In the quiet town of Greenville, Maine, a somber discovery was made on the evening of Thursday, August 27, 2020. Inside their home on Beech Street, 73-year-old Linda Coffman and her 71-year-old husband, Stephen Coffman, were found deceased. The couple, who had purchased their home in March of 2018, had not been in contact with anyone since June of that year, leading to a period of unsettling silence that was tragically broken that late August night.
Responding to the scene, Maine State
Police uncovered a grim scenario. Both Linda and Stephen had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. The initial investigation by the state police pointed towards a murder-suicide. The state medical examiner later confirmed that the cause of death for both individuals was gunshot wounds. The prevailing belief among investigators was that Stephen Coffman had shot his wife before taking his own life.
The community was left with unanswered questions as authorities did not publicly speculate on what might have led to the devastating turn of events. The investigation by the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit remained open, and they encouraged anyone with information about the Coffmans or the circumstances leading to their deaths to come forward. The case left a somber mark on the small town, a place where the lives of a husband and wife came to a violent and mysterious end.
