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 Brittany Tee (Massachusetts)

The Disappearance of Brittany Tee (Massachusetts)

For more than two years, the family of Brittany Tee along with the Brookfield, Massachusetts, community and multiple law enforcement agencies have been searching for answers to her unexplained disappearance. It’s as if she simply vanished that January night, leaving no semblance of a trail to follow. Looking back now, Brittany’s sister Bethany feels something was going on in the days before Brittany went missing, but what?

10 apr 2025 - 32 min 40 s

 
The Murder of Melody Starr Derosia Waters (New Hampshire)

The Murder of Melody Starr Derosia Waters (New Hampshire)

She was ready to reinvent her life and just one flight stood between her and a new beginning… But when that plane took off, the 19-year-old expectant mother wasn’t on board. Three months later, her family learned the devastating truth. A suspect confessed to the killing soon after, but his defense raised eyebrows.

3 apr 2025 - 42 min

 
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 mar 2025 - 42 min 26 s

 
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 mar 2025 - 48 min 51 s

 
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 mar 2025 - 51 min 16 s

 
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 mar 2025 - 38 min 47 s

 
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 feb 2025 - 31 min 18 s

 
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 feb 2025 - 43 min 31 s

 
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 feb 2025 - 36 min 01 s

 
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 feb 2025 - 52 min 03 s