The Deadly Web of Maine Serial Killer James Hicks, Part One

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

1982 - Etna, Maine. In 1982 in Newport, Maine, Jerilyn Towers goes to the local bar for a drink... and never comes back. When Newport Police Chief Jim Ricker, goes to question the man last seen with her, he quickly realizes that Jerilyn may not be the only person who was last seen with this man, and that they both might not actually be missing... This is the story of James Hicks, the serial killer next door that you've never heard of, and the most sensational trial in Maine State history. Special thanks to Police Chief Jim Ricker for sharing his first hand account. All sources for this episode can be found on murdershetold.com. Connect on instagram @MurderSheToldPodcast Have a story that needs to be told or want to say hi? Submit your story to [email protected] Support Murder, She Told here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Murder She Told, True Crime Story is from Maine, New England, and small town
0:17.0	USA.
0:18.0	I'm your host, Kristen Seavy.
0:20.0	Thank you so much for tuning into the first episode.
0:22.0	I'm so excited to finally share
0:24.3	Murder She Told with you. You can connect with me and suggest your hometown crime story at
0:28.9	Murder She Told.com and follow on Instagram at Murder She Told Podcast.
0:36.0	Tom Weber wrote in the Bangor Daily News,
0:38.0	could any of us truly recognize the face of a killer?
0:41.0	Is there a way to peer into his eyes and glimpse his murderous nature?
0:46.0	Could we ever hope to detect the source of his violent impulses?
0:49.7	The hostile rage, perhaps, or the twisted psyche that makes one person so dangerously different
0:55.6	from the rest of us. If we knew what to look for, could we actually see evil in
1:00.4	someone's eyes? The story I have for you today hits close to home.
1:05.0	Super close.
1:06.3	This story has never been told on a podcast before,
1:09.4	the most sensational trial in the history of Maine,
1:12.3	and a story that spans across two states and over two decades.
1:16.0	It's the story of three innocent women who got caught in a deadly web they couldn't escape
1:21.2	and a killer who, if it weren't for his own actions
1:24.3	might have gotten away with his crimes. This is the wild saga of the serial
1:29.6	killer you've probably never heard of James Rodney Hicks.
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