Free As a Bird

About this episode

This episode delves into the case of Doreen Vincent, revealing new details from police reports and interviews that shed light on her father's past.

Since we first heard Doreen Vincent’s name six and a half years ago working on Sarah Dimeo’s Faded Out, the Wallingford Police Department have been holding back reams of documents as well as hours of audio and video footage. But now, thanks to FOIA, we have it all. And month afternmonth, scores of sources have continued to call me – to speak about Doreen, her father Mark, and Mark’s latest sanctuary, Pastor James Loomer’s Milford Christian Church, formerly known as Berean. Come along on a deep dive of this story as you thought you knew it, illuminated now by countless new details from police reports, investigator Richard Novia’s notes, interviews with Doreen’s friends as well as Donna, Sharon, and Mark, and writings by Doreen herself. Episode One, Free Bird, is a sharper look into Mark’s past sins, and the lengths he would go to to hide them.

People in this episode

Guests: Pastor James Loomer, Mark Vincent, Doreen Vincent

Topics covered

• Doreen Vincent
• Mark Vincent
• Pastor James Loomer
• Wallingford Police Department
• FOIA

Keywords

• true crime
• investigation
• police reports
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Faded Out, Free Bird

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