The Murder of Rita St. Peter (Maine)
Dark Downeast11 Huhti 2024

The Murder of Rita St. Peter (Maine)

On the night of July 4, 1980, an evening of celebrations in the rural town of Anson, Maine ended in the murder investigation of a young local mother. Tire tracks at the scene raised suspicion and rumor, but despite the evidence and apparent confidence of investigators, years passed without any movement in the case.

By the time it went to trial, Rita St. Peter’s case would be the longest standing unsolved homicide in the state of Maine. Yet the person believed to be responsible for her violent death had been at the top of the suspect list from the very first day of the investigation.

This story is proof that even decades later, cold cases can be solved.

View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/ritastpeter

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jaksot(266)

The Suspicious Death of Patricia Wing (Maine)

The Suspicious Death of Patricia Wing (Maine)

MAINE, 1958: Patricia Wing hadn’t been seen in over 24 hours, not since the afternoon of Tuesday, June 3, 1958. As a 29-year old mother of five, it was highly unusual. Her husband Wendell and her youn...

22 Maalis 202131min

The Survival Story of Kayleigh Ballantyne (Massachusetts)

The Survival Story of Kayleigh Ballantyne (Massachusetts)

SOUTH BOSTON, 2013: On the night of July 23, 2013, 21-year old Mainer Kayleigh Ballantyne was randomly attacked as she walked into her apartment in Southie. As her attacker made clear his plans, Kayle...

15 Maalis 202137min

The Disappearances of William Sanborn and Alphonse Cote Jr. (Maine)

The Disappearances of William Sanborn and Alphonse Cote Jr. (Maine)

MAINE MYSTERY, 1924: When Lottie reported her first husband, William Sanborn, missing from their home in North Gorham, Maine, the Sheriff took her word for it. But when Lottie's second husband Alphons...

8 Maalis 202133min

The Murder of Mary Catherine Olenchuk (Maine)

The Murder of Mary Catherine Olenchuk (Maine)

UNSOLVED MAINE MURDER, 1970: 13-year old Mary Catherine Olenchuk left the beach before her family for a bike ride into town. She was last seen alive just 200 yards from her family's Ogunquit summer ho...

22 Helmi 202129min

The Murders of Stella Bolton & James ‘JJ’ Moore (New Hampshire)

The Murders of Stella Bolton & James ‘JJ’ Moore (New Hampshire)

NEW HAMPSHIRE COLD CASE, 1991: February 16, 2021, marks 30 years since two beloved figures of the Portsmouth, New Hampshire community were found dead, victims of an attack in their own home.This is th...

16 Helmi 202115min

The Murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield (Maine)

The Murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield (Maine)

HISTORIC SOUTH PARIS MURDERS, 1937: The murders of Dr. James G. Littlefield and his wife, Lydia Littlefield, became one of Maine's most sensational and confounding cases of the early 1900s.Who really ...

15 Helmi 202133min

The Murder of Sarah Cherry (Maine)

The Murder of Sarah Cherry (Maine)

MAINE MURDER, 1988: 12-year old Sarah Cherry disappeared while babysitting on July 6, 1988. A clue laying in the driveway of the house where she was last seen pointed investigators to their primary su...

8 Helmi 202151min

The Murder of Leslie Spellman (Maine)

The Murder of Leslie Spellman (Maine)

ACADIA COLD CASE, 1977: Leslie Spellman was just 27-years old when she set off to Bar Harbor in the summer of 1977, hitchhiking from Vermont with her scruffy mutt Taylor by her side. Her beaten body w...

5 Helmi 202125min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
sita
i-dont-like-mondays
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
kaksi-aitia
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
uutiscast
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
kolme-kaannekohtaa
aikalisa
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
mamma-mia
rss-murhan-anatomia
rss-nikotellen
rss-haudattu
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
loukussa
taskula-trishin