{"podcast":{"title":"Dark Downeast","slug":"dark-downeast-1318293","podcast_index_feed_id":1318293,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/LqfhW4oK","website_url":"simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7d68c467-d3d7-41c3-b7c0-92218b530432/fff54d98-91fb-42da-8847-75e4ee6c7579/3000x3000/dark-downeast-show-art-3000px-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Audiochuck","episode_count":291,"summary":"Dark Downeast: Maine and New England's True Crime Podcast digs into the decades-old and modern day cases that prickle the history of Vacationland and beyond – the unsolved homicides, undetermined deaths, unexplained disappearances and other dark stories of New England. Investigative journalist and storyteller Kylie Low gets straight to the story with a mix of narrated episodes and documentary style production featuring interviews with surviving family and friends and insight on the investigations from detectives and sources who know these cases best. This is heart-centered, ethical true crime, bringing light to stories you’re not hearing on other podcasts. It is Dark Downeast's mission to honor the legacy of the humans at the heart of each story and bring new attention to the cases still awaiting justice.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:24:58.556943+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-downeast-1318293"},"episode":{"title":"The Disappearance of Melanie Melanson (Massachusetts)","slug":"the-disappearance-of-melanie-melanson-massachusetts","published_at":"2026-08-27T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-downeast-1318293/the-disappearance-of-melanie-melanson-massachusetts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-downeast-1318293","url":"https://darkdowneast.com/","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/fxUKVg2nSMaPSHLeKNKH/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rsv.simplecastaudio.com/95911e4a-09d8-4ef5-a9d0-8bbf08341312/episodes/6e5d3bd6-d8fc-4b19-b7a9-78958b7c76fd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=95911e4a-09d8-4ef5-a9d0-8bbf08341312&awEpisodeId=6e5d3bd6-d8fc-4b19-b7a9-78958b7c76fd&feed=LqfhW4oK","summary":"In a small New England city, a teenager disappeared after a night in the woods, and almost immediately, the story of what happened fractured. The last people known to be with her gave conflicting accounts. Her family believed the investigation lost precious time. As the years passed, searches kept returning to the same narrow stretch of land, the same handful of names, and the same possibility that someone had been carrying the truth all along. After decades of searches, whispers and shifting loyalties, someone still knows where to find her. And it’s time to speak up. If you have information relating to the disappearance of Melanie Melanson, please contact Detective Mark Roffi at the Woburn Police Department at 781-933-1212, extension 4547. You can also email policeinfo@woburnpd.com. The Middlesex District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit can be reached at 781-897-6600. Melanie’s family has created a fully anonymous online tip portal at melaniemelanson.com.","meta_description":"In a small New England city, a teenager disappeared after a night in the woods, and almost immediately, the story of what happened fractured. The last peo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3190,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dark-downeast-1318293/episodes/the-disappearance-of-melanie-melanson-massachusetts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dark-downeast-1318293/the-disappearance-of-melanie-melanson-massachusetts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}