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The Suspicious Death of Barbara Ann Ripley (Maine)

2024/1/18
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播音员：本期节目讲述了11岁女孩Barbara Ann Ripley于1971年9月29日失踪，十年后遗体在谷仓被发现的离奇案件。案件调查过程中，警方收到了自称有超能力的Elmer Dougherty提供的线索，但最终死因被认定为意外死亡，即Barbara Ann Ripley离家出走后死于暴露。然而，案件中存在诸多疑点，包括目击证词、警方搜寻的疏漏以及Ripley家人可能存在的虐待行为，这些都使得案件真相扑朔迷离。 目击者：多位目击者声称在Barbara Ann Ripley失踪当天或之后几天看到她，地点包括公路旁和库姆伯兰游乐场。这些目击报告为案件增添了更多谜团，也引发了人们对Barbara Ann Ripley是否真的离家出走的质疑。 调查人员：警方对案件进行了长达十多年的调查，但由于证据不足，最终将死因认定为意外死亡。调查人员也对Ripley一家人的行为表示怀疑，但缺乏确凿证据证明其存在虐待行为。 Elmer Dougherty：自称有超能力的Elmer Dougherty在案发前几年向警方提供了线索，包括对案发地点的描述，但其线索的准确性以及其动机都无法确定。 Harry Ripley：Barbara Ann Ripley的养父，他坚信女儿是被绑架的，并否认了对女儿存在虐待行为的指控。

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It was early afternoon of September 29, 1971 and 11-year old Barbara Ann Ripley should’ve been getting off the bus at home in North Yarmouth, Maine like she did every Wednesday. When she didn’t walk through the front door on schedule, her mother went looking for Barbara in what she thought was the most likely of places. But Barbara wasn’t there, and not even an extensive days-long search effort would uncover any trace of the little girl. 

Over a decade passed before the community and the Ripley family got answers, but it seemed a self-proclaimed psychic had tried to tip investigators off years before she was finally discovered. Despite the status of her case, one critical question still lingers: What really happened to Barbara? 

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