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The Murder of Anne "Nancy" Payson Holt (Maine)

2023/6/26
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播音员：本节目讲述了Nancy Payson Holt在1976年10月被谋杀的事件。她来自缅因州波特兰一个知名的家族，即将迎来80岁生日，却在自家遭到入室抢劫时遇害。案件引发了社区的恐慌和关注，也揭示了财富与安全之间的复杂关系。最终，三名男子被捕，其中两人被判犯有谋杀罪。 Anne Fowler：作为Nancy的孙女，我分享了我祖母的故事，包括她传奇的家族历史、她在社区中的地位以及她充满戏剧性的人生。我讲述了家庭如何应对公众调查和审判，以及我对祖母死因的独特反思。虽然案件的发生令人痛心，但我认为如果祖母可以选择自己的死法，她或许不会对这种戏剧性的结局感到不满。她以一种英雄般的方式离开了人世，这或许是她人生的最后一次精彩演出。同时，我也分享了我对宽恕的看法，以及我从祖母身上继承的品质。 Anne Fowler: 我祖母Nancy Payson Holt来自一个在缅因州很有影响力的家族。她是一位非凡的女性，既有表演型人格，又慷慨、有信仰、有智慧。她经历过失去孩子和丈夫丑闻的痛苦，但她始终保持着坚强和优雅。她的死对社区造成了巨大的冲击，也引发了人们对安全和正义的思考。虽然凶手最终被绳之以法，但案件的细节和审判过程仍然让我感到震惊和悲伤。然而，随着时间的推移，我逐渐理解了宽恕的意义，并从祖母身上继承了她的坚强和慷慨。我写了一本书来纪念她，并希望通过分享她的故事，让更多人了解她，并思考生命和死亡的意义。

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MAINE, 1976: Anne Payson Holt, better known as Nancy, was almost 80-years old, but not quite yet. Her milestone birthday and the fancy gala planned in her honor was still a few days away in early October of 1976, but Nancy never saw a day past 79.

On October 5, 1976, the safety of her secluded Falmouth Foreside estate was violated by intruders seeking electronics. Before they fled the dirt drive of Thornhurst Road though, they stole more than a television. They stole Nancy’s life.

Nancy’s granddaughter, Anne Fowler, is on Dark Downeast to tell her grandmother’s story. Anne gives a glimpse into the life of a woman from one of Portland, Maine’s most well-known families, she shares how her family navigated a very public investigation and trial, and offers her unique reflections on what she believes Nancy would’ve thought about her manner of death.

View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/annepaysonholt)

 

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.