Some stories never make national headlines, but stories from small towns and coastal communities deserve recognition too.

I'm Kylie Lowe, host of Dark Down East, a true crime podcast that gives voice to victims through investigative journalism and powerful storytelling.

Set in my home state of Maine and the Greater New England area, it's my goal to dig

through the archives to bring the stories of the people at the heart of these cases to light.

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It's infuriating, really, that there's been no movement or real effort to hold somebody responsible.

There's enough there that DNA would make a difference. We can speculate, but until we know for sure,

I think that's just a huge area that needs to be investigated. Why wouldn't they want to know?

We've tried to go through them.

We've tried to work with them.

I mean, I've sent emails myself like begging.

We just want to help.

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