What Really Happened to Shane Cheetham?

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

2018 - Rome, Maine. In August of 2018 in Rome, Maine, Shane Cheetham confronted his wife about poisoning his dog, and in the heat of an argument (according to her), put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Later that evening, Shane passed away at a hospital in Portland, Maine. According to the people at the scene, this is an open and shut case of suicide. According to police reports, this case should be closed. But when you look at the details, and when you dig into the events of the evening, not everything adds up... and the family has questions. This is the story of Shane Cheetham, told through his sister, mother, and daughter. *This episode heavily discusses and describes topics of suicide. Please listen with care. If you're currently struggling, help is available. Please call the national suicide prevention hotline at 800-273-8255.* Connect on Instagram @murdershetoldpodcast Discover more at murdershetold.com. Support the show here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Murder She Told, true crime stories from Maine, New England and small town USA.
0:19.1	I'm your host, Kristen Ceevy.
0:21.7	You can connect with me at murdersheetold.com or follow on Instagram at MurderSheToldPodcast.
0:31.0	This episode heavily discusses and contains descriptions of suicide.
0:37.0	Please listen with care.
0:39.0	If you are currently struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available 24-7.
0:44.0	I encourage you to hit pause and call the National Suicide Hotline at 800-273-8255 or 988 in participating states.
0:56.0	You are important and your life matters.
1:08.0	Shane Chatham was born on June 12, 1975.
1:12.0	He was the oldest of three siblings.
1:14.0	His younger brother Chris and baby sister Angela would come along in 1978 and 1981.
1:21.0	He grew up with his siblings between South Carolina and Maine.
1:26.0	He was three years old and his brother was just born.
1:30.0	We had to take his brother for his six-week check-up and of course Shane came and his brother was having his vaccinations.
1:39.0	Shane said, am I going to have a shot, too?
1:42.0	And I said, yeah, you are.
1:44.0	And he says, then I'm getting the hell out of here.
1:47.0	I mean, he was funny. He was only three years old.
1:50.0	But I don't know. He was very precocious.
1:53.0	But in a way, he was very shy and very, very intelligent.
1:59.0	When he was five years old and it was Christmas morning, we got up and went downstairs and there was Shane in the middle of the living room with everything unwrapped.
2:11.0	My husband at the time wrapped everything up to the other children.
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