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James Cassidy

Case from Amherst, ME dated Apr 05, 1976

Victim Details

James Cassidy

December 11, 2023

Male

White / Caucasian

Amherst

ME

1976-04-05

1976-04-05

43

James Cassidy

James

Cassidy

06/27/2026


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A Brookline, Massachusetts Trust Company bank executive is found murdered in a burned-out green 1971 Chrysler station wagon with Massachusetts registration
On April 5, 1976, the discovery of a burned-out green 1971 Chrysler station wagon on a remote woods road off Route 9 in Amherst, Maine, marked the beginning of a grim mystery. Inside the vehicle, authorities found the badly burned body of a white male, later identified as 43-year-old James Cassidy of Brookline, Massachusetts. An executive at the Brookline, Massachusetts Trust Company bank, Cassidy's identification was confirmed through dental records. The investigation quickly revealed that the ...
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  • JAMES CASSIDY APRIL 5, 1976 AMHERST... - Maine State Police
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