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The 1958 Cold Case of Dennis Down

2023/10/10
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Kristen Sevey: 本集讲述了1958年发生在缅因州Falmouth的Dennis Downe凶杀案。Dennis Downe及其妻子Edith Downe最近在波特兰购买了一家杂货店，并在案发当天早晨被发现死在家中，死因是钝器袭击和多处刀伤。警方进行了广泛的调查，包括对多名嫌疑人的讯问、测谎仪测试以及对案发现场的取证，但最终未能破案。案件的细节，包括凶器、作案动机以及凶手的身份，至今仍是一个谜。虽然警方在最初的调查中采取了多种手段，但由于证据不足和技术的限制，案件最终未能侦破。 Edith Downe: 作为Dennis Downe的妻子，Edith Downe在案发当天早晨离开家去工作，之后发现丈夫遇害。她积极配合警方的调查，并接受了测谎仪测试，以证明自己与案件无关。她目睹了丈夫遇害后的惨状，并经历了失去丈夫的痛苦。 Dennis Downe: 作为案件的受害者，Dennis Downe是一位63岁的健康男子，他和妻子经营一家杂货店。他热爱生活，并期待着享受退休生活，却在案发当天早晨在家中遇害。他的死给家人和朋友带来了巨大的悲痛。 Gordon Downe: 作为Dennis Downe的儿子，Gordon Downe在案发当天发现父亲遇害。他向警方报案，并积极配合警方的调查。他目睹了案发现场的惨状，并经历了失去父亲的痛苦。他成年后也一直关注此案，并试图协助警方破案。 Daniel Downe: 作为Dennis Downe的孙子，Daniel Downe在多年后试图重新调查此案，并与警方合作，希望能够找到杀害祖父的凶手。他成年后也一直关注此案，并试图协助警方破案，但最终未能成功。

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The episode begins with the background of Dennis Down, a 63-year-old English immigrant who, along with his wife Edith, had recently purchased a grocery store in Portland, Maine. They were looking forward to their golden years, but on a morning in late June 1958, Dennis was found brutally murdered in his home.

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1958 - Falmouth, Maine.

You won’t find the name Dennis Down featured on the Maine Unsolved Homicide List. You also won’t find anything on his murder on the internet. 

Buried deep in the memories and archives of 1958, sits a brutal unsolved murder of a man who still hasn’t received justice. 

At 63, Dennis and his wife Edith, both of England, had just purchased a new grocery store in Portland, ME’s Munjoy Hill neighborhood. They had recently become grandparents, and they were looking forward to the golden years of life.

But on a cool morning in late June of 1958, somebody took it all away. Dennis was found beaten and stabbed in his home—a horrific crime that left police and everyone who knew him baffled. Despite extensive efforts to find the person responsible, nobody was ever arrested for the crime.

Pulled from the archives, this is the cold case of Dennis Down.

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