |
PORTLAND, 1930: The early morning had been foggy and dark, and the high tide came in at 3:17 a.m. It was the perfect storm for a successful offloading of alcohol—if nobody noticed or got in the way. Had Officer Connolly found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or did he know something was going to happen on the waterfront that morning? Had he tried to stop it? Like the waters of Casco Bay, the mystery and the uncertainty surrounding the death of patrolman Michael T. Connolly in the early morning hours of August 15th, 1930, is just as deep and open ended today as when it was a fresh case over ninety years ago. This episode was co-written with Noah Bonnell.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/michaelconnolly
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 07 Aug 2023 | The Murder of Frederic Alan Spencer (Maine) | 00:27:04 | |
MAINE, 1973: In April of 1973, the vibrant college town of Orono, Maine was shattered by a shocking murder that sent tremors through the University of Maine community. The victim was Frederic Alan Spencer, a promising UMaine graduate student with a bright future ahead. When Frederic's roommate came forward and confessed to the killing, it seemed like an open and shut case. However, as the trial of Richard Westall Rogers Jr. unfolded, it was clear the case was far from simple. Despite his admission of guilt, the proceedings took a surprising turn. Nobody in that courtroom could have known at the time, but the unexpected decisions made in the case of Frederic Spencer would set in motion a chilling and deadly ripple effect that only grew with intensity and consequence over the next few decades.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/fredericspencer
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 04 Apr 2022 | The Disappearance of Judith Leo-Coneys Part 2 (Vermont) | 00:36:21 | |
It was described as one of Vermont’s most frustrating cold cases. A dedicated mother and beloved school teacher disappeared in November of 1979, with nothing but a smashed up vehicle and a strange hand-written note left behind. When her ex-boyfriend disappeared a month later, too, authorities had two people to track down – one they presumed to be dead, and the other they suspected of causing her death. The search for the suspect would become a cross-country event, tracking aliases and addresses out west until finally, a dedicated detective and a new State’s Attorney saw eye to eye on what needed to be done in the case, what needed to be done for Judith Leo-Coneys. If you haven’t listened to the first episode in this two part series, start there, with The Disappearance of Judith Leo-Coneys.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/judithleoconeys2
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 18 Jul 2024 | The Murder of Denise Hart (Vermont) | 00:39:45 | |
Whenever Denise Lynette Hart was away from her young son, she called home every day, multiple times a day to check on him. But then one January night in 2015 those calls stopped. When Denise's family tried to report her missing, they got the runaround, and no one would know where Denise was until almost a year later when the missing persons case became a homicide investigation.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/denisehart
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 19 Dec 2024 | The Murder of John Evers Robinson (Connecticut) | 00:42:50 | |
Nearly 35 years have passed since John Evers Robinson was found dead in his New Haven, Connecticut music studio. The original investigation generated several leads and theories of the killing, but the case remains unsolved. Now, John’s sister is doing everything she can to get her brother’s story out there. Someone knows something. It’s time to speak up.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/johneversrobinson
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 09 Nov 2020 | The Murders of Smuttynose Island (Maine) | 00:28:02 | |
HISTORIC MAINE MURDER, 1873: Smuttynose Island in the Isles of Shoals has become an iconic part of the dark side of Maine and New Hampshire history. This is the historic case of three women attacked in the dead of night, when a robbery turned bloody and the thief wielded an ax that would end the lives of two. The third woman lived to tell her tale, though some argue that it was the sole survivor herself who committed the murders and pointed her finger at Louis H.F. Wager, who would face death himself for the crime.
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Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 21 Mar 2022 | Inside the State Police Unsolved Homicide Unit (Maine) | 00:38:29 | |
Semper Memento. Always Remember. Those words guide the work of the Maine State Police Unsolved Homicide Unit. In this special release episode, I peel back the curtain on the Unsolved Homicide Unit and reveal what goes into re-examining and investigating long standing homicide cases in the state of Maine and how a team of experts collaborates in pursuit of one common goal – to find answers. Each of the individuals you’re about to meet would agree with me here: The most important story to tell is the one about the victim so that they are never forgotten and their legacy is honored, even and especially if their story doesn’t have an ending yet. The Unsolved Homicide Unit becomes part of those stories, assembling each piece of a nebulous puzzle so that hopefully, one day, they can give the victims and their families the ending they deserve. As someone who is deeply invested and interested in the work that it takes to solve a cold case murder, and as a podcaster who has spoken their names and shared the work they’ve done on the cases I cover, it is an honor to introduce you to members of the Maine Unsolved Homicide Unit – Commanding Officer Jeff Love, Assistant Attorney General Lara Nomani, Forensic Chemist Alison Gingras, Victim Witness Advocate Renee Fournier, and Investigator Jay Pelletier.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/unsolvedhomicideunit
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 25 Apr 2022 | The Serial Killings of Albert Flick (Maine) | 00:27:17 | |
When Albert Flick was released from his first prison sentence for killing his wife, he restarted his pattern of threatening and victimizing women. But he’d age out of it, wouldn’t he? Statistics said so. His drooping, wrinkled face and frail body did not look like that of a brazen killer. He’d be in his mid-70s by the time he was free again, surely the threat he posed to society would fade. Sadly, that would not be the case. The stories of these three women, and the unnamed women also victimized by the same man, will have you asking what is justice really? Does it and can it exist when a convicted killer is afforded more mercy than those whose lives he threatened and ended?
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/sandraflick
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 15 Feb 2024 | The Murder of Roberta "Bobbie" Miller (New Hampshire) | 00:41:36 | |
When 54-year-old Bobbie Miller and her dog were found dead in their Gilford, New Hampshire home one November afternoon in 2010, it didn’t take long for the public to point the finger at her former husband. The circumstances might be convincing, but over a decade later, no one has been arrested for Bobbie’s murder. Her family waits alongside so many others for closure in her unsolved homicide.
View source material and photos for this episode at https://darkdowneast.com/robertabobbiemiller/
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 09 May 2022 | ANNOUNCEMENT: Missing Kim | 00:07:43 | |
Missing Kim, a Dark Downeast mini-documentary is out now at missingkim.com. If you have information that could help in the investigation, please contact Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South at (207) 624-7076 or leave an anonymous tip.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/missingkim
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 22 Mar 2021 | The Suspicious Death of Patricia Wing (Maine) | 00:31:10 | |
MAINE, 1958: Patricia Wing hadn’t been seen in over 24 hours, not since the afternoon of Tuesday, June 3, 1958. As a 29-year old mother of five, it was highly unusual. Her husband Wendell and her youngest son Harvey were both home sleeping that afternoon, but Patricia left no clues, no indication that when she left the house that day it would be for the last time. The case that unraveled from that June afternoon would reveal secrets kept from spouses, an imperfect investigation in a small, rural county, and a compelling case by the defense that is still questioned to this day. Was it all an unfortunate accident?
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 25 Sep 2023 | The Murder of Jon Pownall (Maine) | 00:59:27 | |
MAINE, 1973: Just months into production of a new and exciting project, film director Jon Pownall was found dead at his Monument Square office in Portland, Maine. Why would anyone want to kill him? As the investigation into his murder began, a motive for his death emerged, but the question of who was behind it all is one that still hasn’t been answered with a conviction 50 years later. Lynda Pownall-Carlson was only 16-years old when her father was killed. She’s on Dark Downeast to share her father’s story – all the complex and layered and shocking pieces of it – but most of all, she’s here to tell you the parts that were left out of the narrative back in 1973, the stories and memories that she holds onto all these years later. View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/jonpownall
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 21 Dec 2020 | The Disappearance of Ayla Reynolds (Maine) | 00:42:12 | |
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 2011: The Ayla Reynolds case is both the largest criminal investigation and the third largest search for a missing child in Maine’s history. If you’ve lived in Maine or New England in the last decade, you probably know the high-level details of the night she went missing from her father’s home, but there is so much to this case. There’s so much that Ayla’s mother Trista Reynolds has fought for. There’s an overwhelming feeling of knowing what happened to Ayla Bell Reynolds, that night in her father’s care. And yet, the search for justice in Ayla’s case continues 9 years later. If you have information regarding this case, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - Central at (207) 624-7143 or toll free at 1-800-452-4664. You may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form.
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 16 Jan 2023 | The Still Unsolved Murder of Darien Richardson (Maine) | 00:54:27 | |
MAINE, 2010: In January of 2023, yet another year passed without justice for Darien Richardson and her family. You first heard Darien Richardson’s story on Dark Downeast in August of 2021. Since then, I’ve stayed in touch with Darien’s mother, Judi, and this case is one I keep coming back to, especially now that I’ve become a mother to a daughter. I’ve decided to re-release Darien’s story as an extended episode in hopes of furthering the Richardson family’s fight for answers, to support their advocacy for responsible gun laws, as well as bring awareness to their mission of helping those impacted by violent crime.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/darienrichardson & darkdowneast.com/darienrichardson2
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 01 Nov 2021 | The Ghost Town Beneath Flagstaff Lake (Maine) | 00:27:32 | |
On July 4, 1949, the villages of Flagstaff and Dead River came together, with current residents and past, for a celebration that they called Old Home Days. They knew a celebration like this would never happen again, because the little villages of Flagstaff and Dead River were about to die. Years of methodical planning and legislative action, of deconstruction and relocation and clear cutting, of door-knockings from lawyers, of man-made fires and packed trucks filled with personal possessions finally culminated in a flood that would drown the small towns, effectively erasing them from the map of Maine forever. This is The Day Dead River Died: The Ghost Town Beneath Flagstaff Lake.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/flagstafflake
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 29 Nov 2021 | The Murder of Jack Bevins, Part 2 (Maine) | 00:30:55 | |
OGUNQUIT, 1990: When York Police Detectives found the body of John “Jack” Bevins on his bathroom floor surrounded by blood and shell casings, it was obvious they were dealing with a homicide. But what unfolded from that April afternoon was a complex criminal case and a defense never-before seen at trial in the State of Maine. Are there exceptions to murder? That’s what the defense was prepared to argue for their client, the victim’s wife, Jacqueline Bevins. This is the Jack and Jackie Bevins Case, Part 2.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/bevins2
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 15 Feb 2021 | The Murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield (Maine) | 00:33:21 | |
HISTORIC SOUTH PARIS MURDERS, 1937: The murders of Dr. James G. Littlefield and his wife, Lydia Littlefield, became one of Maine's most sensational and confounding cases of the early 1900s. Who really killed the couple, and why? Could the 18-year old Paul Dwyer be the true perpetrator? Or did someone else force him to take the fall, sending him off on a wild ride to nowhere with two bodies in the car? Dark Downeast is supported by Alaina Maria. Get 15% off your order at alaina-marie.com, promo code: DOWNEAST.
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 07 Dec 2020 | The Murder of Pearl Bruns (Maine) | 00:30:41 | |
MAINE MURDER, 1991: On August 11, 1991, Bill and Pearl stood in their kitchen, each taking verbal jabs at the other in another argument over money. As the shouting got louder, Bill grabbed his keys and slammed the door on his way out of the house. When he got home hours later, the house was quiet. Pearl was gone. “Probably run off with one of her ex-husband’s,” Bill thought. He crawled into bed and didn’t give his wife a second thought. At least, that’s what he told police on August 14, 1991, two days later, when Pearl Bruns’ daughter Elaine reported her mother missing. This is the story of a missing mother and a daughter's unrelenting search for answers, ending with a gruesome discovery much closer to home than investigators could've imagined.
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 19 Apr 2021 | The Murders of Cyrus Everett and Donna Mauch (Maine) | 00:49:37 | |
MAINE MURDERS, 1964: When a cryptic poem landed on the editor's desk at the Fort Fairfield Review in 1984, it would be the beginning of the end of a 20 year saga that cast a dark shadow over the small Aroostook County town. Two highly publicized murders, plagued by inexperience, rumor, and political drama, would go unsolved for two decades until finally, the spider himself got caught in the tangled web he believed he was weaving. These are the Fort Fairfield Murders of Cyrus Everett and Donna Mauch.
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 25 Apr 2024 | The Murders of George and Catherine Peacock (Vermont) | 00:40:56 | |
When an elderly couple was found murdered inside their Danby, Vermont home in the fall of 1989, it had residents of the small town looking over their shoulders and double-checking their door locks at night.
State Police identified a suspect early on in the investigation, but the evidence they had against this person was largely circumstantial, and the physical evidence, a single drop of blood, wasn’t enough to point to a suspect. And so, the double murder sat unsolved for over thirty years until 2020, when the case was reopened with the hope that new forensic DNA analysis could finally shine a light on long-concealed answers.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/georgecatherinepeacock Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 22 Aug 2024 | The Disappearance of Marble Arvidson (Vermont) | 00:39:09 | |
When a teenager disappeared from Brattleboro, Vermont, hours before the wind, rain, and damaging floods of a major natural disaster devastated the state, it took days before he was finally reported missing and initial search efforts were hindered by ongoing storm recovery. Now as the case approaches another anniversary in 2024, loved ones are still waiting for the information that could lead them to answers.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/marblearvidson Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 10 May 2021 | The Disappearance of Kim Moreau Part 2 (Maine) | 00:50:13 | |
What you're about to hear, the details of the night Kim Moreau disappeared, it’s all been pieced together through the family’s own investigation, leads they’ve independently checked, interviews they’ve conducted themselves, combined with information uncovered by detectives and other local and state law enforcement. Still 35 years later, no one has been charged with any crime as it relates to the disappearance of Kimberly Moreau, but the names you’ll hear have long been publicly associated with the case. The family of Kim Moreau is offering a reward for verifiable information leading to the location and discovery of Kim Moreau or her remains. Email justwanttofindher@gmail.com or call Richard Moreau, (207) 320-5997. If you have information that could help in the investigation, please contact Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South at (207) 624-7076 or leave an anonymous tip. Watch the Dark Downeast mini-documentary, Missing Kim
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 08 Feb 2024 | The Disappearance of John Lango (Pennsylvania) | 00:16:48 | |
On January 1, 1988, 17-year-old John Lango walked out the front door of his home in Pottsville, Pennsylvania never to return. He was treated as a runaway, but now more than three decades later, all signs indicate John never meant to disappear on his own. John Lango’s case unfolded just outside the boundaries of New England. However, Dark Downeast is sharing this mini episode alongside other audiochuck shows to bring attention to unsolved missing persons cases in honor of National Missing Persons Day.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/johnlango
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 21 Nov 2024 | The Murder of Linda Rayner (Connecticut) | 00:35:29 | |
When Linda Rayner left for a walk in Hammonasset Beach State Park in the summer of 1992, she was seeking the beauty and peace that only the ocean can bring. Instead, she was brutally attacked by an unknown assailant and her case has remained unsolved ever since. In the thirty-plus years since her death, investigators have identified at least one suspect… But her loved ones are still waiting for the day that they have all the answers.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/lindarayner
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 17 Apr 2023 | The Murder of George Jodoin (New Hampshire) | 00:25:57 | |
NEW HAMPSHIRE, 2001: On December 27, 2001, a friend arrived at 50-year old George Jodoin’s farmhouse in Auburn, New Hampshire, expecting to get a tutorial on caring for his animals ahead of George’s trip to Thailand. Instead, he found George dead in his bedroom. In the early days of the investigation, the list of suspects could never be narrowed down to just one person. Investigators were frustrated, and the residents of Auburn, a small town just east of Manchester, feared there could be a killer on the loose. Despite a sizable reward offered by the Jodoin family and efforts by investigators, a year passed with dwindling leads, no arrests, and a lack of evidence. Eventually, the case went cold. But in 2009, New Hampshire’s first-ever Cold Case Unit was established. Within two years, the Cold Case Unit had taken on over a hundred cases of unsolved murders and missing persons in New Hampshire. George’s brother, Robert Jodoin, made sure George's murder case was a priority to investigators. Fourteen years after George Jodoin was found dead in his home, New Hampshire’s Cold Case Unit landed their first conviction. View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/georgejodoin
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 08 Mar 2021 | The Disappearances of William Sanborn and Alphonse Cote Jr. (Maine) | 00:33:14 | |
MAINE MYSTERY, 1924: When Lottie reported her first husband, William Sanborn, missing from their home in North Gorham, Maine, the Sheriff took her word for it. But when Lottie's second husband Alphonse Cote Jr. disappeared under mysterious circumstances, it was time to pay a visit to the Cote farm. What really happened to William Sanborn? Did he meet the same fate as Alphonse Cote Jr.? It all points back to their wife in common, Lottie Cote.
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 11 Jul 2024 | The Infamous Case of Daniel LaPlante (Massachusetts) | 00:48:28 | |
For months, Frank Bowen's daughters complained of strange noises and odd happenings in their Pepperell, Massachusetts home. Frank was sure it was just their imaginations, until an intruder took the entire family hostage one night in December of 1986. When the suspect was released on bail, he was free to commit even more crimes, eventually escalating to murder. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/daniellaplante
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 16 Nov 2020 | The Victims of the River Spree Killer (Maine) | 00:25:50 | |
INFAMOUS MAINE MURDER, 2006: On Labor Day weekend in 2006, Christian Charles Nielsen spiraled into a killing spree that a would claim the lives of four people -- Julie Bullard, Selby Bullard, Cynthia Beatson, and James Whitehurst. This is the story of a true monster and one of the most grisly multiple murders in Maine’s history, and it all happened just minutes from a well-known and beloved winter destination in New England.
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 22 Feb 2024 | The Murder of Patricia Scoville (Vermont) | 00:37:56 | |
On a crisp fall day in October of 1991, Patricia Scoville set out for a bike ride on the scenic Moss Glen Falls trails in Stowe, Vermont. When she hadn’t returned home more than two days later, Patty’s roommate reported her missing, triggering a search and rescue effort that soon morphed into a homicide investigation. The case that unfolded baffled investigators for almost two decades, but the person responsible for Patricia’s death could only hide for so long. Thanks to efforts by Patty’s parents, police got a new investigative tool that would lead them right to the killer’s doorstep.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/patriciascoville
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 30 Jan 2023 | The Murder of Helen Jewett (New York) | 00:35:08 | |
NEW YORK CITY, 1836: In the early morning hours of April 10, 1836, the madam of a New York City brothel awoke to find 22-year old Helen Jewett's bedroom filled with smoke and flames. Helen Jewett, born Dorcas Doyen in Augusta, Maine, was considered a well-known sex worker in New York City. As her case became sensationalized and publicized around the world, it brought the taboo subject of sex into the prudish public sphere of the 1800s, inviting commentary, opinion and bias, even among those tasked with the pursuit of justice on Helen's behalf.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/helenjewett
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 11 Oct 2021 | The Suspicious Death of Marcia Moore (Washington) | 00:28:14 | |
FROM AWAY, 1979: It took over 10 years for remains found in the woods of Stacyville, Maine to finally be identified. Thanks to a true crime podcast, a listener who trusted her gut, and DNA testing, Mr. Christopher Roof had his identity back. With a name and a face to a man previously known as the Stacyville John Doe, one Maine reporter was tasked with learning more about Christopher Roof. It started with a survey of property records in Concord, Massachusetts, but Alex MacDougall’s search took him far beyond New England to another undetermined death in the same family decades earlier and over 3000 miles away. We’re taking a look at the connection Alex MacDougall uncovered and the curious life of Christopher Roof’s mother, Marcia Moore.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/marciamoore
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 08 Aug 2024 | The Suspicious Death of Krystal Lee Higgins (Maine) Part 1 | 00:36:47 | |
It’s been 20 years since 17-year old Krystal Lee Higgins disappeared from her downeast Maine town only to be found dead a week later. Her death was ruled an accident, but her sister has questioned that ruling since day one. This is Part 1 of Krystal's story. Part 2 will be out next week on Dark Downeast. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/krystalleehiggins-pt1
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 29 Aug 2024 | The Murders of Cynthia Kane-Clark & Dawn Shippee (Rhode Island) | 00:37:48 | |
When friends Cynthia Kane-Clark and Dawn Shippee both turned up the victims of homicide, one after the other, in the same two month span, investigators were faced with a complex investigation. It’s now been over 20 years since the two women were killed in neighboring Rhode Island towns and police are still looking for answers.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/cynthiakaneclarkdawnshippee/
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.
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| 14 Feb 2022 | The Disappearance of Jesus De La Cruz (Massachusetts) | 00:26:38 | |
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS 1996: 6-year old Jesus De La Cruz was out playing with a friend on September 28, 1996 when a man approached the two young boys. His friend later told police that Jesus was lured away by that man who promised him a new bike. It was the last time anyone saw Jesus. Despite suspicions surrounding a man in the neighborhood, rumors of drug debt retaliation, accusations cast on the boy’s own mother, and FBI involvement, Jesus’s case remains unsolved. Some wonder if maybe he could be alive out there somewhere, now a 31-year old man.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/jesusdelacruz
Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. | |||
| 05 Dec 2024 | The Disappearance of Celeste Doghmi (Maine) | 00:32:03 | |
It wasn’t unusual for Celeste Doghmi to go long stretches of time without talking to her friends and family. She’d lost touch with her mother and many of her close friends, but as far as they could tell by posts on social media, her life was busy with a new baby and starting college classes. But when Celeste’s mother in Germany received a phone call in the spring of 2023, she learned that Celeste hadn’t simply lost touch – she was missing. She’d been missing for two years.
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| 10 Apr 2023 | The Murder of Jane Britton (Massachusetts) | 00:32:28 | |
MASSACHUSETTS, 1969: It was the morning of January 7, 1969 and 23-year old Harvard University graduate student Jane Britton should have been in class to take her exam. A dedicated and standout student of anthropology, Jane wouldn’t have missed a test unnecessarily. Jane was later discovered by her boyfriend and neighbors dead in her bed, the victim of a violent attack. Details of the investigation leaked to the media spiraled into sensational headlines of rumored ancient burial rituals with suspicion cast on Jane’s own anthropology classmates, while other clues at the crime scene led some officials to theorize that the attack was random and opportunistic. Investigators would come up empty handed in the case for decades until finally DNA evidence closed the unsolved mystery of the murdered Harvard Student. View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/janebritton
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| 22 Feb 2021 | The Murder of Mary Catherine Olenchuk (Maine) | 00:29:33 | |
UNSOLVED MAINE MURDER, 1970: 13-year old Mary Catherine Olenchuk left the beach before her family for a bike ride into town. She was last seen alive just 200 yards from her family's Ogunquit summer home, getting into a maroon car with an unknown man. 13 days later, police found Mary's body in an abandoned Kennebunk barn. To this day, speculation continues over what happened to the young daughter of a military general. Did her father's involvement in a a controversial operation play a role in her disappearance and death? If you have information regarding this case, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - South at (207) 624-7076 x9 or toll free at 1-800-452-4664. You may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form.
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| 02 May 2024 | The Murders of Malcolm, Elizabeth, and Page Jennings Part 1 (New Hampshire) | 00:41:44 | |
When a fire destroyed the home of respected local innkeepers, leaving it in ruins and revealing the horrifying aftermath of a double murder, the close-knit community of Jackson, New Hampshire faced an unthinkable tragedy. As detectives looked into the lives of the victims, they discovered years of conflict caused by the older man their daughter had fallen in love with. This story begins in New England, but it ends almost 1500 miles away in Florida with two more deaths. But did it really end? Doubts lingered among some of the original investigators, casting skepticism over the closure of the case and the true fate of the suspect. This is part 1 of 2. The Murders of Malcolm, Elizabeth, and Page Jennings, Part 2 will be released on May 9, 2024.
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| 15 Mar 2021 | The Survival Story of Kayleigh Ballantyne (Massachusetts) | 00:37:33 | |
SOUTH BOSTON, 2013: On the night of July 23, 2013, 21-year old Mainer Kayleigh Ballantyne was randomly attacked as she walked into her apartment in Southie. As her attacker made clear his plans, Kayleigh told herself she was going to survive. A survivor of a random act of violence, Kayleigh is sharing her journey through recovery, how she’s using her trauma for advocacy, and why her story is forever connected to the story of another woman, Amy Lord, who lost her life by the hands of the same attacker. This is Kayleigh Ballantyne’s story, told by Kayleigh Ballantyne herself.
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| 20 Jun 2022 | The Death of Elmer McCurdy (Maine) | 00:32:10 | |
Strung up in the corner of a roadside amusement park fun house was the figure of a man coated so many times with phosphorus paint that it glowed in the dimly lit space. It was alarmingly lifelike, and yet in the several years the figure was on display, no one dared question if it was anything more than a mannequin.
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| 06 Jun 2024 | The Murder of Shari Lynn Roth (New Hampshire) | 00:33:43 | |
When Shari Lynn Roth left her apartment in North Conway, New Hampshire for a short afternoon hike to one of her favorite spots among the White Mountain National Forest, what should’ve been a peaceful retreat turned into a fateful encounter with a still unknown predator. Several theories have been floated since that August afternoon in 1977, but none have proven to be the truth about what happened more than four decades ago.
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| 02 Jan 2025 | The Murder of Charline Rosemond (Massachusetts) | 00:32:09 | |
Charline Rosemond left home in Everett, Massachusetts one day in April of 2009 excited to buy a new car, but the evening took a deadly turn. Now for more than fifteen years, her family has waited for justice and answers in the still unsolved homicide. Someone knows something about Charline’s death. Someone is concealing the truth. It’s time to speak up.
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| 27 Mar 2023 | The Disappearance of Reina Morales Rojas (Massachusetts) | 00:23:47 | |
MASSACHUSETTS, 2022: On November 26, 2022, 41-year old Reina Morales Rojas got into a car in East Boston, MA and some time later was dropped off in nearby Somerville. That’s the last time anyone had seen or heard from the mother of two. Though she was reported missing soon after, the public didn’t hear anything about Reina’s disappearance for almost two months, and if advocates like Lucy Pineda of Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts hadn’t stepped in to help bring attention to her case, Reina’s family wonders if her story would’ve ever made the news. Now four months later, Reina still isn’t home and information is scarce. Her children and sister in El Salvador who once spoke to her every single day await any sign that she is okay, all while fighting for attention on her case that took far too long to receive.
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| 24 Apr 2023 | The Disappearance of Brenda LaCombe (Massachusetts) | 00:39:12 | |
MASSACHUSETTS, 1982: For over 40 years, the family of 19-year old Brenda LaCombe has wondered what happened to the single mother of a little baby boy after she walked out of her grandmother’s apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts after midnight on May 16, 1982. Lacey Kearns has taken the lead in the fight for answers in her aunt Brenda’s case. Though she never got to meet Brenda, Lacey wants to help her family finally learn the truth after all these years.
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| 28 Mar 2024 | The Murder of Rhonda & Cor’an Johnson (Connecticut) | 00:36:05 | |
When a young mother and her 6-month-old son were found dead in their car one September night in 1996, no one could fathom the senselessness of ending two young lives with still so much ahead of them. Who would have the motive to kill a mother and her baby? Despite the suspicion that continues to surround an individual connected to the little boy, police in Stamford, Connecticut are still struggling to build a case against anyone almost 30 years later.
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| 06 Dec 2021 | The Suspicious Death of Alexie Adams (Maine) | 00:49:49 | |
ORONO, MAINE 2018: A young woman in a college town was found dead in the snow. From the first minutes of the investigation, police assumed she must’ve had too much to drink, fell down, and didn’t get back up in the sub-zero temperatures. Her death was an accident. A terrible, tragic accident. But the family of Alexie Adams and the private investigator they’ve hired aren’t convinced they have the entire truth about what happened to Alexie that night. We’ll dig into the investigation of Alexie Adams’ death -- the evidence, the witness statements, the action and inaction of law enforcement, and the possible missteps leading to an outcome that has left the family with more questions than answers.
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| 09 Aug 2021 | The Murder of Darien Richardson Part 2 (Maine) | 00:27:31 | |
Since that night in January 2010 when a masked intruder fired several rounds into Darien Richardson’s bedroom, Judi Richardson and her family have waited for the call that would bring them closure and justice in Darien’s still unsolved murder. In Part 1, we got to know Darien through the eyes of her mother, and we heard about the painful, emotional road to recovery after suffering two gunshot wounds that was then unexpectedly cut short. Begin listening with Part 1 for the full story. In Part 2, with Darien’s passing, Portland Police had a homicide investigation on their hands. A clue still lodged in Darien’s hip would lead them to the first big break in the case, but a break that would only take them so far when a loophole left the investigation stalled at a frustrating dead end. The family and friends of Darien Richardson are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for her death. Anyone with information regarding Darien Richardson’s murder is asked to contact the Detective Division of the Portland Police Department at (207) 874-8479 or at www.portland-police.com.
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| 01 Aug 2024 | The Murder of Carla Terry (Connecticut) | 00:37:31 | |
During the late 80s and early 90s, multiple women from Hartford, Connecticut were found dead in remote areas of the city and surrounding towns. After identifying a suspect in one of the cases and bringing it all the way to trial, police thought they might have a serial killer on their hands. But all the suspicion in the world was proven false when years later advanced DNA analysis challenged what investigators thought they knew.
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| 20 Dec 2021 | The Murder of Katherine Murphy (Maine) | 00:23:35 | |
WATERVILLE, MAINE 1971: Katherine Murphy was a freshman at Colby College, continuing her family legacy at Maine's mini-Ivy liberal arts school, when someone stole her life. This is the still unsolved homicide of Katherine Murphy. This episode was co-written by Natalie Jones.
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| 04 Jan 2021 | The Murder of Sonny Grotton (Maine) | 00:34:54 | |
MAINE MURDER, 1983: Sonny Grotton lay in his dooryard, blood pooling around him. Norma dialed 9-1-1. Everything happened quickly. When first responders arrived at the scene, Sonny spoke only in gurgled noises, unable to say who pulled the trigger firing three shots into his body, one at close range. Mervin "Sonny" Grotton was pronounced dead at 8:36 p.m. on December 16, 1983. A giving family man, a long career in the Navy. No known enemies, no suspicious dealings. Who would shoot and kill Sonny Grotton in his own front yard, with his wife and son just inside?
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| 28 Jun 2021 | The Murder of Susan Randall (New Hampshire) | 00:35:30 | |
NEW HAMPSHIRE MURDER, 1971: DNA evidence is one of the most critical developments in the history of criminal investigations ever. Cold cases from the pre-DNA era are reviewed with new testing and analysis in the hopes that the advanced science will reveal new information in a long-standing unsolved murder. But that’s not the only way DNA evidence is used in criminal cases. According to the Innocence Project, new DNA evidence and testing has exonerated 192 individuals wrongly convicted of crimes that DNA proved they didn’t commit. Could this be the case of Susan Randall and the man convicted of her murder? Not so fast. I want you to hear the whole story -- Susan Randall’s story.
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| 21 Jun 2021 | SOLVED: Janet Brochu & Geraldine Ann Finn (Maine) | 00:41:40 | |
MURDER & COLD CASE ARREST: You’ve heard pieces of Geraldine Ann Finn’s story on Dark Downeast before. Her case seemed undoubtedly linked to an over 3-decades old cold case that I covered on the show in January of this year. It’s time to tell Geraldine's whole story. Plus, in a special interview with Lt. Jeffery Love, commanding officer of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit, you’ll hear an update on the case of Janet Brochu, and I ask why it took 34 years to arrest Gerald Goodale for her murder
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| 31 Jul 2023 | The Murders of Laura Kempton & Tammy Little (New Hampshire) | 00:44:24 | |
PORTSMOUTH, 1981 & 1982: In just over a year span during the early 1980s in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the lives of two young women were ended by an assailant who broke into their apartments, violently attacked and beat them, and somehow managed to escape undetected, remaining anonymous for decades. Laura Kempton and Tammy Little’s murders have long been intertwined. As you’ll hear, the circumstances of their deaths and their lives are just too similar to ignore a possible connection, but now in 2023, their cases apparently diverge. The New Hampshire State’s Attorney’s Office announced that they have identified the person responsible for one of those homicides. Laura Kempton’s killer has finally been named. In a 25-page report and press conference, the details of the 40-plus year investigation into the murder of 23-year old Laura Kempton were revealed. Now the question on everyone’s lips: What’s next for the case of 20-year old Tammy Little?
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| 19 Sep 2022 | The Murder of Tammy Dickson (Maine) | 00:25:18 | |
SOUTH PORTLAND, 1994: 22-year old Tammy Dickson was preparing for a new start in life. She was a recently divorced young mother and was looking ahead to a new beginning. But Tammy would never get to fully realize the dreams she had for herself. A trial ended in a conviction for a man named Foster Bates, but he has long maintained his innocence and continues to file for appeals in hopes of a new trial. For some though, including Tammy's family, there is no doubt that the man in prison was rightfully convicted. Written & Researched by Dena Norman with additional writing, production, and editing by Kylie Low
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| 06 Sep 2021 | The Murder of Crystal Perry (Maine) | 00:40:21 | |
BRIDGTON, MAINE: 12-year old Sarah Perry was asleep in bed when an attacker took her mother's life. It took over a decade for DNA evidence to bring Crystal Perry's killer to justice. Sarah Perry is now the author of “After the Eclipse”, a memoir that documents her early life in Bridgton, Maine with her mother, as well as the details and aftermath of her murder in 1994. From her own memories and through conversations with Crystal’s family, friends, and acquaintances, as well as evidence and case files, Sarah Perry got to know her mother’s life through a new lens and see clearly the issues working against the search for answers in Crystal Perry’s case. This is Crystal Perry's story told by her daughter, Sarah Perry. Donate to RAINN Donate to Women for Afghan Women Donate to the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
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| 21 Mar 2024 | The Disappearance of Ralph Robbins (Massachusetts) | 00:30:44 | |
When Ralph Robbins went missing in 1993, his disappearance seemed to be forgotten almost as soon as it was reported. Now over 30 years later, his daughter is searching for answers, but more than anything, she wants closure.
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| 01 Feb 2021 | The Murder of Kathy Frost (Maine) | 00:40:35 | |
MAINE MURDER, 1987: 26-year old Kathy Frost scanned the pages of her Bangor Daily News, concluding with a careful assessment of the personals. One ad caught her eye. An active outdoorsman searching for a lasting relationship. Kathy circled the address. Three weeks later, Kathy married the man from the ad. And 21 days after they said "I Do", Kathy Frost Larson died in an apparent accidental fall from Otter Cliff in Acadia National Park. But Mr. Larson's story wasn't adding up.
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| 01 Aug 2022 | The Cons of Mair Smith Part 1 (Maine) | 00:26:03 | |
When Johnathan Walton hosted a wine and cheese night in his Los Angeles apartment in 2013, he couldn’t have known that the event would invite a shark into his inner circle. Flyers he hung up around the building gave off the scent of a helper, a do-gooder, a warrior against injustice. It was like blood in the water. Johnathan Walton’s story unfolds thousands of miles away from New England, but the woman he knew as Mair Smith began her long career of conning and scamming in her home state of Maine. This is Part 1: The Con. Part 2: The Convict is out now.
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| 20 Feb 2023 | The Murder of Angela Belisle (Vermont) | 00:27:09 | |
VERMONT, 1981: During the earliest moments of the investigation, the death of 35-year old Angela Belisle was presumed to be the result of dangerous temperatures and extreme winter weather. Instead, the autopsy revealed that Angela was the victim of a homicide. What happened to Angela? Who is responsible? What will it take for her killer to be brought to justice all these years later?
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| 28 Mar 2022 | The Disappearance of Judith Leo-Coneys Part 1 (Vermont) | 00:32:29 | |
VERMONT, 1979: When the vehicle of Judith Leo-Coneys turned up at a junkyard in Roxbury, Vermont, it was the first big clue in the disappearance of the beloved school teacher and young mother. The case would spiral into an investigation spanning a decade and stretching across the United States, but before investigators would uncover any answers for Judy, they’d have to find a second missing person. The primary person of interest disappeared, too. This is Part 1 of Judith Leo-Coneys story.
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| 18 Apr 2024 | The Suspicious Death of Christine Cole (Rhode Island) | 00:45:30 | |
When a 10-year-old girl didn’t come back from a quick trip to the store on a cold January night in 1988, her family and the Pawtucket, Rhode Island community searching for her feared the worst. Then weeks later when her body was found miles away, those fears were confirmed… and the questions just started stacking up. What happened to Christine Cole? Investigators have considered multiple persons of interest and suspects over the last 30-plus years and even made an arrest, but the evidence crumbled as allegations of misconduct rose to the surface.
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| 28 Dec 2020 | The Disappearance of Pauline Rourke (Maine) | 00:27:57 | |
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1977: When Honey kissed her sleeping mother goodbye before school on December 15, 1977, it was the last time Pauline Rourke was ever seen again. But this isn’t just the case of Pauline Rourke’s disappearance. This is also the story of Janet Baxter, Patricia Ann Sinclair, and her children Craig, Christopher, and Christine. The one name that connects every person on that list? Albert P. Cochran. This is the shocking timeline of a murderer walking free, leaving victims and trial technicalities and unsolved crimes in his wake, seizing his opportunity to strike again and again. If you have information regarding this case, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - Central at (207) 624-7143 or toll free at 1-800-452-4664. You may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form.
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| 19 Jul 2021 | The Murder of Beverly Polchies (Maine) | 00:27:26 | |
UNSOLVED MAINE MURDER: Just before 10 p.m. on the night of October 13, 1984, an unknown man pulled into the emergency room drop-off at Eastern Maine Medical Center. The man didn’t identify himself, or the badly injured woman sitting in his front seat. The driver told hospital staff that she was hit by a car. As they placed the woman in a wheelchair and brought her inside, the driver sped off without another word. Within minutes, the injured woman succumbed to her injuries. She died there at the hospital, nameless and alone. Today, we know her name, but nearly 37 years later we still don’t know the truth about what happened to her. If you have information regarding this case, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - North at (207) 973-3750 or toll free 1-800-432-7381. You may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form.
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| 26 Apr 2021 | The Dark History and Demise of Élan School (Maine) | 00:38:47 | |
Élan School was founded as a drug treatment program in 1970, pairing controversial confrontational attack therapies with education, all in the wooded setting of Poland, Maine. It's founders, Joe Ricci and Dr. Gerald Davidson, promised rehabilitation, reform, and a future for many children of wealthy and well-known parents. When outside state officials took a closer look at what really went on behind closed doors, it was just the beginning of unending allegations and controversy. For more information and resources on the Troubled Teen Industry, visit breakingcodesilence.net.
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| 04 Jul 2022 | The Murder of Kenneth Zernicke (Maine) | 00:21:21 | |
Jessica Zernicke Holmes left work on the night of September 24, 2015 to find her phone flooded with missed calls and messages. When she was finally able to call her family member back, they delivered shocking news about her father. 58-year old Kenneth Zernicke was found dead inside his burning home in Caribou, Maine. Two days later, his death was ruled a homicide. Jess reached out to me because after nearly 7 years her father’s case remains unsolved with little public information available, even to family members. She wrote in her email, “I understand it makes it hard to cover a case with little to no information, but I am hoping to get this out there as much, and as often as possible. I miss my dad.” That is why I started this show. No matter the amount of public information on a case, these stories need and deserve attention.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/kennethzernicke
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| 02 Nov 2020 | The Infamous New Sweden Church Poisonings (Maine) | 00:28:54 | |
INFAMOUS MAINE TRUE CRIME, 2003: Walter "Reid" Morrill heard there were leftovers from the bake sale the day before. They would be the perfect pairing for the strong Swedish coffee always served in the fellowship hall after Sunday service. What Reid and his fellow parishioners didn't know on the morning of April 23, 2003, was that their strong Swedish coffee was tainted, and one of their own was responsible for what would become one of the largest intentional mass poisonings in modern medical history, using a substance that was known all too well among the small community of potato farmers.
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| 17 May 2021 | The Disappearance of Kurt Newton (Maine) | 00:35:15 | |
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1975: It was Labor Day weekend 1975 at Natanis Point Campground in Chain of Ponds Township, and the Newton family was celebrating the end of another classic New England summer. For the first few hours, it seemed as though all was right—the biggest concern of the day being who would catch the first trout. But that picture-perfect morning, set in the deep, green, remote North Woods of Maine would soon become two parents’ worst nightmare and the beginning of a 46-year-old North Woods mystery that would lead to one of the largest searches in state history and to this day baffle even Maine’s most seasoned wardens. This is the disappearance of Kurt Newton.
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| 12 Dec 2024 | The Suspicious Death of Eduardo Tirella (Rhode Island) | 00:49:17 | |
On October 7, 1966, the wealthy heiress Doris Duke hit and killed her friend Eduardo Tirella while behind the wheel of a rented car. Whether his death was an accident or an intentional act of murder, is still up for debate nearly 60 years later. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/eduardotirella
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| 24 Oct 2024 | The Murders of Jimmy and Anne Choy (Massachusetts) | 00:45:31 | |
After a fire in a Brockton, Massachusetts neighborhood killed a man and woman in their own home, the investigation zeroed in on two people – two children – who had escaped the blaze unharmed. View source material and photos for this episode at: https://darkdowneast.com/jimmyandannechoy
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| 30 May 2022 | The Deaths of John Chakalos & Linda Carman Part 2 (Connecticut) | 00:38:08 | |
ACTIVE CASE, PART 2: Nathan Carman was 23-years old when his boat the Chicken Pox sank during a fishing trip off the coast of Rhode Island, presumably claiming the life of his mother, Linda Carman, who was also aboard the vessel before it went down. Nathan was rescued a week later – a miraculous recovery by a freight ship that just happened to be in the right place at the right time. The story only got more compelling when it was learned that Nathan Carman was the grandson of wealthy real estate developer John Chakalos, whose 2013 murder remained unsolved, and that Nathan himself was a suspect in his grandfather's death. In Part 2: Who is Nathan Carman? Did Nathan intentionally sink his boat with his mother aboard?
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| 12 Apr 2021 | The Murder of Julie Campbell (Massachusetts) | 00:43:45 | |
COLD CASE, 1978: Julie Campbell's sister, Lori Manning, is on Dark Downeast to share memories of her sister, and questions that a remain in this cold case over 43 years later. Why end the life of this beloved woman? How did the attacker take Julie by surprise, a woman with a Black Belt in Karate and mace always in her pocket? Who killed Julie? Is it possible that Julie Campbell's murderer has ties to other cases in Massachusetts, Maine, and beyond? If you have information regarding this case, please call the Cambridge, Massachusetts tip line at 617-349-3359. Visit juliecampbellmurder.com
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| 25 Jan 2024 | The Murder of Gwendolyn Taylor (Massachusetts) | 00:42:22 | |
On the night Gwendolyn Taylor was attacked just outside her apartment building in Dorchester, Massachusetts, witnesses watched helplessly as an unknown man grabbed the 18-year old, demanded money, and told everyone within earshot not to call the police. When her body was discovered hours later, those same witnesses found themselves at the heart of the investigation. Their recollections of the man they saw that night pointed authorities to a suspect, and blood evidence left no room for doubt: Thomas Rosa Jr. was their guy. But no matter how self-confident, it’s possible investigators got it wrong, and Thomas Rosa Jr. is fighting to prove it. View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/gwendolyntaylor
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| 03 Oct 2024 | The Murder of David Pickett (New Hampshire) | 00:38:54 | |
Over 30 years have gone by without answers for the violent death of David Pickett on a quiet New England beach. When an investigation by police failed to get justice, David’s sister decided to seek justice on her own terms… Even if the suspect was her own blood.
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| 06 Feb 2025 | The Murder of Ashley Ouellette (Maine) | 00:49:33 | |
Ashley Erin Ouellette was just 15 years old when her body was found placed in the middle of Pine Point Road in Scarborough, Maine, just before dawn on February 10, 1999. The investigation led police to the place Ashley was last known to be alive, but it has not been able to move past that location in more than 25 years. Ashley Ouellette's sister, Lindsey Ouellette, and her mother, Lise Ouellette, are on Dark Downeast to share her story.
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| 30 Nov 2020 | The Disappearance of Amy St. Laurent (Maine) | 00:29:05 | |
PORTLAND, MAINE MURDER, 2001: Amy St. Laurent was a beautiful, driven woman entertaining a new friend in Portland's Old Port one Saturday night in October 2001, when she met a guy -- a predator. Amy never showed up for work the next week. She never returned home to feed her cat. Her friends and family distributed missing posters around the Old Port, hoping someone saw something that would lead them to Amy. On December 8, 2001, after months of searching and a focused investigation in the Scarborough woods, investigators came upon a shallow grave just 150 yards from the road. And buried beneath the dirt, still wearing the outfit she picked for her Old Port night out, was Amy St. Laurent.
Read Finding Amy by Captain Joseph Loughlin and Kate Clark Flora for a complete look at the Amy St. Laurent story.
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| 25 Jul 2024 | The Murder of Tashauna Jackson (Connecticut) | 00:33:57 | |
In the last episode of Dark Downeast, you heard the story of Denise Hart and her still unsolved homicide in Vermont. I mentioned in that episode the case of another woman who grew up in the same city and around the same people as Denise. So, that’s the story I’m going to tell you today – the story of a young mother who walked out the door and got into a waiting vehicle with someone she and her family thought they knew, only to have her life end in his hands.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/tashaunajackson
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| 09 Jan 2025 | The Murder of Austin Colson (Vermont) | 00:37:35 | |
A 19-year old South Royalton, Vermont resident was missing under suspicious circumstances for over four months before his remains were found in an old barn miles from home. Investigators have named a strong suspect for his murder, but as the seven year anniversary approaches, this case is still unsolved.
View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/austincolson
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| 06 Mar 2025 | The Murder of Raymond Green (Massachusetts) | 00:37:46 | |
When a new manager was gunned down at work during a narrow window of time when most of the staff should have been on lunch break, investigators honed in on two possible suspects among the victim’s employees. To this day, the convicted killer and his supporters are convinced police picked the wrong one, but a key piece of evidence led the jury to a different conclusion. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/raymondgreen
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| 03 Sep 2021 | BONUS: The Murders of Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki (Massachusetts) | 00:49:17 | |
A special conversation with Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, authors of The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer. This special companion episode of Dark Downeast is different from what you’re used to hearing on the show. This interview explores the work that went into researching Tony Costa, the process of digging into Liza’s often challenging and traumatic childhood, what they learned about the women lost to Cape Cod’s serial killer hiding in plain sight, and why Liza might’ve been spared a similar fate. Before you hit play, please listen to Murder on Cape Cod: Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki on Dark Downeast. Buy The Babysitter by Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan at Bookshop.org.
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| 03 Jul 2023 | The Murder of Anita Piteau, The Huntington Beach Jane Doe (California) | 00:34:33 | |
On March 14, 1968, kids playing in the oil fields of Huntington Beach, California discovered the brutally beaten body of a young woman. Investigators scoured the scene for clues, finding shoe imprints, marks from tires, and a cigarette butt, but it had rained the night before and so any other evidence left behind had likely washed away. Police labeled the woman a Jane Doe and set out to investigate her identity and her death, but the woman found there would not have her name returned to her for more than half a century. Anita Louise Piteau, an Augusta, Maine local, finally came home after over 50 years, thanks to advancements in DNA technology. View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/anitapiteau
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| 02 Nov 2020 | The Disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton Part 2 (Maine) | 00:39:19 | |
MAINE'S OLDEST MISSING PERSON CASE, 1971: Nearly 25 years after Cathy Marie Moulton's disappearance, a new detective was assigned to the case, and he uncovered new details that no one bothered to look into when the 16-year old girl first disappeared on her way home from a shopping trip in Portland, Maine. The narrative of Cathy’s story for over two decades would be that she simply disappeared, that no one had any idea where she might be. Kevin Cady and his investigative partner changed that narrative. Kevin Cady shares what he knows about the longest standing missing persons case in the state of Maine, and what happened to her after she stepped out onto Forest Avenue that September evening in 1971. This is the Cathy Marie Moulton Disappearance, Part II. If you have information regarding the disappearance of Cathy Moulton, please contact the Portland Police Department at 207-874-8479.
Cathy Moulton Missing Endangered by Kevin Cady, Available on Amazon
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| 15 Nov 2021 | The Murder of Thomas Napier (Maine) | 00:21:37 | |
SACO, 1993: Thomas Napier did not have an easy life. His childhood years were plagued with pain and trauma, and then as a teenager his choices landed him in trouble with the law. But by the time he turned 22-years old, Thomas was on a better path. He had a job, a stable home life, and a new car he loved. Things were looking up. Sadly, the progress Thomas was making in his life would never reach its full potential. One weekend in October of 1993 changed everything, and his family still asks the same questions all these years later – Who killed Thomas?
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/thomasnapier
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| 25 Jan 2021 | The Murders of Janet Brochu & Geraldine Finn (Maine) | 00:24:45 | |
MAINE COLD CASE, 1987: After she was refused service at a bar in Waterville, Maine on December 23, 1987, 20-year old Janet Brochu accepted a ride home from a guy she'd met at the bowling alley earlier that night. But Janet never made it home. When you hear the details of Janet Brochu’s case, and how it intertwines with the murder of Geraldine Finn, another young Maine woman around the same time and place, you’ll be demanding to know how it’s possible Janet Brochu’s case is still without answers.
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| 23 Nov 2020 | The Disappearance of Shirley Moon-Atwood (Maine) | 00:30:54 | |
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 2006: Two women, one murdered and one missing, connected by one man. When police discovered the badly beaten body of Cheryl Murdoch and arrested her boyfriend Shannon Atwood for the crime, they pinned him with the mysterious disappearance of his wife, too. But what should be the simplest answer in the disappearance of Shirley Moon-Atwood isn't simple at all. In this case, we have a man with a history of convicted assault against a woman, an ex-wife with a violent conviction of her own, and a new girlfriend found dead with mountains of circumstantial evidence pointing to a killer. Or does it? If you have information regarding this case, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - Central at (207) 624-7143 or toll free at 1-800-452-4664. You may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form.
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| 30 Aug 2021 | The Murders of Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki (Massachusetts) | 00:31:39 | |
CAPE COD, 1969: It was supposed to be a fun and relaxing girl's weekend in Provincetown for Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki. They couldn't have known that helping a friendly stranger in their boarding house would put them into the orbit of a killer. These are the stories of Pat Walsh, Mary Anne Wysocki, Sydney Monzon, and Susan Perry. The Babysitter by Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan
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| 21 Feb 2022 | UPDATE: The Murder of Sophie Sergie (Alaska) | 00:16:06 | |
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 1993: After more than two decades of searching for answers in the unsolved homicide of 20-year old Sophie Sergie, DNA evidence led detectives from Alaska to the doorstep of Steven Downs in Auburn, Maine. On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the jury found Steven Downs guilty on the charges of murder and sexual assault. I covered Sophie Sergie’s case in two parts on Dark Downeast. This special release episode contains updates and notable moments from the conclusion of the trial proceedings and a look at what’s next for the case of Sophie Sergie.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/sophiesergieupdate
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| 02 Aug 2021 | The Murder of Darien Richardson Part 1 (Maine) | 00:33:42 | |
PORTLAND HOMICIDE, 2010: An unknown gunman fired several rounds into Darien Richardson's bedroom at her Portland, Maine apartment as she and her then-boyfriend lay sleeping. While Darien initially survived, complications from her gunshot woulds would ultimately claim her life just two short months later. Darien's case remains unsolved. In this two-part series, you’ll get to know Darien Richardson through the memories of her mother. You’ll hear about the happy, determined, kind, friend-to-all woman whose life was cut short, and the frustrating dead end details of her case that have left her family without answers for over a decade. The family and friends of Darien Richardson are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for her death. Anyone with information regarding Darien Richardson’s murder is asked to contact the Detective Division of the Portland Police Department at (207) 874-8479 or at www.portland-police.com.
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| 03 Apr 2025 | The Murder of Melody Starr Derosia Waters (New Hampshire) | 00:40:30 | |
She was ready to reinvent her life and just one flight stood between her and a new beginning… But when that plane took off, the 19-year-old expectant mother wasn’t on board. Three months later, her family learned the devastating truth. A suspect confessed to the killing soon after, but his defense raised eyebrows. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/melodystarrderosiawaters
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| 06 Mar 2023 | The Murder of Rita Curran Part 1 (Vermont) | 00:30:07 | |
VERMONT, 1971: After more than 50 years, 24-year Rita Curran's murder finally has closure. In this two part series, you'll hear the details of an investigation spanning over half a century and the DNA evidence that finally revealed a suspect in Vermont's oldest cold case. Part 2 is out now. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/ritacurran
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| 10 Jul 2023 | The Murder of Raymond "Butch" Weed (Maine) | 00:36:47 | |
MAINE, 2003: On the night of December 23, 2003, two friends dropping off Christmas gifts at the home of 40-year old Raymond “Butch” Weed were shocked to find that their friend, a well-known and beloved member of the Wilton, Maine community, was dead. Sometime between his regular visit to his favorite hangout in downtown Wilton and returning home just a quarter mile away on Main Street, an unknown assailant entered Butch’s home and stole his life. To this day, a suspect has never been apprehended, and Maine State Police have remained tightlipped about any details they’ve learned over the course of a nearly 20 year investigation. Butch’s family members hold out hope that they won’t have to wait much longer to know who killed their brother, and finally see justice handed down to the person or persons responsible. This case has been requested dozens of times by Dark Downeast listeners. The emails and DMs I’ve received over the last two years all spoke highly of the man at the center of the case, but a few of those messages also suggested that there might be more to the case than meets the eye. Wilton, Maine is a small town, and for such a high profile case to go unsolved this long, rumors are rampant.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/butchweed
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| 22 Nov 2021 | The Murder of Jack Bevins Part 1 (Maine) | 00:25:32 | |
OGUNQUIT, 1990: This case will challenge you. It will raise questions in your mind about consequence and justice, and what happens when an individual decides, or maybe, is forced to take those things into their own hands. The Jack and Jackie Bevins Case, Part 1.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/bevins1
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| 03 Apr 2023 | The Murder of Margaret Pizio (Massachusetts) | 00:30:08 | |
MASSACHUSETTS, 1979: It was August 20, 1979 and 35-year old Margaret Pizio was clocking into her overnight shift at the Susse Chalet Motor Inn in Seekonk, Massachusetts. Margaret should have returned home the next morning, but as it got later and later with no sign of her, the growing unease in the house was palpable. And then the phone rang. A reporter wanted to speak with someone about Margaret Pizio's murder. Beth Pizio was just a few days shy of her 9th birthday when her mother was killed. Over four decades later, Margaret’s murder remains unsolved. Beth hopes that by sharing her mother’s story, it’ll reach the person or persons who have been withholding information all these years, information that could answer the question that looms over Beth to this day – Why?
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/margaretpizio
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| 31 Jan 2022 | The Suspicious Death of Shawn O'Brien (Rhode Island) | 00:41:25 | |
RHODE ISLAND, 2006: Was it a seizure or did somebody murder Shawn O'Brien? His daughter, Natalia St. Louis, just wants to know the truth, but the details of that July afternoon in 2006 don’t make any sense. It was labeled a medical call, an apparent seizure, but the autopsy report and blood evidence at the scene point to something much more violent than that. Over 15 years later, Shawn O’Brien’s case is still labeled a suspicious death. She’s been told to keep quiet, but if she’s not asking questions, chasing down leads, and talking about father’s case, who will? NOTE: At the time of this episode’s original release day in January 2022, no one has been arrested or charged with any crimes as it relates to the suspicious death of Shawn O’Brien. Names mentioned in this episode are in the public record, though no individuals have been publicly named persons of interest or suspects in this case.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/shawnobrien
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| 27 Dec 2021 | The Murder of Jason Bass & Disappearance of Adam Emery (Rhode Island) | 00:27:17 | |
RHODE ISLAND, 1990: They were sitting in their car eating clam chowder when another vehicle smashed into their rear bumper and took off. Adam Emery pursued the apparent hit and run driver. The ensuing confrontation escalated to homicide -- Adam stabbed and killed 20-year old Jason Bass. Though Adam Emery was found guilty of murder and awaited sentencing, he and his wife Elena Emery had other plans. To this day, state police, the FBI, and even international law enforcement continue searching for Adam Emery. Meanwhile, the family of Jason Bass waits for an ending that brings the long-awaited closure they deserve. This episode was co-written by Dena Norman.
View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/jasonbass
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| 16 Feb 2021 | The Murders of Stella Bolton & James ‘JJ’ Moore (New Hampshire) | 00:15:44 | |
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLD CASE, 1991: February 16, 2021, marks 30 years since two beloved figures of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire community were found dead, victims of an attack in their own home. This is the case of Stella Bolton and James ‘JJ’ Moore, a special release mini-episode of Dark Downeast. Report what you know with the New Hampshire Cold Case Tip Form
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