An escaped inmate is later found murdered On a spring day in 1972, the body of 33-year-old Richard Joseph Albert was discovered in a wooded area off the Maine Turnpike in Saco. It was April 17th, and for Albert, a life on the run had come to a violent end. Months earlier, in November 1971, he and another inmate had escaped from a New Hampshire state prison. Albert had only been incarcerated for two months before his escape.
His death was quickly ruled a homicide, launching an investigation by the Maine State Police.
The case, however, proved to be a difficult one, and despite their efforts, investigators were unable to identify the person or persons responsible for Albert's death. Over the years, the investigation grew cold, leaving a lingering mystery in the small Maine community.
Decades have passed since Richard Albert's death, yet the case remains unsolved. It is now considered one of the oldest cold cases on the books for the Maine State Police. Authorities have periodically revisited the case, appealing to the public for any information that might lead to a breakthrough. As of today, no arrests have been made, and there are no publicly named suspects in the murder of Richard Joseph Albert. The full story of his final days as a fugitive and the circumstances of his death remain locked in the silence of the past.
