Matt researches the rumors around the community involving a triple homicide from many years ago.
Sources:
https://greenerpasture.com/Places/ShowNews/51265 A synopsis of the murders with some inaccuraccies
http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2015/04/john-true-gordon.html This is the most useful article.
https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1148&context=pdp_1875 The Portland Press Herald coverage of the execution from 1875.
https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=rj_1873 The Republican Journal coverage from shortly after the murders took place in 1873
https://podcasts.apple.com/sb/podcast/mainiaxe-the-gordon-hill-murders/id1538244112?i=1000531420904 The Mavens of Misdeeds podcast that goes into more detail about the murders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMG6UzHsow The “Ghost Hunt '' video which provides shots of the relevant gravesites.
Executions in Maine: Maine abolished the death penalty in 1876, reestablished it for murder in 1883, and finally abolished it in 1887. Daniel Wilkinson, who killed a police officer in Bath, was the last person executed in Maine in 1885 (I believe I mistakenly said 1886 in the podcast). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Maine
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