Jan. 28, 2026

190. Maine Cold Cases 1: The 1970s

190. Maine Cold Cases 1: The 1970s
190. Maine Cold Cases 1: The 1970s
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190. Maine Cold Cases 1: The 1970s
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While we wait for the state of Maine to release the 2025 homicide list, we’re taking a look at another list: Maine’s Unsolved Homicides.

In this first part of a three-part series, we dive into the Maine cold cases of the 1970s (and one from the 1960s), and discuss the still-unsolved cases of Effie MacDonald, Mary Olenchuk, Judith Hand, Joyce Tannarillo, Robert McKee, Ellen Choate, and James Cassidy. Would they have been solved if they’d happened today? Would they have even happened today?

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