2012 - Cambridge, Massachusetts.
On a June evening in 2012, 16-year-old Charlene Holmes, who went by Chay, was exactly where she was supposed to be—walking home with friends in her own neighborhood in Cambridge—when a car crept down Willow Street. Moments later, shots rang out.
She wasn’t the intended target. She was a bright, hopeful teenager caught in someone else’s crossfire.
More than a decade later, police and Chay’s family still search for answers — and for the mysterious dark car seen circling the block that night.
If you have any information on the murder of Charlene Holmes, please contact the Massachusetts State Police at (781) 897-6600, or Cambridge Police Investigations Section at (617) 349-3370. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling (617) 349-3359 or online at https//www.cambridgepolice.org/tips.
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Halloween Bonus: The Connecticut Witch
This week I wanted to bring you a spooky and fun Halloween season bonus from my friend, Laurah Norton of The Fall Line.
This is One Strange Thing: a podcast that brings you witty true stories of ghost sightings, strange disappearances, supernatural events and famous crypitds, creatures, and lore from small town America.
This episode is The Connecticut Witch: “In Southwestern Connecticut, in a little village tucked into Monroe, there’s a legend of a local witch named Hannah Cranna—a woman who killed her husband and got away with it. But that’s just the start of trouble caused by an elderly woman who ran circles around her neighbors.”
Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton
Research by Laurah Norton and Bryan Worters
Produced by Maura Currie
Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder at Southern Gothic Media
Sources for OST: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/
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Major Update: Renee Freer Will Never Get Justice
1977 - Monroe, Connecticut
UPDATE: This week brought a major development in the long-unsolved murder of 8-year-old Renee Freer, who was brutally killed behind her home in Monroe, Connecticut, in June 1977. After nearly 50 years, Renee's case has taken a stunning turn—and it’s not the resolution anyone wanted.
The original episode on Renee Freer was released on March 25, 2025 in collaboration with the Monroe Police Dept. Revisit the episode at the link below.
Original episode sources and photos:
https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/renee-freer
Listen to the original episode: https://tinyurl.com/ReneeFreer
Original show notes: "In June of 1977, on the eve of her last day of third grade, 8-year-old Renee Freer went outside to play and never came home. Hours later, her body was discovered in the woods near her house, shaking the tight-knit community of Monroe.
Investigators exhausted every lead in their pursuit of justice for Renee, yet decades later, the case remains unsolved. But today’s detectives have one advantage their predecessors never did—21st-century technology. Armed with cutting-edge forensics and a renewed determination, they are closer than ever to unmasking her killer."
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The Disappearance and Murder of Kitty Wardwell
Holden, Maine - 1983
In the summer of 1983, Kitty Collins Wardwell vanished after a fight with her much older boyfriend and business partner, Francis ‘Frank’ Julian. Kitty was only weeks away from turning 30—ambitious, full of plans, and then, without warning... she disappeared.
For years, her family searched and speculated. Rumors spread, and the truth seemed to slip further away with every passing year. What began as a missing person’s case soon unraveled into something darker.
But time has a way of surfacing what’s been hidden—even when someone goes to great lengths to keep it buried.
Episode sources and photos: https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/kitty-wardwell
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The Strange Disappearance of Michael Madore
1996 - Milo, Maine.
On a cool April day in 1996, 32-year-old Michael Madore disappeared without a trace. He left behind everything—his possessions, his beloved dogs, and a letter claiming he was bound for Alaska to live out a childhood dream of becoming a “mountain man” like Grizzly Adams.
But that dream was only ever a fantasy. The circumstances Mike left behind painted a confusing picture, and the details didn’t seem to line up.
Nearly 30 years have passed, and Mike has never been heard from again. For his family and friends, the silence has only deepened the mystery—and they are left with a single haunting wish: to finally bring him home.
If you have information on the disappearance of Michael Madore, please contact Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit North at (207) 973-3750, toll-free 1-800-432-7381, or leave a tip here.
Episode sources and photos: https://murdershetold.com/episodes/michael-madore
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Maine and New England true crime with original interviews and detailed documentary style storytelling.
Murder, She Told is an award winning, true crime podcast shedding light on the cold cases, missing persons, and crime stories that often get overlooked of Maine, New England, and small towns from away.
Murder, She Told uses detailed storytelling with an investigative twist, and weaves in original interviews with friends, family, and investigators close to the case. Rooted in deep research, straightforward narratives, and the victims and their family at the center of every story, Murder, She Told will speak to any listener no matter where they call home.
Murder, She Told is created and hosted by native Mainer and victim's advocate, Kristen Seavey.
Connect at murdershetold.com and on instagram @MurderSheToldPodcast.
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