The Murder of James Cassidy, Part 1 (Maine)

Kylie Low· Host0:00

We often look to the outdoors as a reset, but sometimes our serene nature setting becomes the scene of something sinister. Every week on Park Predators, investigative journalist Delia D'Ambra shares stories of the dark secrets hidden by the world's most scenic landscapes. Just like the stories I tell here on Dark Down East, every episode of Park Predators is gripping, atmospheric, and deeply human. Listen to Park Predators today anywhere you get your podcasts. In April of 1976, an anonymous call to a sheriff's department in Maine alerted investigators to something almost impossible to imagine. A burning station wagon hidden off a remote road and what looked like a body inside. What they found would open a case filled with contradictions. The victim was James Cassidy, a Massachusetts bank vice president, father of three, church-going family man, and by all accounts, someone living a quiet, ordinary life. But in the days before his death, Jim had vanished across state lines. Federal authorities were preparing to arrest him on embezzlement charges, and whispers of missing money, valuable stamps, and possible organized crime connections began to surface. Nearly 50 years later, his death remains unsolved. I'm Kylie Lowe, and this is the case of James Cassidy, Part One,