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The Murder of Florence Small (New Hampshire)

2022/5/2
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Janice Petrie：本书详细讲述了弗洛伦斯·斯莫尔谋杀案的始末，通过对历史档案、相关人员后代的访谈以及对现场证据的分析，还原了这起发生在1916年新罕布什尔州奥西皮湖畔的离奇案件。案件中充满了疑点和反转，弗雷德里克·斯莫尔虽然拥有不在场证明，但其巨额保险、可疑的物品清单以及与之前一起农场火灾的关联，都指向了他。虽然检方未能找到完整的纵火装置，但他们通过对现场残留物的分析，以及对一些物品的重新组合，试图证明弗雷德里克有能力在案发当天远程制造火灾。然而，辩方则指出，小屋中发现的铝热剂残留物，以及火灾的燃烧方式，都指向了其他可能性。最终，案件的真相仍然扑朔迷离。 Janice Petrie的父母：他们在1916年之前就曾入住过事发小屋，并对小屋有着强烈的不适感，这为案件增添了一丝神秘色彩。 Kylie Lowe：作为播客主持人，Kylie Lowe对案件进行了深入的解读，并对案件中关键人物和证据进行了详细的梳理，为听众呈现了一个清晰的事件脉络。她还强调了弗洛伦斯·斯莫尔在去世多年后才得到应有的纪念，这体现了对受害者尊重的意义。 Charles Skeggle: 作为最后一位见到弗洛伦斯活着的人，他的证词对于案件的侦破至关重要。 Ed Connor: 作为弗雷德里克前往波士顿的旅伴，他的证词为弗雷德里克提供了不在场证明，但同时也在案发现场发现了弗洛伦斯的遗体，这使得案件更加扑朔迷离。 George Kennett: 作为马车夫，他的证词证实了弗雷德里克在案发当天离开了小屋，但这并没有排除弗雷德里克的嫌疑。 Frank Farron: 作为旅馆夜班职员，他向弗雷德里克传达了小屋失火的消息，这直接导致了案件的侦破。

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The episode begins with the mysterious fire at Frederick and Florence Small's cottage in Ossipee, New Hampshire, in 1916. Frederick was out of town, and Florence was unaccounted for, leading to suspicions of foul play.

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The fire horn rang out in Ossipee, New Hampshire around 10 p.m. on September 28, 1916. The blaze at Frederick and Florence Small's cottage on the lake burned fast, even, and hot. The fire department could do nothing to save the structure or anyone who might remain inside. Frederick was out of town, seen leaving on a train towards Boston that afternoon, but Florence was unaccounted for.

It was a suspicious fire that left a homicide case in its smoldering rubble. Frederick Small was arrested and charged with his wife's murder, but how could he pull off the crime from an entirely different state?

Janice Petrie, author of Perfection To A Fault: A Small Murder in Ossipee, New Hampshire, 1916)* *joins me to explore the case of Florence Aileen Curry Small.

 

View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/florencesmall)

 

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