Every day we hear the stories of another anniversary in a long standing cold case.

One more year gone, another 365 days passed without answers for the surviving family members

or the community they called home.

But in the fall of 2020, the story about one of means unsolved homicides was different.

headlines announced that after 36 years, main state police arrested their suspect and

the unsolved 1984 murder of d'Orthia . Burke in Stockton Springs, Maine.

In early 2022, Kurt Damon Sr. entered his plea and a Waldo County Superior Court judge

convicted him of manslaughter.

Nearly four decades is a long time to wait for justice.

In the case of d'Orthia . Burke, time proved to be exactly what detectives needed to secure

that justice.

Because time is what brought key witnesses forward to tell their story.

You might think DNA is the answer to closing out these cold cases.

But more often than not, it's all about getting people talking.

A 36 year long investigation into d'Orthia and I've got it all right here.

I'm Kylie Lowe and in collaboration with the main state police unsolved homicide unit

and with the consent of the immediate family of d'Orthia . Burke.

This is her story on Dark Down East.

The first thing I did when I received my self-addressed overnight envelope back in the

mail from Waldo County Superior Court was grab a highlighter, a pencil and a cup of coffee.

It's not often a 30 plus year old cold case is brought to closure.

And I knew that this document would help me understand in greater detail just what goes

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