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On March 25, 1971, Melvin Murphy, aged 49, disappeared while on a clamming trip in Frenchman’s Bay, Maine. Murphy, along with five other individuals, set out from Hancock Point that afternoon on a 16-foot outboard-powered boat, aiming to harvest clams near Stave Island. After gathering clams and loading twelve bushels onto the boat, they began their return journey. However, their boat’s motor became entangled in the rope of an old lobster trap. This caused the vessel to take on water and eve ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 25, 1971
Last Seen: Mar 25, 1971
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Melvin
Murphy
102
49
70 inches
140 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Mar 25, 1971
Frenchmans Bay
Maine
Washington County
314
33915
Maine Marine Patrol - Division II
Lamoine
Maine
Hancock County
04605
Colin MacDonald
Sergeant
22 Coaling Station Lane, Maine
2076673373
State
Law Enforcement
MP71-1368
Maine Marine Patrol - Division II
Brown
Blue
Blue
11/14/2025
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Has anyone looked into the possibility that weather conditions that day were worse than initially re... ...Read More
04/08/2023
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