Ethel Springer

Death by Force

On a summer day in Mercer, Maine, the troubled history of a couple culminated in a tragic and violent end. Ethel Springer, a 51-year-old woman, was shot and killed on July 13, 1999. The place of her death was the town hall, a public space that became the backdrop for a private tragedy. The perpetrator was her 59-year-old husband, Bryan Springer.

The couple's relationship was reportedly tumultuous. They had been married, divorced, and then remarried in 1985. At the time of the fatal incide ...Read More

1999 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police

Ethel Springer, age 51 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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