James Whitehurst

Death by Force

In the late summer of 2006, the tranquility of the small town of Newry, Maine, was shattered by a horrific series of events that began with the disappearance of James Whitehurst. A 50-year-old handyman, James had been residing at a local bed and breakfast while seeking custody of his children after separating from his common-law wife. Originally from Arkansas, he was known to have a limp from a childhood bout with polio. His life, however, would be brutally cut short in the dense woods of nearby ...Read More

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