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Jun 5
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The Murder of Holly Jean Cote (Massachus...

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It was a Saturday night, and she’d just clocked out of work to join a group of friends down the street for drinks at a favorite local watering hole. Later, when Holly Jean Cote left that bar in the early hours of March 4, 1984, she was expected to meet at a friend’s house for a nightcap, but Holly never made it. 

Since the earliest days of her disappearance, investigators have had a leading theory about what happened when she left the bar and who was involved, but proving it beyond a reasonable doubt is a different story. The suspect might not be going anywhere anytime soon, but for those who know and love Holly, they want the person responsible for her death to be held accountable.

 

View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/hollyjeancote

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.

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