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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. via the tip form View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/davidpickett Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

For over 20 years, the Smolinski Family has been searching for their son and brother, Billy, who one afternoon in August of 2004 asked his neighbor to watch his dog and then was never seen again. The case is not without leads or suspects, but the biggest question of all has yet to be answered: Where is Billy? (203) 574-6941 View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/williambillysmolinskijr Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

40 years have passed since 14-year-old Terry Duran left her home in Gorham, Maine for some fun on one of the last weekends of summer before she started high school. She told her parents she’d be home Sunday night, but Terry never returned. When her body was discovered weeks later, there was no doubt her death was a homicide, but who would kill this teenage girl and why? This case has seen two arrests and one trial. And yet, after four decades, her murder is still unsolved. 207-624-7076 View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/theresaterryduran Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

Investigators who first worked the 1971 homicide case of Natalie Scheublin in Bedford, Massachusetts considered every possible theory for her death – kidnapping for ransom, burglary gone wrong, a random attack in an otherwise quiet community – and yet nothing led police to the truth. For years, Natalie’s family waited for answers until decades later, forensic technology finally identified a suspect. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/nataliescheublin Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. (802) 257-7950 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. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

From the location of her car, to the condition of her body, to the timeline of disappearance until discovery, Krystal Lee Higgins’ sister feels that so much of the case doesn't quite add up to an accidental death. So, we’re peeling back the layers of this case even further with the help of experts. If you haven’t already, go back and listen to Part 1 of this story. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/krystalleehiggins-pt2 Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/carlaterry Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. Linda "Lulu Ree" Ceasar (9 of Spades, Connecticut), View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/tashaunajackson Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. via this form 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. InstagramFacebookTikTokdarkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

It’s been more than 45 years since John Donaldson was killed while sitting in his parked car just yards away from the safety of his own home in Harvard, Massachusetts. It took years for investigators to build a case and arrest a suspect, but it would all prove to be a distraction from the truth. Now, Johnny’s siblings are taking up their little brother’s case one last time in hopes of finally uncovering the answers they deserve. 508-453-7589WorcesterDAunresolved@mass.govView source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/johndonaldson Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

During the winter of 1941, the death of Philip Wendel Boyce found in a downtown Portland, Maine alleyway left investigators divided by two very different theories: Was it an accident or was it murder? Every once in a while, I like to go way, way back and unearth cases that might otherwise be lost with time. Given its age and the circumstances you’re about to hear, it’s unlikely that any investigative resources will be devoted to this case ever again… But that’s exactly the kind of story that deserves to be told. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/philipwendelboyce Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

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. coldcaseunit@dos.nh.govthe formPark Predators View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/sharilynnroth Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

Sarah Hunter was only 15 minutes late for work when her coworker called police to report her missing, but despite his swift action, Sarah’s case would go cold and stay that way for years. Decades later, an individual known to the case from the earliest days of the investigation became a prime suspect and advanced DNA testing even led to an arrest. Yet Sarah’s murder still awaits a conclusion to this day after almost 40 years. scott.dunlap@vermont.govvsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit274637 View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/sarahhunter Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

When a 15-year-old girl snuck out of her bedroom window one night in May of 1996, it was like she vanished right into thin air with no leads. Years later unsealed court documents revealed that police had a theory and a suspect from the earliest days of the case, but it would take over a decade to build a case strong enough for an arrest. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/aprildawnpennington Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

In a one month span during the winter of 1969, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts was set on edge after two violent attacks on women while they slept in their beds challenged the very sense of safety residents thought they had in their own homes. Nearly 50 years later, one of those cases was finally solved, but the second, very similar homicide is still waiting for answers. The case file for the homicide of Ada Bean shows that the investigation uncovered numerous leads and tons of evidence at the time, but none of it led to an arrest. After more than five decades, this story is long overdue for an ending. Anyone with information relating to the unsolved homicide of Ada Bean can contact the Massachusetts State Police detective assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Unit at (781) 897-6600.I also invite you to contact the District Attorney’s Office and ask about the status of Ada Bean’s case. Copy and paste the message below into the contact form here.District Attorney Marian Ryan, I am writing to request an update on the investigation into the 1969 homicide of Ada Bean in Cambridge. Specifically, I’d like to ask about any ongoing or forthcoming DNA testing, Y-STR analysis, or genetic genealogy efforts concerning evidence recovered at the scene and other recent investigative efforts. Your prompt attention to this matter is greatly appreciated, and I eagerly anticipate your response. Thank you. View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/adabean Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low. InstagramFacebookTikTok darkdowneast.com/submit-case

Since the release of CounterClock Season 1, Delia has received hundreds of requests from families of victims of violent crime. In November 2022, one message in her inbox stood out from the rest. It was from a middle-aged woman asking for Delia's help investigating the mysterious death of her 27-year-old brother from 1991. The message stood out for one big reason. The man's mangled body was found in an all-too familiar place to Delia. Eastern North Carolina. Thirty-three years after Douglas Wagg, Jr. turned up on a lone stretch of railroad tracks in the middle of the night in rural Martin County and over a year since Delia took on the case the scope of what was really going on in the area during the 1990's has come into view. Who was Doug? How did he end up so far from home? Who was he last seen with? Was the train really what killed him? Why was his case never investigated? The journey to find the answers to those questions has revealed a web of small town secrets that feel like fiction, except they're not. Over the course of the Season 6 investigation Delia has interviewed more than 45 people, spoken with convicted murderers in prison, and traced the origins of a disturbing pattern of behavior within local law enforcement that may have resulted in a decades-long cover up of multiple deaths. The investigation into what happened to Doug Wagg appears to be just the tip of a very large, very complicated iceberg that someone has worked hard to keep hidden for more than three decades. For even more time with CounterClock, follow us on social media. @counterclockpodcast@audiochuck@CounterClockPod@audiochuck/CounterClockPodcast/audiochuckllc