On a seemingly ordinary day in June of 1958, Patricia Wing, a 29-year-old White female and mother of five, vanished from her home in Oakland, Maine. The scene she left behind was unsettlingly domestic, with a sink full of dishes and her youngest child sleeping soundly. Her sudden absence on June 3rd was out of character and immediately raised alarm among her family, sparking a search that would soon take a grim turn.
A bloodhound was brought in and traced her scent from the kitchen to the edge of Water Street, where the trail abruptly went cold.
Two days later, the mystery of her disappearance was horrifically solved. A disoriented and injured businessman from Augusta, Maine, named Everett Savage Jr., emerged from the woods in the nearby town of Fairfield. He had been missing for the same amount of time as Patricia. In the backseat of his car, authorities made a devastating discovery: the lifeless body of Patricia Wing. Savage, who had been romantically involved with her, was taken into custody.
During the investigation, Everett Savage Jr. admitted to picking Patricia up for a clandestine meeting in the woods. His account of what transpired claimed that her death was the result of an accidental fall during a physical altercation between them. However, the circumstances surrounding her death and the inconsistencies in his story cast significant doubt on his version of events. The nature of their relationship and the suspicious details of the case quickly drew public attention.
Ultimately, Everett Savage Jr. was charged in connection with Patricia's death. In a turn of events that many found perplexing, he was not convicted of murder but of the lesser charge of assault and battery. The court sentenced him to a prison term, leaving a cloud of doubt and a sense that justice had not been fully served. Years later, another name would surface in connection with the case. Speculation arose that Charles Terry, a convicted murderer and suspected serial killer with a history of violent crimes, might have been involved. Investigators looking into Terry's possible connection to other notorious crimes considered his potential role in Patricia's death, though no formal charges were ever brought against him in her case.
