Dark Downeast

Dark Downeast

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.
The Disappearance of Marilyn Lehan (Maine)

The Disappearance of Marilyn Lehan (Maine)

It wasn’t unusual for months or even years to pass without contact between Marilyn Lehan and her family, but when her brother decided to make a spontaneous visit to Marilyn’s home in Maine one summer, it set off alarm bells. The stories about her last known whereabouts don’t make sense to her family, and at this point, no one knows for sure the last time she was seen alive.

27 مارس 2025 - 42 دقائق 26 ثانية

 
Remembering the Disappearance of Ralph Jean-Marie

Remembering the Disappearance of Ralph Jean-Marie

When 38-year-old Ralph “Rizz” Jean-Marie was reported missing from a motel where he was living in Barre, Vermont, the story was that he up and left after an argument, leaving behind his personal belongings and everything you’d think someone might take if they were going to start a new life for themselves somewhere, or even just taking off to get some space for a few days.

20 مارس 2025 - 48 دقائق 51 ثانية

 
The Disappearance of Brianna Maitland (Vermont)

The Disappearance of Brianna Maitland (Vermont)

When a 17-year-old girl left work one night in March of 2004, it began what would become one of the most well-known missing persons cases in New England. Her father and a duo of private investigators have dedicated years in their own pursuit of answers. More than anything, they just want to find her.

13 مارس 2025 - 51 دقائق 16 ثانية

 
The Murder of Raymond Green (Massachusetts)

The Murder of Raymond Green (Massachusetts)

When a new manager was gunned down at work during a narrow window of time when most of the staff should have been on lunch break, investigators honed in on two possible suspects among the victim’s employees. To this day, the convicted killer and his supporters are convinced police picked the wrong one, but a key piece of evidence led the jury to a different conclusion.

6 مارس 2025 - 38 دقائق 47 ثانية

 
The Disappearance of Katrina McVeigh (Rhode Island)

The Disappearance of Katrina McVeigh (Rhode Island)

The last time Katrina McVeigh’s loved ones heard from her, she was making plans to attend a family wedding. But when the big day rolled around, Katrina was a no-show. Now more than three decades later, Katrina’s disappearance remains unsolved, and the theories about what really happened still linger.

27 فبراير 2025 - 31 دقائق 18 ثانية

 
The Suspicious Death of Valerie Carr (Maine)

The Suspicious Death of Valerie Carr (Maine)

Ian Vance was just a kid when he lost his mother, Valerie Carr. Her death was ruled an accident, but now as an adult, he questions everything. Details unearthed from decades of court records reveal the circumstances of Valerie’s life leading up to her death…Circumstances he feels should’ve been scrutinized more closely before closing his mother’s case.

20 فبراير 2025 - 43 دقائق 31 ثانية

 
The Murder of Declan Lyons (Vermont)

The Murder of Declan Lyons (Vermont)

When a beloved cook and aspiring organic farmer was murdered at work, it left everyone who knew him devastated and shocked. The investigation zeroed in on a suspect, and the case went all the way to trial, but questions still remain more than 20 years later. No matter what you believe after hearing the facts of the case, the truth is that a killer is still walking free.

13 فبراير 2025 - 36 دقائق 01 ثانية

 
The Murder of Ashley Ouellette (Maine)

The Murder of Ashley Ouellette (Maine)

Ashley Erin Ouellette was just 15 years old when her body was found placed in the middle of Pine Point Road in Scarborough, Maine, just before dawn on February 10, 1999. The investigation led police to the place Ashley was last known to be alive, but it has not been able to move past that location in more than 25 years. Ashley Ouellette's sister, Lindsey Ouellette, and her mother, Lise Ouellette, are on Dark Downeast to share her story.

6 فبراير 2025 - 52 دقائق 03 ثانية

 
The Murders of Carol Caswell, Lisa Snyder & Sheila Holmes (New Hampshire)

The Murders of Carol Caswell, Lisa Snyder & Sheila Holmes (New Hampshire)

Carol Caswell, Lisa Snyder, and Sheila Holmes were forever connected when their names surfaced during the interrogation of a suspect who would later be charged and convicted in one of their murders. That same individual remains the primary suspect in at least one of the two other cases, but it’s been decades since their violent, senseless deaths, and charges have yet to be filed against anyone. When will their families finally get the answers and justice they’ve been waiting for?

30 يناير 2025 - 47 دقائق 06 ثانية

 
The Murders of Mark Harnish & Theresa Marcoux (Massachusetts)

The Murders of Mark Harnish & Theresa Marcoux (Massachusetts)

It was one of the most confounding unsolved crimes that the town of West Springfield, Massachusetts, had ever seen. Two young people, shot and killed in their car without any conceivable motive. This seemingly random double murder remained unsolved for over 40 years…Until police received a new tip that finally unraveled the entire mystery and led them to the door of a suspected killer.

23 يناير 2025 - 33 دقائق 43 ثانية