The Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Milliken, Part One

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

1976 - Lewiston, Maine. On a cold November morning in 1976, 27-year-old Dorothy Milliken—Dotty to those who loved her—was found bludgeoned to death outside Beal’s Laundromat in Lewiston, ME. A paperboy made the grim discovery around 4:30 a.m. She’d gone out to do some late-night laundry, and while the city still slept, someone ended her life. Her killer has never been caught. As the years passed, Dorothy’s case went cold. But long before her name joined Maine’s growing list of unsolved murders, Dorothy Rancourt Milliken was living a quiet, honest life. She was a veteran. A survivor. A mother. This is her story. This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 will be released on June 17th. If you have any information on the murder of Dorothy Milliken, please contact the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South at (207)624-7076 x9. The family is offering a $10k reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for this crime. Links to order the book, The Murder of Dorothy Milliken: Cold Case in Maine by Sharon Kitchens: Green Hand Bookshop Amazon: https://amzn.to/4mKQL5q Part of the book proceeds will be donated to the F.A.I.R Lab, a forensic anthropology lab at UNH led by Dr. Amy Michael, a friend of the show. Join me Thursday June 5th at Mechanics Hall in Portland for the book launch event with the author and Dorothy’s daughter, Tonia. Episode sources and photos: ⁠https://murdershetold.com/episodes/dorothy-milliken Support Murder, She Told: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠⁠⁠ Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠murdershetold.com⁠⁠⁠ ----- Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠/mstpodcast⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@murdershetold⁠⁠⁠ ------ Episode Sponsors: Peak Beets: For 25% off your order, head to PeakNatural.com/shetold and use code SHETOLD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from the 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunch break.
0:10.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:12.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:15.0	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time go on play some other time put your phone down
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1:18.7	This episode is largely based upon the excellent work done by main author Sharon Kitchens for her book,
1:24.9	The Murder of Dorothy Milligan. Sharon conducted a multitude of
1:28.5	interviews throughout 2024 with retired cops and friends and family of Dorothy Milliken.
1:33.9	I gathered all the newspaper coverage that I could find on this case, but it left me with
1:37.8	more questions than answers. Sharon painted a rich and vibrant portrait of Dorothy's life
1:43.4	that we hope to convey in this episode.
1:46.3	Sharon's book is officially available today, June 3, 2025.
1:51.5	She'll also be celebrating the launch of her book this Thursday, June 5th in Portland.
1:55.9	The book launch event will begin at 6 p.m. at Mechanics Hall at 519 Congress Street.
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