204. How did Cape Breton’s boys end up dead on Maine railroad tracks?

In July 1970, three young men from Cape Breton set off on a great adventure across the border. The adventure ended in tragedy, on the tracks of the Bangor & Aroostook rail line in Maine. No one believed at the time — or now — that Ken Novak, Terry Burt and David Burrows would bed down on active railroad tracks for the night, and not react as a freight train beared down on them. No one but local law enforcement, that is. Nearly 60 years later, the search for what really happened to the the Cape Breton Three continues.

CORRECTION: In the episode, we got the geography wrong. Ingonish is northwest of Sydney, not south. It doesn’t change the story much, but we apologize! We’ll talk about it more next episode.

To become part of the discussion on this case, advocates for answers has created a Facebook page that includes documents and more. Visit Searching for Answers on Facebook.

T0 check out Maureen’s Maine-based Bernadette “Bernie” O’Dea mystery novels, including the award-winning (seriously!) Dying for News, click here.

Looking for a cool Crime & Stuff T-Shirt, or another cool shirt designed by Rebecca? Check out her Bonfire shirt site, by clicking here.