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On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz take you on a journey between the two states of New Hampshire and Florida as they navigate the murders of two young women who ended up being connected in death. Thanks to a Portsmouth, New Hampshire officer attending a conference in Florida in the late 1990s, a connection was made between the murder of two beautiful, dark-haired women that turned out to be all too real, and would lead to the solving of their cases, nine years later and twelve years later, respectively.


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Another Sunday, another case profile mini-episode. This week, Katie and Liz discuss two cases that are sure to pique your interest. First, Liz starts the episode off by telling the story of the murder of local basketball star Markus Austin, who was shot and killed following a fight in Brattleboro, Vermont in 2017. Then, Katie tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of Vietnamese immigrant John Bui Tran, who simply vanished after a party in Randolph, Massachusetts in 2004. Anyone with any information on his disappearance is asked to please call the FBI Field Office Boston Division at (857) 386-2000 or 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.

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Join Katie and Liz this week on True Crime New England as they go through the tragic murders of beloved elderly couple, George and Catherine Peacock. Residents of the small town of Danby, Vermont, the generous and strongly faithful couple were found murdered in their home in 1989. Initial investigations and fear from the community pointed to a botched robbery, but the police pursued a different option. In 2022, 33 years after the double homicide, an arrest was made, and the suspect had been right there the entire time.

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Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the terribly tragic murder of 19-year-old college student Diane Drake. On March 21st, 1980, Diane was supposed to work a shift at the Photo Patio in Middletown, Rhode Island, but didn’t show up after opting to walk there when a ride fell through. She was found the next morning, washed up on a local beach, nude and strangled. Now, over 44 years later, her family and friends are still fighting to get answers as to what happened to Diane. Anyone with any information on the murder of Diane Drake is asked to please call the Rhode Island Cold Case Task Force at 1-877-RI-SOLVE. You can also call the anonymous tip line at the Middletown Police Department at (401) 842-6516 or the detective line at (401) 846-0029.

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Join Katie and Liz for another installment of this week's case profile mini-episode series. Today, Katie starts us off by telling of the horrible case of the Chelsea Jane Doe, who was a beheaded young woman found in 2000 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Then, Liz ends the episode by giving the details of the murder of Christopher Barros, who was shot and killed in front of several witnesses in a New Bedford, Massachusetts neighborhood in 2005. Anyone with any information about the identity of the Chelsea Jane Doe is asked to please call Massachusetts State Police at (978) 745-8908, the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit at (617) 727-8817 or the Massachusetts Office of the Medical Examiner at (617) 267-6767.

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On this week’s episode of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz talk about a devastating case of family annihilation at the hands of a disgruntled son. In February of 2008, following an argument about not financing a backpacking trip through Europe, Matthew Cushing murdered his mother, stepfather and his half-brother before setting their Old Orchard Beach, Maine house on fire. Tune in to hear the details of the investigation surrounding a college student who committed such a heinous crime.

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