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The Unexplained Death of Shawn O'Brien, Part Two Aug 30, 2022

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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 been 4 days and the crime scene was contaminated.

What's worse, the medical examiner didn't have a clear story from police about how his injuries occurred, and ruled the manner of death as undetermined, beginning an uphill battle with the police (to investigate as a homicide) that continues to this day.

16 years later, the family is still asking themselves the same questions they did in 2006, and pushing even harder for the answers. His only daughter, Natalia St. Louis, remains determined to find out the truth about what happened to her father... and won't stop until she does.

If you have any information about the death of Shawn O’Brien, I encourage you to contact the Cranston Police Dept at (401) 942-2211.

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The Unexplained Death of Shawn O'Brien, Part One Aug 23, 2022

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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 things just didn't add up, and questions swirled around the circumstances of Shawn's death. If Shawn died from a seizure, why was the medical examiner saying that his death was caused by blunt force trauma? And why won't the police rule it a homicide?

16 years later, his daughter, Natalia St. Louis has set out to fulfill a promise she made to herself as a girl: to find out the truth about what happened to her father.

This is part one of the unexplained death of Shawn O'Brien.

If you have any information about the death of Shawn O’Brien, I encourage you to contact the Cranston Police Dept at (401) 942-2211.

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Who Killed Gail Miles? Aug 02, 2022

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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 that he had taken all day to show up…

Her friends and family believe Gail knew her killer. She wouldn't open her door to just anyone… but over a decade later, police are still trying to answer the same question: who killed Gail Miles?

If you have any information about the murder of Gail Miles, please call Boston Police Crimestoppers at 1800-494-TIPS.

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The Unsolved Murder of Susan Hannah Jul 19, 2022

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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 husband, Jon Hannah, against whom she had recently secured a restraining order. 18 months later, her body was discovered in a rural part of Maine, an hour west of where she lived.

Once the police ruled it a homicide, the hunt was on to find her killer.

If you have any information about the murder of Susan Hannah, I urge you to contact the Maine State Police at (207) 657-5710 or leave a tip.

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The Life and Death of Amy Lynn Drake Revisited Jul 12, 2022

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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 that were, and a butterfly effect of the things that could have been.

This is a revisit of the life and death of Amy Lynn Drake. This episode originally aired December 2020.

If you have any information on the murder of Amy Drake, please reach out to the Maine Major Crimes Unit Central at (207)624-7076 x9 or ⁠leave a tip⁠.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, it’s not too late to get help. Call the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Hotline at 1-800-662-HELP or visit ⁠⁠findtreatment.gov⁠⁠ for additional resources.

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The Kidnapping of Jesus de la Cruz Jul 05, 2022

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1996 - Lynn, Massachusetts.

On the evening of September 28th, 1996, a man with a dog approached 6-year-old Jesus de la Cruz with the enticing offer of a shiny bike for him to play with. Jesus' bike had been broken, so he followed the man up the street and toward a park, excited about his new toy. He was never seen again.

The man was later identified as Robert Levesque, but he claimed to have no knowledge about Jesus. On paper, he looked like the perfect suspect. But as the investigative layers begin to peel back and additional suspects emerge, detectives were left baffled with more questions than answers in a desperate race against time.

The disappearance of Jesus de la Cruz remains one of New England's most haunting mysteries. It’s also every parent's worst nightmare: a total stranger abducting your child in broad daylight.

If you have any information about the kidnapping of Jesus, I urge you to call the Lynn Police Dept at 781-595-2000.

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Harry Kirby, Part Two: His Other Crimes Jun 01, 2022

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1925 - Winthrop, Maine.

Harry Kirby didn't resist arrest. He was finally apprehended while on the run for the brutal murder of Aida Hayward and the attempted murder of Emma Townes, who had survived his gunshots and lay recovering in a hospital bed.

But Harry's past was finally starting to catch up with him, and as people close to him are interviewed for the robberies and other crimes he was also accused of, a darker past began to unravel, revealing other victims he'd left in his wake.

Could Harry Kirby be the key to solving other murders in New England and beyond?

This is part two of the Harry Kirby Story, the murder of Lillian White and the tragedy in Winthrop.

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Harry Kirby, Part One: The Killer Amongst Them May 24, 2022

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1925 - Winthrop, Maine.

By the time firefighters made it to the blaze on Lake Maranacook in Winthrop, ME, the fire had consumed the once beautiful Hayward cottage. Nearby, 60-year-old Emma Townes crawled on the forest bed, escaping the home; she was in bad shape, but she was alive.

Neighbors were horrified to learn that Emma hadn't just escaped the flames; she was shot by a mystery man who tried to kill her before setting the cottage on fire—and when he left, he had taken her niece, Aida Hayward with him.

The news that there was a killer on the loose and a beloved young woman to rescue spread like wildfire, and launched one of the biggest searches in Maine state history. Everyone in town stopped to pitch in and help in the search for Aida, hoping she would turn up safe... everyone, including the killer himself.

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You're Invited! A Special Announcement for Reeves Johnson's Case May 23, 2022

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You're invited! A special update and announcement for two live events happening in June with Murder, She Told and the Kittery Police Dept for the 1983 Kittery, ME missing persons case of Reeves Johnson.

Check out details for both events here and RSVP.

Facebook event link for June 4th event.

If you can't make it and want to support, all donations through June 18th will go towards costs for both events. Find that here.

Listen to and share the original episode on Reeves here.

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NH Serial Killer: Sheila LaBarre, Part Three Apr 27, 2022

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2006 - Epping, New Hampshire.

Just as Sheila LaBarre's impending murder trial in March of 2008 was approaching, Sheila's legal team dropped a bombshell: Sheila had admitted to killing both Kenneth Countie and Michael DeLoge (despite the fact the state hadn't charged her with Michael's death), but declared she was "not guilty by reason of insanity"—that Sheila believed she was an avenging angel put on this earth with a mission to take out the bad guys.

The families of Kenneth and Michael were aghast at the possibility Sheila might be able to escape responsibility for their loved ones' deaths, meanwhile, the media dug into Sheila's history... unearthing a horrifying record of domestic violence, and the survivors who lived to tell their accounts on the stand.

Was Sheila LaBarre in fact legally insane? And are there other victims we don't know about?

This is part three (of three) of the Sheila LaBarre case.

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Read: Wicked Intentions by Kevin Flynn about the Sheila LaBarre case

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