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Nothing is more perfect than a summer in Maine.

The small town of Amity, Maine is a Canadian border town with just 230 residents where truly everyone knows everyone

despite the fact that the closest neighbor is at least a mile away through

thick woods. It was a town where people still slept with their doors

unlocked like simpler times in America's past. In 2010 everything changed for

this idyllic little town.

This is the story of how Amity lost its innocence to an outsider,

and how three innocent people lost their lives, a triple homicide that shook the trust of

the residents of Amity and made them question just exactly who was living with

them. This is the story of a hunt for a killer, the

fight for justice, and a search to answer the question of why.

On June 22nd, 2010, 63 year old Robert Strout was sitting on his porch just off Route 1,

Ammy's only Maine Road, enjoying the evening weather Mayner's wait all year for,

when a familiar truck pulled into the driveway. The truck was distinct and easily

recognizable around town, a blue and silver 1989 Ford F-150 with white wheels in the front and silver in the back, but one that rarely stopped by the

Stroud residents. It belonged to his neighbor four miles down and former son-in-law Jeff Ryan,

Robert's daughter, Tamra, had a teenage daughter with Jeff.

Robert sighed with disdain as he stood up to meet Jeff,

who, because of his rocky relationship with his daughter Tamra wasn't one of his favorite people.

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