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The Case of Paula Roberts: David Willoughby

2022/3/1
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Kristen Zevey: 本集讲述了1983年发生在缅因州奥古斯塔的Paula Roberts谋杀案。Paula Roberts在一家冰淇淋店工作时被绑架并杀害。经过一个月的搜寻，David Willoughby匿名向Kennebec Journal报社提供了关于此案的信息，并最终导致Paula Roberts的遗体被发现。David Willoughby随后被捕，并被指控犯有谋杀罪。他的审判过程充满戏剧性，最终他被判无罪。本集详细描述了案发经过、调查过程、审判细节以及相关人物的证词。 David Willoughby: 我承认我犯了一些错误，例如清理了车上的血迹，并且在案发后很久才向警方提供信息。但是，我没有杀害Paula Roberts。我继兄弟Philip Willoughby和他的朋友Maurice Harrington才是真正的凶手。他们抢劫了冰淇淋店，杀害了Paula Roberts，并威胁我不得报警。我害怕他们会伤害我，所以我一直保持沉默。直到我无法忍受内心的煎熬，才匿名向媒体提供了信息。 Joyce Willoughby: 我的儿子David Willoughby是无辜的。他被卷入这起案件中，并受到了威胁。他一直很害怕，并且精神状态很不好。我相信他说的都是实话。 其他证人：本案中有多位证人出庭作证，他们的证词对案件的走向产生了重要影响。一些证人证实了David Willoughby的说法，而另一些证人则提供了对他不利的证据。

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In December 1983, 21-year-old Paula Roberts was abducted during a robbery at an ice cream shop in Maine. The search for her involved hundreds of volunteers and law enforcement, but clues were sparse.

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  1. Augusta, Maine.

Part 1 - In December of 1983, all of central Maine was pitching in efforts to help search for a young woman who was abducted during a robbery at a local ice cream shop—21-year-old UMF student, Paula Roberts.

A month later, when the city editor of the Kennebec Journal showed up to work, the call of a lifetime was waiting for him: a man who had a first hand account of what happened to Paula... and who had killed her. The catch? He wanted to remain anonymous. But the KJ told him that in order to print the story, he needed to show them where Paula's body was located.

The following day, the anonymous tipster was arrested: 26-year-old David Willoughby. But David insisted he was innocent. It was his step-brother, Phillip, who killed her. Not him. But there's a lot of circumstantial evidence against him... will the jury find him innocent?

This is part one of the story of Paula Roberts, and one of the most sensational murder trials in Maine's history.

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