An unreliable navigator leads Maine detectives into uncharted darkness.

By Kylie Low

An unreliable navigator leads Maine detectives into uncharted darkness.As Maine State Police drove the winding, forest-flanked back roads of Smithfield, Mercer, and Fairfield in the early summer of 2017, they wondered if their passenger was leading them on a wild goose chase. Still, they couldn’t risk ignoring any shred of a detail he let slip. Their primary suspect in a 40-year-old missing persons case was on the losing end of a long health battle, so investigators didn’t have much time.

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