I remember the day I got the email. It came through to the dark down east in box showing only the subject line and the first few words of the message.

Hi, Kiley, I'm a corporal assigned to Maine's unsolved homicide unit.

I was equally nervous and curious as I clicked to see the entire email.

It was from J. Pelletier, I knew his name.

The next line read,

I would love to pick your brain about potentially collaborating on some of our cases.

Call any time.

What unfolded from that first email and several phone calls later was an idea that turned into a plan to peel back the curtain

on the main unsolved homicide unit and reveal what goes into re-examining and investigating

longstanding homicide cases in the state, and how a team of experts collaborates in pursuit of one common goal

to find answers.

Semper Momento. Always Remember. answers. analyze and investigate with renewed insight, Maine's unsolved homicide and missing persons cases.

Exhausting all leads with the purpose of bringing resolution and justice

for the victims, their families, and the people of the state of Maine.

In this special release episode, I'm digging into the unit that digs in to Maine's unsolved and missing persons cases.

I'm Kylie Lowe and this is Dark Down East. The human The humans at the heart of each story are the stories I want to tell on Dark Down East.

Those lives lost to homicide and disappearance within the state of Maine and Greater New England,

and the families and friends who love them.

There are other humans surrounding those victims and their surviving family members too.

They are the detectives, prosecutors, forensic scientists and crime lab technicians,

advocates and other individuals and agencies who make it their life's work to see justice done.

Each of the individuals you're about to meet would agree with me here.

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