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The Three Murder Trials of Nancy Fredette

2021/10/19
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Kristen Seavey: 本集讲述了南希·弗雷德特三次谋杀案审判的经过，案件中充满了矛盾的证词和间接证据，最终南希被判无罪，但弗雷德的死因至今仍未查明。案件涉及到保险欺诈、证人证词的矛盾性、以及凶手动机的不明确等多个方面。 南希·弗雷德特被指控谋杀其丈夫弗雷德·弗雷德特。第一次审判中，检方主要依靠间接证据，包括南希的枪支、在洗衣机中发现的凶器以及一些证人的证词，但陪审团无法达成一致意见，导致审判无效。第二次审判中，检方试图证明南希撒谎和隐瞒财务状况，并以此作为作案动机，最终南希被判有罪。第三次审判中，由于最高法院认为法官在允许证人作证方面存在错误，南希的罪名被推翻，最终被判无罪。 Nancy Fredette: 南希·弗雷德特始终坚称自己无罪，她否认与Gus LeVarier的会面，否认参与丈夫的谋杀。她解释说，案发时她被卡住的房门阻碍了离开浴室，这给了凶手逃跑的机会。她还强调，她不会使用枪支，而且枪支也没有装子弹。 Gus LeVarier: Gus LeVarier声称南希曾向他提出要除掉弗雷德，并提供给他3500美元让他找人杀害弗雷德。但他否认参与弗雷德的死亡，并承认自己记忆模糊，酗酒。他的证词在案件中起到了关键作用，但其可信度也受到了质疑，因为他与弗雷德夫妇之间存在经济纠纷。 其他证人: 其他证人的证词相互矛盾，有的证人声称看到可疑人物，有的则否认。这些证词进一步增加了案件的复杂性，使得真相难以确定。

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Nancy Fredette is arrested for the murder of her husband, Fred, after an intruder shoots him in their home. The case goes through three trials, with circumstantial evidence and conflicting testimonies.

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1977 - Biddeford, Maine.

By the time Nancy Fredette was able to get to the bedroom where shots rang out on the morning of May 26th, 1977, it was too late. The armed intruder had left through the back door, and her husband, Fred Fredette, lay dying on the bed in their Biddeford, Maine home. He passed away at the hospital later that night, and an investigation for his murder ensued.

Weeks later, Nancy got a surprise when she herself was arrested for the murder of her husband.

The state of Maine vs. Nancy Fredette is one of the most unique cases in Maine criminal history. There was not one, not two, but three trials before the jury found the final verdict largely based on wild circumstantial evidence.

So is Nancy Fredette guilty of murder? What do you think?

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