Justice for Bill Durney

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

1980 - Methuen, Massachusetts. With Christmas fast approaching, 30-year-old William “Bill” Durney was picking up extra shifts at his job delivering gas. In the early hours of October 10, 1980, during a stop at Joe’s Shell in Methuen, MA, Bill was shot twice by an unknown assailant while setting up for the delivery. He died on the scene, leaving behind a wife and three young children. The motive remains unknown. After early leads dried up, the case sat dormant until the mid-1990s before going cold again. For the past 25 years, the name William Durney has lingered in the hearts of those who loved him—and in the minds of those still determined to solve his case. Today, that changes. This is the story of Bill Durney: a hardworking family man whose name and case you may not know, but whose life still demands justice. Bill’s name is hitting the internet for the first time. Help us reinvigorate this unsolved case by sharing this episode with a friend. If you have any information on the murder of William ‘Bill’ Durney from Methuen, MA in 1980, please contact the Detective DeJesus at the Methuen Police Dept at (978) 983-8778 or leave a tip with the Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit at 1-855-MA-SOLVE. There is a $25k reward available. Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/bill-durney Join the Justice for Bill Durney Facebook group Support Murder, She Told: ⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠ Learn more: ⁠murdershetold.com⁠ ----- Instagram: ⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠ Facebook: ⁠/mstpodcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@murdershetold⁠ ------ Episode Sponsors: Mixtiles : Get 35% off on all orders above $139 with code SHETOLD at https://www.mixtiles.com/shetold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine playing bangers from them 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunt break.
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1:21.8	Bill Dernie was a character. He drove a big gas tanker and joked with his siblings.
1:27.4	When the aliens come, I want to be a
1:29.3	groovy guy. They can get their gas from me. Driving around Massachusetts in the middle of the night,
1:35.7	delivering gas for Shell might have been a little lonely or a little quiet, but he didn't mind.
1:41.4	He liked his job. It was a good job for a big company, and he had a family
1:45.5	of three kids to support. He didn't need a lot of sleep, and it gave him more time with his friends
1:50.3	and family. He had picked up a shift that Thursday because Christmas was coming. He still had
1:55.8	plenty of time, though. It was only October 9th, 1980. He had a 10-hour shift from 6 p.m. to 4.30 a.m. He drove his personal
2:04.9	vehicle to the main terminal in Waltham, Massachusetts, and checked in. As usual, he had four
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