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The Good Neighbors (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

2025/4/14
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播音员：我将讲述一起发生在缅因州偏远小镇的双重凶杀案。案发当天，小镇居民在警察局门口围观通缉海报，一名裹得很严实的人匆匆走过，认出了海报上与自己相似的面孔，然后迅速离开了。这起案件成为小镇多年来最令人震惊和兴奋的事件。Big Mike夫妇在家中被发现身亡，警方最初怀疑是一氧化碳中毒，但随后发现两人头部中枪。调查过程中，警方发现Big Mike经营非法典当行和放高利贷业务，这为案件增添了新的线索。Big Mike的儿子Mike Jr.提供了关键信息，警方随后调查了Big Mike的侄子Clayton Gidden和Mike Jr.的朋友Nate Nightingale。最终，警方通过监控录像和证人证词，确定了凶手Nate Nightingale。 Big Mike: 我最近失业了，但我和妻子Val生活节俭，有足够的积蓄。那天，我的两个儿子来访，小儿子Matt向我借钱未果，兄弟俩随后离开。我没想到这会是我的最后一天。 Val Miller: 我记得那天早上，我和丈夫Big Mike在为儿子Matt女儿的生日派对做准备，还接到了大儿子的电话，确认派对细节。我还记得听到有人在背景中说话，其中一个声音我认得，是丈夫的侄子Clayton。我没想到这会是我的最后一天。 Mike Jr.: 我听说父母出事了，立刻赶了过去，没想到他们已经去世了。我试图联系弟弟Matt，却一直联系不上。我告诉警方父亲经营非法典当行和放高利贷业务，这可能与案件有关。 Matt Miller: 我那天早上在林肯镇附近与女友Tonya和女儿一起购买生日派对用品。我撒谎隐瞒了我的行踪，因为我当时吸毒，并且我感到羞愧，因为我本该为女儿的生日派对做准备，却跑去吸毒。 Alan Richardson: 我是Big Mike夫妇的邻居，那天早上我借给Big Mike的汽油桶送还给他，发现他家门锁着，透过窗户看到Big Mike夫妇倒在地上，于是报警。 Clayton Gidden: 我那天早上带着女儿去拜访Big Mike夫妇，他们当时很轻松，没有表现出任何危险的迹象。我记得Nate Nightingale也在场，大约10点半左右我们离开了，Nate还在那里。 Nate Nightingale: 我那天早上去了Big Mike家，想向他借钱，并典当一把.22口径手枪。在向Big Mike展示枪支时，枪意外走火，打死了他。我惊慌失措，又杀害了Val Miller。我编造了关于神秘女性的故事，试图误导警方。 Tanya: 我那天早上没有和Matt在一起，他早上出门后就联系不上，直到中午才回来，但他拒绝透露去哪里了。

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In a small Maine town, Christmas shoppers gather outside the police station to view a sketch of a woman wanted in connection with a double homicide. A figure in the crowd recognizes the sketch as resembling themselves and quickly disappears. The podcast then introduces its format of strange, dark, and mysterious stories, released twice weekly.
  • Shoppers in a small Maine town are captivated by a sketch of a woman wanted for double homicide.
  • A figure in the crowd recognizes the sketch as resembling themselves and disappears.
  • The podcast focuses on strange, dark, and mysterious stories, released twice weekly.

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It was a frigid December day in a small logging town in Maine, roughly an hour’s drive from the US-Canadian border. And despite the falling snow, Christmas shoppers were out in full force. While most of the shoppers hurried from store to store, a small crowd had gathered in front of the police station. The shoppers watched as an officer stapled a poster to a telephone pole. Then, when he was done, they shuffled closer for a better view. The poster contained a forensic artist’s sketch of a middle-aged woman. She had a narrow face, thin nose, glasses, and bangs. And according to the text above the image, the police were looking for this woman in connection with a recent double homicide. The murders were shocking, but they were also the most exciting thing to happen in this part of rural Maine for as long as anyone could remember. So despite the cold, the shoppers stood there studying the sketch and discussing whether it looked like anyone they knew. They were so caught up in their conversation, no one noticed a bundled-up figure hurrying past on the sidewalk. This figure slowed just long enough to glance at the poster and recognize the face in the sketch, which bore a striking resemblance to their own. Then, before anyone could notice them, the figure turned and hurried off into the falling snow. 

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