Leon Carlton Kelley

Murdered
Case Description
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On October 6, 2013, 63-year-old Leon Kelley was fatally shot during a confrontation at Brown's Bee Farm in North Yarmouth, Maine. The incident stemmed from a longstanding dispute between the Kelley family and Merrill "Mike" Kimball, a 70-year-old lobsterman from Yarmouth, and his wife, Karen Thurlow-Kimball, who managed the bee farm. Tensions had escalated over concerns that Thurlow-Kimball was taking advantage of the farm's elderly owner, Stan Brown, leading to a confrontation that culminated i ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Leon Carlton Kelley

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    North-yarmouth

    ME

    2013-10-06

    63

    Leon

    Carlton Kelley

    Yes

    11/29/2024

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