The town of New Sweden, Maine is small. In 2003 it boasted a population of around 600 people, most of whom were immigrants, or descendants of immigrants from Sweden, hence the name. This small town sits near the tip top of Maine making it one of the northernmost towns in the continental US. It's rather unassuming and mostly unremarkable, that is until the morning of April 27th 2003. Join us on this episode of Are They There Yet where we cover the tale of the New Sweden Arsenic Poisoning, one of the largest mass poisonings ever recorded.

Sources:

https://www.maine.gov/ag/news/article.shtml?id=48446

https://wgme.com/news/local/its-been-20-years-since-the-new-sweden-arsenic-poisonings-rocked-maine-daniel-danny-bondeson-arsenic-gustaf-adolph-lutheran-church

https://www.wabi.tv/2023/04/27/20-years-later-new-sweden-poisonings/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=96750&page=1

https://wgme.com/news/local/special-report-new-sweden-arsenic-poisonings

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90660&page=1

In 1976, the body of a young woman was discovered near a Maryland cemetery, wrapped in a sheet and surrounded by chilling clues—including a distinctive necklace, a bag over her head, and two mysterious keys. With ties to Massachusetts and a haunting lack of answers, she became known only as Woodlawn Jane Doe. Decades later, new forensic science breathes life into a case that went cold far too soon.

WITH TIMELINE: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/unsolved/homicides/fetterolf-margaret-1976

WIKI:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Margaret_Fetterolf

NEWS:

https://www.wmar2news.com/marylandcoldcases/nearly-50-years-after-her-disappearance-still-no-leads-in-her-murder

https://www.solvethecase.org/case/1976-2/margaret-fetterolf

DNA:ID podcast

A mysterious murder, a nameless victim, and decades of unanswered questions. In this episode, we explore the chilling case of the "Lady of the Dunes" — one of Cape Cod’s most haunting unsolved crimes. Who was she, and why did it take nearly 50 years to uncover her identity?\

Sources:

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/11/lady-of-the-dunes-finally-being-laid-to-rest-after-dna-kit-reveals-secret.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/29/cape-cod-cold-case-murder-lady-of-dunes-solved

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lady-dunes-suspected-killer-her-020002881.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGCW_hkFGPVsAr5AT9urcwsme3exMILGhgXzJHc9F_LCqQDzxwy-w4LrDXdpiatF8gdy71dt9_0KwbfbgNxZ0u0gqmfzr03uQ4JPDqjYxKTWu_D2CS7YjO172ckbaNLITLWoQtm01MAHXmTVn86zmY6zRgSXFIutdzhtpMOmjfbt

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14106025/son-agony-learning-mom-slain-Lady-Dunes-Ruth-Marie-Terry.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/03/us/provincetown-body-lady-of-the-dunes.html

https://www.oxygen.com/lady-of-the-dunes-hunting-the-cape-cod-killer/crime-news/jaws-extra-theory

https://www.oxygen.com/lady-of-the-dunes-hunting-the-cape-cod-killer/crime-news/ruth-marie-terry-murder-killer

https://www.nbcboston.com/investigations/cape-cods-lady-of-the-dunes-murder-case-closed-as-killer-is-ided/3122569/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/killer-nearly-50-year-old-lady-dunes-case-identified-victims-husband-rcna102394

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Ruth_Marie_Terry