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Richard Ricky Stetson

Case from Portland, ME dated Aug 22, 1982

Victim Details

Richard Stetson

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

ME

1982-08-22

11

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Ricky Stetson

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On a summer evening in Portland, Maine, 11-year-old Richard "Ricky" Stetson, a Caucasian male, went for a jog along the Back Cove trail on August 22, 1982. When he did not return home by dark, his concerned parents contacted the police. Witnesses later recalled seeing the red-headed boy in his gray sweatsuit jogging that evening, with some also noticing a young man with dark hair on a bicycle nearby.

The following morning, a motorist discovered Richard's body on the side of Interstate 295 ...
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  • Death row killer convicted of 1982 Maine slaying - UPI Archives
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