Episode 202: The Murder of Doris Maxfield

Join Katie and Liz on another episode of True Crime New England as they navigate the life and death of housewife Doris Maxfield. Doris, born in the 1930s in Maine, found herself living in Massachusetts in her adolescence and into her young adult years, getting married twice and delivering four sons. It wasn’t until January of 1977 that the well-liked, local store owner was found dead in her kitchen in Post Mills, Vermont. Her initial autopsy stated her cause of death was natural causes, but was shortly re-examined to find that she had actually been strangled. Despite this fact, no one has ever been charged in her death.

If you or anyone you know has any information on the suspicious death of Doris Maxfield, please call the Vermont State Police at 802-241-5000.

Check out Sadie’s thorough and in-depth article about Doris Maxfield here: https://ghastlyxgorgeous.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/vermonters-keep-secrets-the-life-and-death-of-doris-e-maxfield/