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163. Three dead in Portland, Part 1
On a hot June night in 1997, a dispute between Portland, Maine, bar owner Sabato Raia and three acquaintances Nick Patenaude, Dana Matthews and Kevin Pinette ended with the three men lying dead in
162. Francis Drake and the West Coast: mystery, hoaxes & lies
How did a simmering lead-up to war between England and Spain, a 16th-century government coverup, fake news about piracy, a likely hoax by a college professor, dismissal of indigenous culture, early Am
161. Was Patricia Wing’s murder ever solved?
When Everett Savage staggered out of the woods of Fairfield, Maine, on a June day in 1958, the Augusta businessman had been missing for two days and had quite a story to tell. But it took a while for
160. What made Stephen Marshall kill?
In the early morning hours of Easter in 2006, Joseph Gray was shot through the window of his living room in Milo, Maine. Several hours later, William Elliott was shot when he answered the door of his
159. Lori Jane Kearsey mystery partially solved after 41 years
Many members of Lori Jane Kearseys family didnt consider her lost, even though they hadnt heard from her since November 1983. But the 21-year-old left behind a daughter when she joined the witness
158. Kenneth Eugene Smith: Troublesome justice
Theres no doubt that Kenneth Eugene Smith, along with another man, killed Elizabeth Sennett in Alabama in 1988, a murder paid for by her husband, Charles Sennett. But the long road to Smiths executi
157. Who is really the a-hole?
We explore the age-old question, Am I the asshole? with situations curated by Rebecca from the sub-Reddit world. Maureen also does an NNW on the Max docuseries Onision In Real Life. Enjoy!
156. Charles Terry, Shirley Coolen, and the Boston Strangler
Charles Terry wasnt a good guy, especially when it came to women. He liked to beat, rape and strangle them. He was convicted for several attacks and just out of prison in 1951 when Shirley Coolen, a
155. ‘Justified’ injustice II: Katherine Hegarty, murdered by cops
In our third episode looking at the justified killings of Maine citizens by the states law enforcement agencies, we go back to one that spurred a lot of changes over the past decade, but also spo
154. ‘Justified’ injustice: Ambroshia Fagre and Kadhar Bailey
Ambroshia Fagre was just 18 and likely an innocent bystander when she was killed by police in Maine in February 2017, along with Kadhar Bailey, 25, who police suspected of an armed home invasion. The