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The Suspicious Death of Philip Wendel Boyce (Maine)

Published: June 20, 2024, 7 a.m.

During the winter of 1941, the death of Philip Wendel Boyce found in a downtown Portland, Maine alleyway left investigators divided by two very different theories: Was it an accident or was it murder? \n\nEvery once in a while, I like to go way, way back and unearth cases that might otherwise be lost with time. Given its age and the circumstances you\u2019re about to hear, it\u2019s unlikely that any investigative resources will be devoted to this case ever again\u2026But that\u2019s exactly the kind of story that deserves to be told.