Dark Downeast
Episodes
The Disappearance of Angel Torres Part 1 (Maine)
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1999: It's been 22 years, and Ramona and Narciso Torres are still waiting for the answers that will bring their son Angel Antoni...
The Disappearance of Grace and Gracie Reapp (Vermont)
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
DISAPPEARANCE/HOMICIDE, 1978: Grace Reapp was a devoted mother of three children, but one June afternoon, she left a note for her husband, Michael Rea...
The Murder of Crystal Perry (Maine)
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Cr...
BONUS: The Murders of Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki (Massachusetts)
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A special conversation with Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, authors of The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer.This special companion episode...
The Murders of Patricia Walsh and Mary Anne Wysocki (Massachusetts)
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 k...
The Murder of Robert Joyal Part 2 (Maine)
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
His fresh start was cut short. Robert Joyal’s life ended in the middle of a chaotic scene. Though dozens of witnesses stood watching, some even part...
The Murder of Robert Joyal Part 1 (Maine)
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
UNSOLVED MAINE HOMICIDE, 1998: Marc Joyal-Myers was 11-years old when he lost his big brother, 18-year old Robert Joyal. More than two decades have pa...
The Disappearance of Tammy Lynn Belanger (New Hampshire)
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: 8-year old Tammy Lynn Belanger was skipping down the road to Lincoln Street School, right on time as she did every day. Except ...
The Murder of Darien Richardson Part 2 (Maine)
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Since that night in January 2010 when a masked intruder fired several rounds into Darien Richardson’s bedroom, Judi Richardson and her family have w...
The Murder of Darien Richardson Part 1 (Maine)
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
PORTLAND HOMICIDE, 2010: An unknown gunman fired several rounds into Darien Richardson's bedroom at her Portland, Maine apartment as she and her then-...
The Murder of Mattie Hackett (Maine)
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At Readfield Corner Cemetery in quiet Readfield, Maine, a gleaming granite headstone marks the final resting place of Mattie Hackett, born January 29,...
The Murder of Beverly Polchies (Maine)
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 M...
The Annie C. Maguire Shipwreck at Portland Head Light
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SPECIAL EDITION: On Christmas Eve in 1886, the Annie C. Maguire ran aground on the rocky shoreline of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, just below the iconic Por...
The Murders of Luella Blakeslee and Debra Lee Horn (New Hampshire)
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NH COLD CASES, 1969: Are the cases of Susan Randall, Luella Blakeslee and Debra Lee Horn connected?This episode examines the cases of Luella Blakeslee...
The Murder of Susan Randall (New Hampshire)
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NEW HAMPSHIRE MURDER, 1971: DNA evidence is one of the most critical developments in the history of criminal investigations ever. Cold cases from the ...
SOLVED: Janet Brochu & Geraldine Ann Finn (Maine)
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ove...
The Murder of Richard S. Bellittieri (Maine)
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MURDER, 2012: When anyone asked where Richard Bellittieri was, the carpenter he hired on Craigslist said that Richard had a death in the family ...
The Murder of Debra Dill (Maine)
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MURDER, 1973: When a passing driver discovered 18-year old Debra Dill's car on the side of a rural back road near Litchfield, Maine on September...
The Disappearance of Anneliese Heinig (Maine)
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 2019: A passing driver caught only a glimpse as the woman, wearing all black from her shoes to her hat, walked away from a black...
The Disappearance of Ludger Belanger (Maine)
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1975: It was November 25, 1975 in Washington, Maine and Ludger Belanger stepped out into the freshly fallen snow, leaving deep b...
The Disappearance of Kurt Newton (Maine)
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1975: It was Labor Day weekend 1975 at Natanis Point Campground in Chain of Ponds Township, and the Newton family was celebratin...
The Disappearance of Kim Moreau Part 2 (Maine)
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
The Disappearance of Kim Moreau Part 1 (Maine)
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1986: If you’ve driven through the western counties of Maine anytime over the last 35 years, you’ve likely seen Kimberly Mor...
The Dark History and Demise of Élan School (Maine)
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Élan School was founded as a drug treatment program in 1970, pairing controversial confrontational attack therapies with education, all in the wooded...
The Murders of Cyrus Everett and Donna Mauch (Maine)
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 2...
The Murder of Julie Campbell (Massachusetts)
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Murder of Emma J. Turnbull (Maine)
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MURDER, 1916: Emma J. Turnbull was the widow of Charles Turnbull and mother of eight children. When Harold Turnbull returned home on August 4, 1...
The Murder of Shirley Coolen (Maine)
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE, 1951: When Zenovia Clegg's killer confessed to his crime, he also revealed small scraps of the secrets he’d been keeping throughout the decad...
The Suspicious Death of Patricia Wing (Maine)
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Survival Story of Kayleigh Ballantyne (Massachusetts)
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 So...
The Disappearances of William Sanborn and Alphonse Cote Jr. (Maine)
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MYSTERY, 1924: When Lottie reported her first husband, William Sanborn, missing from their home in North Gorham, Maine, the Sheriff took her wor...
The Murder of Mary Catherine Olenchuk (Maine)
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 j...
The Murders of Stella Bolton & James ‘JJ’ Moore (New Hampshire)
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLD CASE, 1991: February 16, 2021, marks 30 years since two beloved figures of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire community were found dead,...
The Murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield (Maine)
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
HISTORIC SOUTH PARIS MURDERS, 1937: The murders of Dr. James G. Littlefield and his wife, Lydia Littlefield, became one of Maine's most sensational an...
The Murder of Sarah Cherry (Maine)
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MURDER, 1988: 12-year old Sarah Cherry disappeared while babysitting on July 6, 1988. A clue laying in the driveway of the house where she was l...
The Murder of Leslie Spellman (Maine)
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ACADIA COLD CASE, 1977: Leslie Spellman was just 27-years old when she set off to Bar Harbor in the summer of 1977, hitchhiking from Vermont with her ...
The Murder of Kathy Frost (Maine)
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Murders of Janet Brochu & Geraldine Finn (Maine)
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Disappearance of Daniel K. Wood Jr. (Maine)
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE COLD CASE, 1954: On July 22nd, 1954, Daniel K. Wood Jr. grabbed his fishing pole and set off on foot down Portland Road in Gray, Maine.Just ten ...
The Murder of Lizzi Marriott (New Hampshire)
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NEW HAMPSHIRE MURDER, 2012: When Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott left the University of New Hampshire campus for a movie night at a friend's house, she tol...
The Murder of Sonny Grotton (Maine)
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MURDER, 1983: Sonny Grotton lay in his dooryard, blood pooling around him. Norma dialed 9-1-1. Everything happened quickly.When first responders...
The Disappearance of Pauline Rourke (Maine)
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Disappearance of Ayla Reynolds (Maine)
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 2011: The Ayla Reynolds case is both the largest criminal investigation and the third largest search for a missing child in Main...
The Disappearance of Virginia Sue Pictou Noyes (Maine)
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1993: 26-year old Virginia Sue Pictou Noyes disappeared in the early morning hours of April 24, 1993, after she slipped out unno...
The Murder of Pearl Bruns (Maine)
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Disappearance of Amy St. Laurent (Maine)
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Oct...
The Disappearance of Shirley Moon-Atwood (Maine)
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 2006: Two women, one murdered and one missing, connected by one man. When police discovered the badly beaten body of Cheryl Murd...
The Victims of the River Spree Killer (Maine)
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 fou...
The Murders of Smuttynose Island (Maine)
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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.Th...
The Disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton Part 2 (Maine)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton Part 1 (Maine)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE'S OLDEST MISSING PERSON CASE, 1971: On September 24, 1971, Cathy Marie Moulton stepped out onto Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine heading the dir...
The Disappearance of Virginia C. Douglas (Maine)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1988: A spontaneous Maine adventure turns dark when Virginia C. Douglas steps into Reny's in Belfast, Maine and is never seen ag...
The Infamous New Sweden Church Poisonings (Maine)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Dark Downeast: Maine and New England's True Crime Podcast
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dark Downeast digs into the decades-old and modern day cases that prickle the history of Vacationland and beyond – the unsolved homicides, undetermi...