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Dark Downeast

The Disappearance of Ludger Belanger (Maine)

Dark Downeast

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

MAINE MISSING PERSON, 1975: It was November 25, 1975 in Washington, Maine and Ludger Belanger stepped out into the freshly fallen snow, leaving deep boot prints as he disappeared into the woods in search of a buck. That was the last time his young wife Linda saw him, 46 years ago this year. But as the investigation revealed, it’s not the last time anyone saw him. His name remains on the Maine Missing Persons list, but the details of Ludger Belanger’s disappearance point to much more than a man who walked into the woods and never walked out. Tracks in the snow tell stories that those involved won’t. Linda Perkins continues the search for her husband and father of their three girls. She is on Dark Downeast to share his story. This is Unsolved Missing Persons case of Ludger Belanger on Dark Downeast.

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He said he'd be back in an hour, hour and a half.

0:05.0

If he was going to take me to work because we had a lot of snow, fresh snow that overnight and I didn't have to drive I was young. When I dropped him off,

0:17.0

he gave me a kiss and started walking across the field. I never dreamed it would be the last time I saw him.

0:26.5

I can still see him walking across the field.

0:30.0

It was November 25th, 1975 in Washington, Maine, and Luger

0:37.3

Belanger stepped out into the freshly fallen snow, leaving deep boot prints as he disappeared into the woods in search of a buck.

0:46.9

That was the last time his young wife Linda saw him, 46 years ago, this year. But as the investigation revealed, it's not the last time

0:57.8

anyone saw him. His name remains on the main missing persons list, but the details of Ljure Balanger's disappearance

1:07.0

point to much more than a man who walked into the woods and never walked out. Tracks in the snow tell stories that those involved won't.

1:19.2

I'm Kylie Lowe and this is the unsolved missing persons case of Ljour Balanger on Dark Down East. Linda first laid eyes on Louger, Belanger at her best friend's house.

1:45.0

I was best friends with his sister.

1:49.0

Her name was Linda, and that's how I met him. it was from you know seeing him at her house

1:55.8

for his house he was very friendly and always had a smile on his face.

2:01.6

Linda and L Luger started dating in August of 1969.

2:07.0

There wasn't much to do in rural Maine,

2:10.0

but they went to the movies together, watched TV, the usual teen dating routine.

2:16.0

When we guess know each other a little better, we would go hunting together,

2:20.0

whether it was bird hunting or deer hunting.

2:23.0

We shared a lot of the same interests, so, you know, we got along good.

2:29.0

Their young relationship met its first test

2:32.0

when Luger's family moved to Washington, Maine. A bit of a drive

2:37.3

from Linda's hometown, but not too far to keep them apart. They moved to Washington, Maine and he graduated from Madamack Valley High School in

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