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Dark Downeast: Maine and New England's True Crime Podcast digs into the decades-old and modern day cases that prickle the history of Vacationland and beyond – the unsolved homicides, undetermined deaths, unexplained disappearances and other dark stories of New England. Investigative journalist and storyteller Kylie Low gets straight to the story with a mix of narrated episodes and documentary style production featuring interviews with surviving family and friends and insight on the investigations from detectives and sources who know these cases best. This is heart-centered, ethical true crime, bringing light to stories you’re not hearing on other podcasts. It is Dark Downeast's mission to honor the legacy of the humans at the heart of each story and bring new attention to the cases still awaiting justice. View source material, photos, and learn more darkdowneast.com. Follow @darkdowneast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. To suggest a case, please visit darkdowneast.com/submit-case/.

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The Murder of Patricia Scoville (Vermont)

2024/02/22

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.

The Murder of Roberta "Bobbie" Miller (New Hampshire)

2024/02/15

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.

The Disappearance of John Lango (Pennsylvania)

2024/02/08

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.

The Disappearance of Audrey Groat (Vermont)

2024/02/08

It has been more than three decades since the day 41-year-old Audrey Groat left her Northfield, Vermont home supposedly for an afternoon of shopping only to vanish without a trace. The initial search for the missing mother had just a few details to go on, but not even those details can really be trusted. The most important question still lingers: What really happened on that August afternoon in 1993?

The Victims of the Hitch-Hike Murderer (Massachusetts)

2024/02/01

On a chilly December night in 1972 just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, what might have been just a routine traffic stop took an unexpected turn when two police officers trailed a mysterious man in a dark Cadillac and their pursuit spiraled into a high-speed chase and a shoot out. When officers finally caught up to the vehicle and apprehended the driver, the past four months of fear and torment through the greater Boston area would finally come to an end.

The Murder of Gwendolyn Taylor (Massachusetts)

2024/01/25

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.

The Suspicious Death of Barbara Ann Ripley (Maine)

2024/01/18

It was early afternoon of September 29, 1971 and 11-year old Barbara Ann Ripley should’ve been getting off the bus at home in North Yarmouth, Maine like she did every Wednesday. When she didn’t walk through the front door on schedule, her mother went looking for Barbara in what she thought was the most likely of places. But Barbara wasn’t there, and not even an extensive days-long search effort would uncover any trace of the little girl. Over a decade passed before the community and the Ripley family got answers, but it seemed a self-proclaimed psychic had tried to tip investigators off years before she was finally discovered. Despite the status of her case, one critical question still lingers: What really happened to Barbara?

The Disappearance of Nadine Mendonça (Massachusetts)

2024/01/11

When 25-year old Nadine Mendonça went to her favorite hang out in downtown Fall River, Massachusetts for a casual night out, neither she nor her family could’ve expected it would end the way it did. To this day, Nadine’s family is still trying to figure out exactly what happened that July night in 1991, and after over 30 years, where exactly Nadine could be now.

The Murder of Matthew Margolies (Connecticut)

2024/01/04

When 13-year old Matthew Margolies didn’t come home for supper on the night of August 31, 1984, police in Greenwich, Connecticut launched a full scale search scouring the Pemberwick woods and waters of the Byram River for any sign of the young fisherman. Despite numerous suspects and abundant evidence over the last 40 years, police have failed to make an arrest in this senseless crime that tossed the otherwise idyllic New England town into a state of chaos.

The Murder of Jon Pownall (Maine)

2023/09/25

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.

UPDATE: The Murders of David Nixon & Steven Ray Johnson (Maine)

2023/09/23

A special update to this week’s episode, Murder on Goose Rocks Beach, covering the cases of David J. Nixon and Steven Ray Johnson.

The Murders of David Nixon & Steven Ray Johnson (Maine)

2023/09/18

MAINE, 1987: On the night of June 8, 1987, David Nixon had just hung up the phone with his father. He called back home to let his folks know that he was staying over at their family beach house in Kennebunkport, Maine for one more night. That phone call was the last contact David ever had with his family. Sometime after he put the phone back on the hook, David was killed just steps from the house on Goose Rocks Beach.

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4.8 out of 5

2462 reviews

Sammajamma213 2024/02/24

Beautifully Done

Wow. Just wow. Such great research, respectful delivery with honest undertones, a hard skill to master. Very dedicated to making sure no one taken fro...

Nullity 2024/02/22

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Dylanica 2024/02/22

Great show

Well researched, well written, and well told. Introduced to this show by AudioChuck, this has easily become one of my top favorite podcasts. If you ev...

stwatk 2024/02/22

Great story telling

Great pace, content, well written well spoken Thanks

Auggiedoggie11 2024/02/22

Love…LOVE…Love!!!

Now, if i had found your show before CJ, this would be my favorite true crime podcast…I just finished listening to all episodes. I will continue to li...

DDPirate 2024/02/22

Promising but a letdown.

I loved the first episodes of the podcast! It felt real, authentic, and engaging. It now feels overly scripted and disconnected. Audiochuck is like a...

Gallagher's Mom 2024/02/21

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rae says 2024/02/21

Great pod!

Thank you for doing the work! I truly hope one day all the missing persons can be found. I cannot imagine the frantic feelings the families go through...

FraFrazier82 2024/02/19

Thoughtful, we’ll-paced and intriguing

I’m a huge fan of all things audiochuck and subscribed to Dark Down East after Ashley Flowers announced it was being added to the audiochuck podcast f...

08204 2024/02/19

Binging

I love this podcast. I’m currently on the Elan School episode.

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