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Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey | Daylight Media

Maine and New England true crime with original interviews and detailed documentary style storytelling. Murder, She Told is an award winning, true crime podcast shedding light on the cold cases, missing persons, and crime stories that often get overlooked of Maine, New England, and small towns from away. Murder, She Told uses detailed storytelling with an investigative twist, and weaves in original interviews with friends, family, and investigators close to the case. Rooted in deep research,

true crime documentary

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49:58

Forever Young: The Story of Rebecca Pelkey, Part Two

Murder, She Told ·

2023/01/31

1988 - Hermon, Maine. If you haven’t listened to the interrogation in part one, I suggest starting with that one first. In November of 1988, the body of 14-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Pelkey was found in the rural woods of Hermon, Maine. Becky went missing the week prior after a night out with friends, and was last seen in a car with a man named Ronald Boobar. Ron was 24-years-old. The following month, Ron was arrested for her murder. This is the story of Becky Pelkey, told through her family, and

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57:51

Forever Young: The Story of Rebecca Pelkey, Part One

Murder, She Told ·

2023/01/18

1988 - Hermon, Maine. This episode contains a heavy amount of uncensored explicit language. Inside the neon splashed walls of the Bangor Arcade, Erica and Melanie waited for their friend, 14-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Pelkey. Becky was late, and the clock was ticking. Not only was Becky no-showing, but so was her new friend, 24-year-old Ronald Boobar, who they’d hung out with the previous night. One week later, the newspaper released a description of an unidentified young woman who had been found

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42:57

A Life Stolen: Nereida ‘Nettie’ Melendez

Murder, She Told ·

2023/01/03

1989 - Worcecster, Massachusetts. 17-year-old Nereida “Nettie” Melendez had a big day ahead of her, and plans for her bright future. June 5th, 1989, was just the beginning: her high school graduation. But when her name was called onstage to get her diploma, Nettie was nowhere to be found. Her family started to panic. Nettie was responsible, and it was highly unlike her to miss such an important event. Their panic ended in tragedy when her body was recovered after a family search the next day. To

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39:54

DNA Solves: The Case of Alex James (or Joy Crafts)

Murder, She Told ·

2022/12/20

1995 - Hampden, Maine. Alex James was somebody who always kept to herself. She was 58, and lived on her own in an apartment in Brewer, Maine. She was doing well for herself after being diagnosed with mental health issues, and just wanted to live in peace. Alex James, who previously went by the name Joy Crafts Earley, never hurt a fly. On a summer evening in June 1995, Alex never came home from an evening stroll. The next day, her body was found near a storage unit, savagely murdered and

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15:21

Introducing The Fall Line: The Murder of Garnet Lennox

Murder, She Told ·

2022/12/14

This is an excerpt from The Fall Line Podcast’s episode on the unsolved homicide of Garnet Lennox. In May 2007, Garnet Lennox, a loving father and Michigan native, disappeared. Within a week, his car, and his body, would be found in East Detroit, and his sons, parents, and brothers were left to try and piece together who had killed Garnet, and why. Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sources Submit a case to The Fall

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49:27

Still Unsolved: Donna Anthony Fisher

Murder, She Told ·

2022/12/07

1986 - Cranston, Rhode Island. December 5th, 1986 was a normal day for 18-year-old Bobby Fisher. It wasn’t until his neighbor pulled up at his work with an alarming message that his world was turned upside down: there was something wrong with his mother, Donna. Donna Anthony Fisher had been found unconscious from what appeared to be a medical event in her bedroom in Cranston, Rhode Island. A few days later on her 39th birthday, Donna passed away. But things took a turn when an autopsy revealed that

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56:11

The Brutal Murders of Champa and Anita Patel

Murder, She Told ·

2022/11/25

1996 - Windsor, Connecticut. On March 21st, 1996, 32-year-old Anita Patel stopped by her mother, Champaben Patel’s home, to drop off her toddler while she took her 4-year-old daughter to school. She had no idea that just behind the doors of the home, was a man attacking her mother. Anita yelled her daughter to take her brother and run. When police arrived to the Patel home, they walked into one of the worst crime scenes they’d ever encountered. Both Champa and Anita had been killed; tortured and set

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7:20

Important Announcement

Murder, She Told ·

2022/11/19

An important update from Kristen! Please listen to the full announcement to be in the loop. PS: If you got this announcement yesterday, sorry! We switched over to a new host and this was a casualty, so I had to upload it again. I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to hear it. Thank you for your patience! Discover more at murdershetold.com Follow on instagram @murdershetoldpodcast Support the show here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:20

Justice for Steve & Wendy Reid: The Capture of Logan...

Murder, She Told ·

2022/11/08

2022 - Concord, New Hampshire. Stephen & Djeswende "Wendy" Reid were ready to slow down and enjoy their golden years together. After impressive, lifelong careers as humanitarians serving those in need all over the world, they finally retired to Steve’s hometown of Concord, New Hampshire. On the afternoon of April 18th, 2022, the day after Easter, Steve and Wendy went for a walk on a trail system called Broken Ground Trails near their apartment complex. They never made it home. On the trail, they

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145:53

A Nightmare Before Halloween, Part Two

Murder, She Told ·

2022/10/25

Happy Halloween! This week I'm bringing you a special spooky episode in collaboration with 31 other podcasts. You'll hear true crime, paranormal, and other creepy stories just in time for the Halloween weekend. Each host brings their own nerve-wracking story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself… can you really handle this much murder and mayhem? So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for A Nightmare

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149:21

A Nightmare Before Halloween, Part One

Murder, She Told ·

2022/10/24

Happy Halloween! This week I'm bringing you a special spooky episode in collaboration with 31 other podcasts. You'll hear true crime, paranormal, and other creepy stories just in time for the Halloween weekend. Each host brings their own nerve-wracking story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself… can you really handle this much murder and mayhem? So, pull up to the fire and brace yourself for A Nightmare

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37:29

The Horrifying Murder of Alzada Pauline Young

Murder, She Told ·

2022/10/18

1940 - Rockland, Maine. It was Halloween night, and 16-year-old Alzada Pauline Young wanted to go out. Her younger siblings were trick-or-treating, and on their way to a party. Why was she being punished? In the height of an argument, she drew a knife in a threat against her step-father, John Phelps, who was the only thing standing in her way. In what he claimed was self defense, he hurled the closet weapon at her—a hammer—killing her instantly. What happened next, was one of the most heinous and

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43:11

The Incredible Life of Tot Harriman, Part Two

Murder, She Told ·

2022/10/04

2001 - League City, Texas. When Tot Harriman arrived in the US after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975, nobody knew the lasting impact she would go on to have in greater Portland area in ME. With a big smile, hard work, and great food to share, she helped cultivate the Vietnamese community in Maine that stands strong today. When Tot was 57, she decided to move to Texas to be closer to her children. But in July of 2001 when she was going to look at homes, both Tot and her car vanished without a

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33:23

The Incredible Life of Tot Harriman, Part One

Murder, She Told ·

2022/09/27

2001 - League City, Texas. In 2001, 57-year-old Tot Harriman vanished into thin air while on the road in Texas between Houston and Corpus Christi. Her son, Chien Si fought tooth and nail to keep his mom’s case in spotlight— to make people care… but without clues pointing to an answer, the attention on Tot’s case tapered off, and the trail eventually went cold. 21 years later, the answer to what actually happened to Tot remains just as murky. But Tot had an incredible life, and a bright legacy that

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49:49

Surviving the Connecticut River Valley Killer: Jane...

Murder, She Told ·

2022/09/13

1988 - West Swanzey, New Hampshire. On a hot summer night in 1988, 22-year-old Jane Boroski, who was 7-months pregnant, stopped at a convenience store on her way home from a fair, when she was attacked by an unknown assailant who stabbed her 27 times and left her for dead. Miraculously, Jane survived... and so did her baby. In the 1980’s, a serial killer was preying on women in the area surrounding the Connecticut River Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont. To this day, the identity of the killer is

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32:29

The Unexplained Death of Shawn O'Brien, Part Two

Murder, She Told ·

2022/08/30

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

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42:50

The Unexplained Death of Shawn O'Brien, Part One

Murder, She Told ·

2022/08/23

2006 - Cranston, Rhode Island. Shawn O’Brien was the life of the party. Despite the trouble that he'd occasionally get into, he had the luck of the Irish, and would often emerge unscathed... until one hot summer night in 2006, when everything changed... Paramedics arrived to his basement apartment on a call for a seizure, something Shawn occasionally suffered from. According to accounts, he had been seizing for over an hour, making this a life threatening situation that ultimately took his life. But

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35:16

Who Killed Gail Miles?

Murder, She Told ·

2022/08/02

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

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43:43

The Unsolved Murder of Susan Hannah

Murder, She Told ·

2022/07/19

1992 - Limington, Maine. Susan Hannah was a free spirit. Her family recalls her “ditty-bopping” in and out of the three different homes on Snow Road in Scarborough that they occupied. She was always out and about at the beach and in nature. She loved to feed the birds in her backyard, and they would even land on her outstretched arm, unafraid. Susan disappeared on the evening of Saturday, April 18th, 1992 and her family knew right away that something was wrong. Police turned their eyes toward her

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26:46

Revisited: The Life and Death of Amy Lynn Drake

Murder, She Told ·

2022/07/12

2006 - Skowhegan, ME. Amy Drake was only 18-years-old when her body was found by hunters in 2006 in the woods of Norridgewock, Maine, just a few miles from the Skowhegan town line. She’d been missing for a little over a month. Since then, there have been few answers as to what happened to Amy, and her case, although still open 15 years later, sits on a list of 100+ other cold cases in the state of Maine. But this story isn't about a murder. It’s about friendship, nostalgia, and legacy. The things

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