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Murder, She Told

Dark History: The Case of Naomi Etta Mitchell

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.91.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

1912 - Carmel, Maine. When 14-year-old Naomi Etta Mitchell vanished on her walk to the general store, the tiny town of Carmel, ME mobilized overnight. Neighbors scoured the woods, lanterns in hand, until their worst fear was confirmed—Naomi’s body had been found. Suspicion fell almost immediately on J. Sherman Gray, the man witnesses had seen trailing her that night. But before authorities could close in, Sherman disappeared. Now, with each passing day, frustration in Carmel was boiling over. If the law didn’t catch Sherman soon, the townspeople were prepared to deliver their own brand of justice, no matter the outcome. Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/naomi-mitchell Support Murder, She Told: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠murdershetold.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/mstpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is murder she told.

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The house was quiet but not at peace. Phineas Mitchell stood by the window for a moment,

0:58.7

peering out into the blackness that blanketed the fields. The summer night was pleasant and warm,

1:04.5

but the air was still and heavy. He could see hints of moonlight catching the edges of the maple

1:09.9

leaves, turning them silver in the breeze.

1:13.4

Inside, the only sounds were the ticking of the mantle clock and the shallow, uneven breathing of

1:18.8

his wife Evelyn, asleep in the back room with their newborn. She was still weak from the birth

1:24.0

just two days ago, and Phineas was trying to let her rest. That's why he was still

1:28.8

awake, checking on the baby, tending to the fire, and to his wife. Phineas was the kind of man

1:35.8

who always had something to do with his hands. Their farm, like most in the rural farming town

1:41.2

of Carmel, Maine, was plain and practical. A weathered, clabbard house

1:45.5

sat low to the ground without buildings scattered around the property. Nothing fancy, just enough.

1:52.6

Phineas had worked this land for decades. He and his wife had ten children in all, though only six

1:58.8

were still under their roof. Their oldest were off working or

2:02.6

married. They were a working-class family in the truest sense. Everything they had came from the dirt,

2:09.3

the sweat on their brows, and the hands of their family. There were no hired hands, no machinery,

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