You've heard Leslie Spellman's story on Dark Down East before.

I first released this episode in February of 2021, just a few months after I started the

podcast. I was initially compelled to tell Leslie Spellman's story because I couldn't

believe a homicide on the perimeter of Maine's most well-known

National Park could go unsolved for over four decades. I also couldn't believe I'd

never heard her story before. That was reason enough to shed new light on it

the first time, and it's even more of a reason to revisit it now. Since the first airing of this episode, a family member of Leslie Spellman reached out to me.

Since her first email in early 2022, Leslie's cousin Margaret has stayed in touch.

Although she only met Leslie once in her life when they were just children,

the fact that her family member was murdered and that it remains unsolved is something Margaret cannot shake.

Margaret wants to take action and seek answers for her cousin Leslie.

Margaret informed me that Leslie Spellman's sister, Amy Vaughn, who supported and advocated for Leslie

throughout the years, traveling to Maine for press conferences, and keeping her name and face

alive on the anniversary of her death, Amy passed away in May of 2022.

Margaret wrote in her email to me, quote,

Amy tried hard to keep Leslie's story alive,

but now it's up to us.

End quote.

More is happening behind the scenes as Margaret and others in Leslie's family

prepare to bring new attention to the case.

So I'm rearing this episode of Dark Down East to help in their efforts.

That's why I created this show, to offer a platform to the surviving family members in Maine and New England.

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