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In the beginning of March, online sleuths were the first to pick up on a dark trend: They noticed that bodies were turning up all across southern New England. And as each body was discovered, ...

Authorities are urging the public to remain calm after a paddleboarder was murdered in a quiet Maine town, sparking fear within the community following rumors of a possible serial killer lurking ...

The head of the Massachusetts State Police says that online speculation about an active serial killer in New England has the agency’s “attention,” but that evidence doesn’t link the cases — yet. “As a ...

When Michele Romano went missing last August, her family and their close friend, podcaster Lauren Lee Malloy, labored over flyers bearing her image: a woman with a gentle smile and a spill of braids, ...