On a cold March day in 1941, the community of Lewiston, Maine, was shaken by a violent tragedy that claimed the lives of four people, including a young boy. Twelve-year-old George Leo Stevens was among those who perished on March 3rd of that year, his life cut short by gunfire.
The devastating event also took the lives of three women: 60-year-old Flora Wentworth Currier, 59-year-old Pearl Wentworth Stevens, and 20-year-old Pearl Stevens Pellerin.
The loss of four individuals in a single incident sent ripples of shock and grief through the city.
In the aftermath, a man named Bernard F. Haskell was identified as the individual responsible for the deaths. Reports from the time indicate that Haskell took his own life after carrying out the shootings, bringing a grim and abrupt end to the investigation. The motive behind the tragic event that unfolded that day remains clouded by the passage of time.
George Leo Stevens, a young boy with his life ahead of him, was laid to rest, his future extinguished in a moment of violence. The story of that fateful day serves as a somber reminder of the fragility of life and the deep and lasting impact of such a tragedy on a community.
