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The Murder of Frederic Alan Spencer (Maine)

2023/8/7
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播音员：本集讲述了1973年发生在缅因州奥罗诺镇的弗雷德里克·艾伦·斯宾塞谋杀案。斯宾塞是一名缅因大学的研究生，他的室友理查德·罗杰斯自首认罪，但案件的审判过程却出现了令人惊讶的转折，最终罗杰斯被判无罪释放。这起案件引发了一系列后续事件，并在接下来的几十年里不断升级，最终与被称为“最后通话杀手”的连环杀人案联系在一起。案件的离奇之处在于，尽管罗杰斯承认杀害了斯宾塞，并且现场有大量证据指向他，但他却以自卫为由成功脱罪，这引发了人们对司法公正的质疑。本集将详细讲述斯宾塞的生平、案件的经过以及审判过程中的关键细节，并探讨案件背后隐藏的复杂因素。 理查德·罗杰斯：我在自卫中杀害了弗雷德里克·斯宾塞。他先用锤子袭击了我，我出于本能反应还击，最终导致了他的死亡。事后我非常害怕，不知道该怎么办，所以清理了现场并处理了尸体。我本想报警，但又担心会被误认为是故意杀人。 弗雷德里克·斯宾塞的导师：弗雷德里克是一位非常优秀的学生，他的死对我们来说是一个巨大的损失。他的学术成就和人品都值得我们敬佩。理查德·罗杰斯的无罪释放让我们感到非常震惊和失望，这起案件也让我们对司法体系产生了质疑。

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MAINE, 1973: In April of 1973, the vibrant college town of Orono, Maine was shattered by a shocking murder that sent tremors through the University of Maine community. The victim was Frederic Alan Spencer, a promising UMaine graduate student with a bright future ahead. When Frederic's roommate came forward and confessed to the killing, it seemed like an open and shut case.

However, as the trial of Richard Westall Rogers Jr. unfolded, it was clear the case was far from simple. Despite his admission of guilt, the proceedings took a surprising turn. Nobody in that courtroom could have known at the time, but the unexpected decisions made in the case of Frederic Spencer would set in motion a chilling and deadly ripple effect that only grew with intensity and consequence over the next few decades.

 

 

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