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The Disappearance of Daniel K. Wood Jr. (Maine)

2021/1/18
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播音员：本集讲述了1954年12岁男孩丹尼尔·伍德在缅因州Gray失踪并遇害的悬而未决的案件。案情扑朔迷离，充满了疑点，例如丹尼尔给母亲打的电话、目击证人的证词、以及在案发现场发现的证据等。虽然警方进行了大量的调查，但凶手至今仍未找到。 丹尼尔的父亲：我相信丹尼尔不会离家出走，他会让我们知道他的情况。 丹尼尔的母亲：我警告丹尼尔不要和陌生人一起出去，但他说他会天黑前回家。 邻居Ernest Verrill：我在丹尼尔失踪当天看到一个衣着光鲜的男子在伍德家附近徘徊。 同学Donna Aberle：我看到丹尼尔和一个男子、一个女子以及其他两个孩子同乘一辆栗色的汽车，车牌是黄色的。 法医Dr. Paul R. Chevalier：丹尼尔死于钝器袭击，头部有严重的伤痕，并且赤身裸体，这表明他可能遭到性侵犯。 哈佛大学法医专家Michael A. Luongo：根据我的检查，没有证据表明丹尼尔遭到性侵犯。 Ronald Ridge：我在一封信中指控一名男子杀害了丹尼尔，但该男子已去世。 缅因州警官：我们直到收到Ronald Ridge的信之前对丹尼尔案一无所知。 爱荷华州警探：我怀疑丹尼尔案的凶手与爱荷华州一起案件的凶手是同一人。 Herman Barmore：警方在1957年调查了我，但我与丹尼尔案无关。

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On July 22, 1954, 12-year-old Daniel K. Wood Jr. left his home in Gray, Maine, to go fishing but instead called his mother to say he got a job with a door-to-door salesman. His mother warned him about strangers, but he assured her he'd be home by dark. This marked the beginning of an enduring cold case as Danny never returned home.

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MAINE COLD CASE, 1954: On July 22nd, 1954, Daniel K. Wood Jr. grabbed his fishing pole and set off on foot down Portland Road in Gray, Maine.

Just ten minutes later, the phone rang at the Wood home. It was Danny. He told his mother he got a job with a door-to-door salesman. She warned him not to go off with strangers, but Danny simply replied, "I'll be home by dark." 12-year old Danny did not return.

The search for answers in this enduring cold case continues nearly 70 years later. When a strange letter appeared in the mailboxes of two hundred Mainers in 2003, would it lead to answers, or only more questions?

If you have information regarding this case, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit - South at (207) 624-7076 x9 or toll free at 1-800-452-4664. You may also report information about this crime using the leave a tip form).

 

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