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Murder, She Told

Justice For Tracy Gilpin

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

1986 - Kingston, Massachussetts. On a brisk night in October of 1986, 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin left a friend’s house party in Rocky Nook to buy a pack of cigarettes at the Cumberland Farms gas station. When she left the parking lot around 11:30pm, it was the last time she would be seen alive. Three weeks later, Tracy’s body was found 11 miles away in Myles Standish State Forest. She’d been crushed by a 73 lb boulder. For years, the Gilpin’s fought to keep Tracy in the public eye. Her sister, Kerry Gilpin, inspired to help make a difference for other families, even became a state trooper (and eventually the superintendent) for the Massachusetts State Police.  As years went on and other cases were solved, they always wondered when their day for justice would come… and 32 years later, in 2018, it did; when police arrested 61-year-old Michael Arthur Hand in North Carolina. This is the murder of Tracy “Ashtray” Gilpin and what we know in the case against Michael Hand. Though an arrest has been made, the work is still not done. If you have any information on the murder of Tracy Gilpin, now is the time to come forward. Please contact the Massachusetts State Police investigators at (508) 894-2584 with any information. Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/tracy-gilpin Support the show: https://www.murdershetold.com/support Instagram: @murdershetoldpodcast TikTok: @murdershetold Facebook: /mstpodcast Website: murdershetold.com ------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's Kristen.

0:02.3

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0:07.1

So if you have a little extra time on your hands or a passion for writing, check the link

0:11.6

in the show notes for more information and to apply.

0:14.8

And if you have any questions, feel free to email me at helloandmurderSheTold.com.

0:19.3

I can't wait to chat with you.

0:30.0

I'm Kristen Ceevy, this is MurderSheTold.

0:41.4

On the evening of October 1, 1986, Tracy Gilpin headed home from her babysitting job.

0:48.0

It was warm for early autumn, and the 15-year-old felt a buzz of excitement as the leaves crunched

0:53.9

underfoot.

0:55.2

She had just been paid for several nights' worth of sitting, and had plans to meet up

0:59.2

with her friends at a neighborhood house party.

1:02.2

Tracy had recently moved to Rocky Nook, a secluded, close-knit coastal neighborhood in Kingston,

1:08.4

Massachusetts, with her mother and siblings following her parents' divorce.

1:12.8

The divorce and move seemed to have been a tough adjustment for her.

1:16.8

Her name was well-known to the Kingston Police.

1:19.9

She had run away from home on at least four occasions.

1:23.0

Her family had become used to Tracy pulling what they referred to as, quote, no-call, no

1:28.7

show, staying away from home overnight without sharing her plans.

1:33.3

The high school freshman was performing poorly in school, and she had been experimenting

1:37.6

with drugs.

1:39.2

Despite these troubles, Tracy was a good kid.

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