116. The Murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield – Part 2
The Consult: Real FBI Profilers
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🗓️ 24 December 2025
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Summary
In Part 2 of our analysis of The Murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield in South Paris, Maine, we turn to Paul Dwyer’s final confession in which he directly implicated Deputy Sheriff Francis Carroll in the murders. This statement dramatically reframes the case and forces a re-evaluation of Dwyer’s role in these crimes. Part 2 of 2.
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| 0:47.6 | In the consult, we discuss cases involving violence, sexual violence, abduction, and murder. |
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| 1:16.7 | Welcome to the consult. I'm Julia Cowley, retired FBI agent and profiler, and I'm joined by my colleagues. |
| 1:20.7 | Angela Serser, Susan Costler, Drew, and Bob Drew. |
| 1:24.5 | Before we begin, I want to acknowledge how this case came to us. |
| 1:29.6 | The Littlefield murders were recommended by Tiffany Link, the collections curator for the main historical society. And this case is one of those featured in their current |
| 1:35.8 | exhibition, notorious main crime in the public eye 1690 through 1940. Now, this exhibition |
| 1:43.6 | runs through December 31st at the Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine. So you just have a little bit longer to catch it. And if you're an avid true crime connoisseur and you are particularly interested in historical true crime, you don't want to miss this. I also want to once again |
| 2:02.6 | thank Tiffany, who not only made the recommendation for us to cover this case, but she also provided |
| 2:09.0 | us with extensive documentation and wrote a phenomenal summary of the case facts and the individuals |
| 2:14.6 | involved. And her work was invaluable in helping us navigate a very complex |
| 2:21.4 | case. And I just thought it was a joy to work with Tiffany and she was so thorough. I just |
| 2:27.1 | appreciated all of her enthusiasm. So hopefully we'll be able to do another case with her in the future. |
| 2:35.0 | So today is part two of our two-part series on the 1937 murders of Dr. James Littlefield |
| 2:41.5 | and his wife Lydia in South Paris, Maine. |
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