The Unsolved Murder of Scott Sampson

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

1990 - Portland, Maine. When Portland Police responded to a call of a man lying on the sidewalk in front of Pine Street Variety on a chilly November night in 1990, they initially assumed he’d simply passed out after drinking. But 26-year-old Scott Sampson—a father of two young boys—was already dead, and had been for hours, with no one calling for help. 35 years have passed, yet Scott’s sister remains anchored to the same questions that rose the moment his death was discovered. Imperfect but deeply loved, Scott was a devoted father, friend, brother, and son. And his mother’s dying wish remained heartbreakingly simple: to know who was responsible, and to know why. If you have information on the murder of Scott Sampson, you can call the Portland Police anonymous crime tip line at 207-874-8584. You may also text keyword “PPDME” and a message to 847411 (TIP411). Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/scott-sampson Support the show: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.murdershetold.com/support⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetoldpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@murdershetold⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/mstpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠murdershetold.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.4	When Portland police responded to a call of a man lying on the sidewalk on a chilly November night in 1990, they initially assumed he'd simply passed out after drinking.
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