The Case of Everett Delano: Solved After 53 Years

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

1966 -Andover, New Hampshire. In September of 1966, 45-year-old Everett Delano was shot in cold blood at the gas station in Andover, New Hampshire where he worked as an attendant. Everett was a husband, a father, and a veteran with so much life left to live, senselessly murdered in a random act of violence. As 1966 came to a close without an arrest, the family wondered if their case would be solved: There was no DNA, no suspects, and for decades, no prospects of being solved. But almost 5 decades later, one call set this case on the fast track for justice.... and investigators realize the killer had been sitting, waiting to be "matched" the entire time. Hear Everett's story with help from his son, Daryl, the strange circumstances of this case, and how this solved New England cold case beat the odds and now stands as a beacon of hope. All sources for this episode can be found on murdershetold.com. Connect on Instagram @murdershetoldpodcast Support the show here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Murder She Told, true crime stories from Maine, New England, and small town USA.
0:19.5	I'm Kristen Zeevy.
0:21.6	You can connect with me at murdershetold.com or on Instagram at murdershetoldpodcast.
0:30.0	Everett Delano stayed busy.
0:41.3	Between working security as an overnight watchman and his part-time shifts at a combo gas station
0:47.1	mechanic shop, he was putting in 60 hour weeks.
0:50.8	He had three kids, Darryl, Darlene, and Denise, and he worked hard to provide for them.
0:57.8	They had lived all over the place with his work in the U.S. Navy in radar and radio operations
1:04.0	where he had achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer, from Rhode Island to Florida,
1:09.5	from California to South Carolina.
1:12.6	He had entered the service in 1941 at the outset of World War II and served throughout the war
1:18.9	primarily on ships in the Pacific.
1:21.7	The family mostly lived in base housing as they moved around,
1:25.4	but although their scenery and friendships changed from year to year,
1:29.0	they were anchored by visits to see Everett's extended family in Orange, Massachusetts,
1:34.2	and his wife's family near New London, New Hampshire.
1:38.0	Everett would be gone for months at a time when he was at sea on boats in the Mediterranean,
1:43.4	but when he was in town working on base, he had regular hours and would spend a lot of time with his
1:49.5	family.
1:51.1	I spoke with Darryl, Everett's oldest son, and he remembered family dinners together.
1:57.0	His mom was a homemaker and would have dinner ready punctually for the family.
2:02.0	He remembered that his dad valued order, neatness, and cleanliness,
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