191. Maine Cold Cases 2: The 1980s

About this episode

The episode explores cold cases from the 1980s in Maine, discussing whether they would have been solved today.

We continue our look at Maine’s cold cases with a dive into the 1980s: Beverly Polchies, Theresa Duran, Vincent LaVopa, Brian Kowalczyk and Alice Hawkes. Would they have been solved if they happened today? Should they have been solved four decades ago? We discuss. If you’re interested in checking out Maureen’s Maine-based Bernadette “Bernie” O’Dea […]

People in this episode

Host: Crime&Stuff gals

Topics covered

• cold cases
• 1980s
• true crime
• Maine
• unsolved mysteries

Keywords

• Maine
• cold cases
• 1980s
• true crime
• unsolved cases

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bernadette “Bernie” O’Dea

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