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Pearle Cogswell

Case from Milo, ME dated Aug 09, 2002

Victim Details

Pearle Cogswell

Female

White / Caucasian

Milo

ME

2002-08-09

66

Pearle

Cogswell

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/16/2026

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Pearle Cogswell, a 66-year-old female from Milo, Maine, died on August 9, 2002. Investigators determined she was shot with a handgun inside the coupleï s home by her husband, 75-year-old Eugene Cogswell, who then turned the gun on himself. The case was classified by the Maine State Police as a domestic murder-suicide.

Earlier that day, trouble in the home had already come to the attention of authorities. According to contemporaneous reports, a dispute that began over a blueberry pie esc ...
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  • Blueberry pie apparently sparks murder-suicide
  • 2002 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
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