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in the picturesque landscape of southern

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4:16

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4:58

conservation areas, including the Willant Park

5:00

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5:02

wind through dense forests. For

5:06

67-year-old Stephen and 66-year-old Deswendy

5:09

Reed, Concord proved to be

5:11

the perfect haven. The

5:13

couple had been married for 38 years, and

5:15

Stephen had been born and raised in Concord.

5:19

As for Deswendy, who is more commonly

5:21

known as Wendy, she had been born

5:23

in Benin. The

5:25

couple loved their daily hikes, and

5:27

residing in Concord provided them ample

5:29

opportunities to indulge in this favourite

5:31

pastime. Nestled beside

5:33

some of the region's finest hiking trails,

5:35

such as the Broken Ground Trails, their

5:38

apartment in Alton Woods offered easy

5:40

access to nature. The

5:43

Broken Ground Trails wove through a

5:45

picturesque landscape of fields, forests, brush

5:47

and wetlands, leading all the

5:50

way to Beaver Pond before circling back to

5:52

the starting point. This

5:54

trail became a favourite for Stephen and Wendy

5:56

over lockdown. in

6:00

2022 unfolded like countless other days for

6:03

the couple. Just before

6:05

2.30pm, they left their apartment

6:07

in Alton Woods to go on their routine

6:09

hike. But Stephen

6:11

and Wendy never returned. Stephen

6:29

Reed was born in 1955 in

6:31

Concord, New Hampshire, the second of

6:33

five children to William and Peggy

6:35

Ann. Growing up

6:37

in a vibrant and affectionate household

6:39

in the heart of the city, Stephen

6:41

attended Concord schools before graduating from

6:43

Concord High School in 1973. An

6:47

accomplished athlete, he showcased his skills

6:49

on the football field as the

6:51

defensive back for the Concord High

6:53

School team, achieving a

6:55

remarkable feat of three interceptions in

6:57

a single game. It

7:00

was the first in the school's history. Following

7:03

his high school years, Stephen pursued higher

7:05

education at the University of Notre Dame,

7:08

where he graduated with top honors in

7:10

English in 1978. Despite

7:13

being offered Phil scholarships to several

7:15

prestigious law schools, Stephen

7:17

chose a path of public service. He

7:20

embarked on this journey by joining the Peace Corps,

7:23

opting to dedicate his talents and energies

7:25

to making a positive impact on the

7:27

world. In

7:30

1979, Stephen embarked on his first

7:32

overseas assignment, heading to the

7:34

quintown of Medawa in Niger, West Africa,

7:37

to begin his journey as an English

7:39

teacher. While all

7:41

of the volunteers there learned French,

7:43

Stephen immersed himself in the local

7:45

language, Hausa. One

7:47

of his co-workers, Mike Nagel, said of him, I

7:50

think if anyone would represent our country

7:52

anywhere, he would be the perfect person.

7:56

Upon his return to the United States in 1982, He

8:00

transitioned to a role at Peace

8:02

Corps headquarters in Washington, DC, where

8:04

he served as liaison to multiple

8:06

West African countries. It

8:09

was during this period that he crossed paths

8:11

with Wendy. Wendy,

8:14

who was born in Benin in 1956 to

8:17

parents Bela and Poco Pasco, was

8:19

raised in Togo. Coming

8:22

from a family deeply rooted in

8:24

faith, with her father serving as

8:26

a prominent pastor in the assemblies

8:28

of Godchurch, Wendy experienced a supportive

8:30

upbringing. Encouraged

8:32

by her parents to pursue her passions,

8:34

Wendy found herself drawn to basketball, a

8:37

sport her family embraced despite its unconventional

8:40

nature for girls at the time. Recognizing

8:43

the value of international experiences,

8:45

her parents instilled in her

8:48

the importance of cultivating a

8:50

global perspective. With

8:52

their encouragement, Wendy dedicated herself to

8:55

basketball, eventually representing Togo

8:57

at the international stage as a

8:59

member of the national basketball team,

9:02

competing in various international tournaments.

9:06

After securing scholarships to pursue higher

9:08

education in the United States, Wendy

9:10

eventually found herself as an undergraduate

9:12

student in Washington, DC. It

9:15

was there that she crossed paths with Stephen

9:17

Reed, introduced to him by a mutual

9:19

friend. This

9:22

friend had told Wendy of Stephen's

9:24

fluency in Hausa, a West African

9:26

language, and Parisian French. After

9:29

meeting Stephen, Wendy was thoroughly

9:32

impressed. Their

9:34

initial interaction sparked over a few runs of

9:36

tennis, and quickly blossomed into

9:38

a deep connection and they soon became

9:40

inseparable. Stephen's

9:43

friend Mike said of Wendy, She

9:45

was beautiful inside and out. They

9:48

were so good together. Wendy's

9:50

outgoing nature juxtaposed with Stephen's

9:53

reserved demeanor. But

9:55

despite their contrasting personalities, they

9:57

found harmony in their differences. As

10:01

the saying goes, opposites attract and

10:03

Wendy and Stephen complimented each other

10:05

perfectly. In 1984, Stephen

10:08

and Wendy exchanged vows in Senegal,

10:11

marking the beginning of their journey as a

10:13

married couple. Just

10:15

two years into their marriage, they welcomed

10:17

their first child, a daughter named Lindsay,

10:19

Wankuni. Then in 1989, Stephen

10:22

received an offer from the US

10:24

Agency for International Development to

10:26

collaborate with a local non-governmental

10:29

organisation based in Burkina Faso.

10:32

This organisation was dedicated to tackling

10:35

the interconnected challenges of climate change

10:37

and food security in West Africa.

10:41

With a sense of purpose and adventure, the

10:43

family made the decision to relocate, uprooting

10:46

their lives for this new opportunity. Wendy

10:49

contributed to their new chapter by serving

10:52

as a personnel assistant and later as

10:54

a community liaison officer for the American

10:56

Embassy. Stephen and

10:58

Wendy's dedication to their work was matched

11:00

by their genuine report with colleagues and

11:03

locals alike. Known

11:05

for their diligence, empathy and

11:07

unwavering compassion, they quickly

11:09

earned respect within their professional circles.

11:13

Despite Stephen's upbringing and relative

11:15

privilege, he approached his

11:17

interactions with humility and a profound

11:20

respect for local cultures. Wendy

11:23

stood steadfastly by his side, providing

11:26

unwavering support as they navigated the challenges

11:28

and adventures of their shared journey. The

11:32

family expanded further with the arrival of

11:34

their son, Brian Daniel, in 1990. Growing

11:38

up in a nurturing environment, Lindsay and

11:40

Brian were immersed in a household filled

11:42

with love and multicultural experiences. Stephen

11:46

and Wendy prioritised instilling in their

11:48

children a profound appreciation for global

11:51

community, as well as a

11:53

deep respect for the richness of human diversity

11:55

in all its forms. Their

11:58

upbringing was guided by values of empathy,

12:00

understanding and a celebration

12:02

of humanity's variety. Steven

12:06

soon earned himself a promotion to Associate

12:08

Director of the Peace Corps in Senegal,

12:11

and he led numerous projects. These

12:14

addressed important topics such as

12:17

reforestation, water supply, community development

12:19

and intercultural language training. He

12:23

eventually left the Peace Corps and

12:25

attended Syracuse University, where

12:27

he obtained a master's degree in public

12:30

administration. While he

12:32

was pursuing his endeavors, Wendy stayed at home

12:34

raising the children. Wendy

12:36

played a pivotal role in Steven's

12:39

career, offering invaluable support that contributed

12:41

significantly to his success. Often

12:44

joining him on his field trip,

12:46

she meticulously organised local logistics, provided

12:49

translation services, and edited

12:51

reports in both French and English. In

12:55

2003, she achieved a personal milestone by completing

12:57

the degree she had put on hold to

12:59

focus on raising their children. She

13:03

earned a Bachelor of Science in

13:05

Business Administration and subsequently pursued a

13:07

career as an admissions counsellor at

13:09

Suffolk University. The

13:12

Reed family later relocated to Burlington

13:14

in Vermont before embarking on a

13:16

new chapter in Haiti in 2009. Steven

13:21

was engaged in a project with the United

13:23

States Agency for International Development,

13:26

and they were in Port-au-Prince when the devastating

13:28

earthquake struck in 2010. Despite

13:32

the risks, they chose to remain in

13:34

the country, opting to lend their assistance

13:36

rather than evacuate like many other foreigners.

13:41

Then in 2019, after a

13:44

lifetime of shared adventures and selfless

13:46

service, Steven and Wendy returned

13:48

to Concord to embark on the

13:50

next chapter of their lives, retirement.

13:54

Those who loved the couple described them both as

13:57

caring and supportive of one another. They

14:00

had dedicated their lives to each other, and

14:02

they had an immense love for one another. Barbara

14:06

Reed, the wife of Stephen's brother,

14:09

Peter, recollected. In

14:11

2019, when Stephen Wendy decided to retire

14:13

in the Concord area, Peter

14:15

could not have been happier knowing his

14:18

brother would be around so they could

14:20

enjoy their retirement years together. It

14:23

was the simple things Peter looked forward to

14:25

doing with Steve, and now misses

14:27

the most. Doubles

14:29

tennis matches, watching Notre

14:32

Dame in Patriot football games, Friday

14:34

night dinner at Sessional Gardens or

14:36

Hamanos, walks in the woods, and

14:39

conversations about world affairs. It

14:43

was during the brief three years of their

14:45

retirement that I became closer to Wendy. She

14:48

became my confidant, my

14:50

trusted advisor, and one of

14:52

my best friends. In

14:54

his retirement, Stephen found himself enjoying an

14:56

old hobby of his that he hadn't

14:59

played for some decades. Tennis.

15:02

He made a handful of new friends, including

15:05

Jim Cassidy. Jim

15:07

had already met Stephen's brothers, and

15:10

the group all enjoyed playing tennis together. Not

15:12

only were the Reed's talented tennis

15:14

players, they were simply

15:17

the nicest, warmest, close-knit

15:20

clan that you could meet

15:23

in a lifetime. Hardworking

15:26

and smart, they

15:28

all put themselves through college, married,

15:32

raised solid children, and

15:35

honored their proud parents.

15:39

They took care of their folks. But

15:42

then when the pandemic hit, the

15:45

couple discovered a new love. Hiking. Any

15:50

day that the weather was pleasant and concord, Stephen and Wendy

15:53

put on their hiking boots and headed out in the vast

15:55

trail system of the city. On

16:08

Easter Sunday in the spring of 2022, Stephen and

16:11

Wendy Reed spent the day with friends. They

16:16

had recently been relishing the newfound freedom

16:18

bestowed upon them by retirement. With

16:22

unburdened schedules, Anna's asked for adventure.

16:25

They embraced each moment as it unfolded. The

16:29

next afternoon they left their Alton Woods apartment

16:31

complex to go for a hike. It

16:34

was about 2.22pm. Two

16:37

days later, Stephen was scheduled to play tennis

16:39

with his brother Peter, but he failed

16:42

to appear. Peter

16:44

called him up but the phone just rang and rang, and

16:47

the same for Wendy's phone. Peter

16:50

was concerned. Stephen's

16:52

punctuality was a hallmark of his character,

16:55

making his failure to appear all the

16:57

more alarming. Their

17:00

sister, Susan said. He wouldn't

17:02

have left people hanging without letting them know he wasn't

17:04

going to show up. Peter

17:07

contacted Susan and she drove over

17:09

to Stephen and Wendy's apartment. As

17:13

she pulled up outside she could see that their

17:15

cars were in their usual spots in the parking

17:17

lot. But

17:19

when she knocked on their front door, nobody

17:21

answered. The

17:23

apartment complex manager eventually let Susan

17:25

into the apartment. Stepping

17:28

into the familiar surroundings, she

17:31

scanned the apartment for any signs of her

17:33

brother and sister-in-law. Everything

17:36

appeared to be normal. The bed

17:38

was neatly made, a window was

17:40

left slightly ajar, but an

17:43

inexplicable tension hung in the air. Both

17:46

Stephen and Wendy's cell phones lay

17:48

abandoned on the kitchen counter, while

17:50

Stephen's wallet rested on another nearby

17:52

surface. It

17:54

seemed as though the couple had stepped

17:56

out of the apartment momentarily, intending to

17:59

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18:01

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18:04

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18:06

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18:38

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19:08

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19:11

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Matthew Scheidel and Kristy Ann

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21:31

They meticulously searched the apartment, finding

21:33

everything in its place with no

21:35

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21:39

also discovered that there was no sign of

21:41

forced entry into the apartment. It

21:44

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21:46

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21:50

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21:52

Officers promptly called for backup to assist

21:54

in canvassing the Oldton Woods apartment complex

21:56

in search of any clues. detectives

22:00

were made aware that Stephen and Wendy had gone

22:02

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22:06

it was clear they hadn't returned from

22:08

this hike, detectives considered the possibility that

22:10

Stephen and Wendy had an accident while

22:12

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22:14

wasn't uncommon for people to fall and

22:16

injure themselves. So

22:19

detectives began their search for Stephen and

22:21

Wendy in the many trails that surrounded

22:23

their apartment. Detective

22:26

James Parr recollected. We

22:28

just started off, we really had no start point,

22:30

we were just looking for a missing subject at

22:33

that time. So we just kind

22:35

of started off just quick, like I

22:37

said, took an overview of the map

22:39

and just find areas of probability that

22:42

a missing person could be. Detectives also

22:44

appealed to the public and

22:46

asked if anybody had seen Stephen or Wendy

22:48

or had heard for them to get in

22:50

contact right away. In

22:53

a statement they said, they are

22:56

avid outdoors people and are known to take

22:58

frequent walks along the trails near their Concord

23:00

residence. Their absence and

23:02

lack of contact with family and

23:04

friends are uncharacteristic and their

23:06

disappearance is of significant concern. The

23:17

detectives embarked on foot to the broken Grun

23:19

trails. Their senses heightened

23:22

as they meticulously scanned their surroundings.

23:25

With trained eyes they scrutinised the ground

23:28

for any telltale signs of disturbance or

23:30

footprints that might offer clues to

23:32

Wendy and Stephen's fate.

23:35

The leaves and branches crunched underneath their feet

23:38

as they called out for Stephen and Wendy, only

23:41

to be met by silence other

23:43

than the natural hum of nature.

23:45

The detectives searched for several hours,

23:48

but there was no sign of Stephen and Wendy

23:50

by the time Nightfall had descended on the area.

23:54

They called it a night just before midnight, as

23:56

the search was much too difficult in the pitch black.

24:00

By the next morning, detectives were back out

24:02

of broken ground trails searching once more for

24:04

the missing couple. That

24:06

morning they had the assistance of members

24:09

of the Central New Hampshire Special Operations

24:11

Unit and K9 sniffer dogs. While

24:14

this was ongoing, the investigation at the

24:16

couple's apartment continued. While

24:19

two cell phones had been found in the apartment

24:21

which were believed to have belonged to Stephen and

24:23

Wendy, it was discovered that

24:25

this wasn't the case. Wendy's

24:28

cell phone was there, but the other

24:30

one wasn't Stephen's. It

24:32

was simply a spare cell phone. Detectives

24:35

surmised that Stephen may have taken his cell phone

24:37

with him when the couple went on their hike.

24:41

They submitted an urgent request to Google

24:44

for location information related to Stephen's

24:46

Google account, which collects location

24:48

data from cell phone users. At

24:51

about 5.10pm that evening, Google responded

24:53

to the request. Stephen's

24:56

cell phone data showed the couple had left

24:58

their apartment at around 2.42pm and

25:01

headed towards the nearby Marsh Loop Trail, which

25:04

is part of the broken ground trails. The

25:07

last GPS coordinates from Stephen's

25:10

cell phone were at 3.47pm

25:12

with an 11-meter accuracy measurement.

25:16

The GPS showed that Stephen's phone was

25:18

in a wooded area off the Marsh

25:20

Loop Trail. After

25:22

analysing the gathered data, the detectives honed

25:24

their search for the missing couple on

25:26

the Marsh Loop Trail. As

25:30

they combed through the dense foliage, a keen-nosed

25:32

sniffer dog picked up a scent, leading

25:35

them to a pile of leaves and sticks

25:37

nestled among the trees. Drawing

25:40

closer, the detectives carefully cleared

25:42

away the natural camouflage, revealing

25:45

a human head. The

25:48

stark contrast of the dark-skinned tone

25:50

and black hair against the earthly

25:52

surroundings immediately identified the

25:54

victim as Wendy. As

25:58

detectives secured the perimeter, In

36:08

releasing the composite sketch of Arthur Kelly,

36:11

detectives also announced that the reward fund

36:13

had been increased to $33,000. The

36:16

massive spike in money had come from an

36:18

anonymous donor, but he promised the money

36:21

only if somebody came forward in the next

36:23

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36:25

early June, detectives released another image to the

36:28

public. This

36:30

time it was of a vehicle that had been spotted

36:32

at the scene on the day of the murders. It

36:35

was a green, late model

36:38

Toyota RAV4, and it was parked

36:40

near the walking trails. Detectives

36:42

asked for the public's help in identifying

36:44

either the driver or the owner of

36:47

the SUV. The

36:49

images had come from dashboard and personal

36:51

cameras that detectives had received from citizens

36:54

and also the operator of a local skill

36:57

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hadn't been able to track down anybody

37:01

associated with the vehicle, and

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the owner or driver hadn't come forward.

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42:00

the man. But

42:02

as the investigation continued, detectives

42:05

were contacted by a local woman

42:07

named Nan Not. She

42:10

said that she had been walking her dogs on the trail

42:12

on the 18th of April when the reeds

42:14

passed her. I was, we were probably just

42:16

a few minutes in, maybe as much as

42:18

five minutes in, and I

42:20

heard folk, a couple, or

42:22

at least what I thought was a couple because they

42:25

were talking to one another, coming up behind me. And

42:28

the trail is fairly narrow, partly

42:31

because of the bushes, and just it is

42:33

narrow. And I thought I

42:35

would be polite to step

42:37

off so that, because we, we, meaning

42:40

myself and the dogs, are pretty slow.

42:42

The dogs sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff,

42:44

sniff, everything. So I did

42:46

step off with the dogs, and these

42:48

folks went past me. They

42:50

appeared to be calm and relaxed, jotting as

42:53

they headed towards the wooded section of the

42:55

Marsh Loop Trail a short distance ahead of

42:57

her. Nan said that

42:59

she entered the wooded section soon after the couple.

43:02

I went on up the hill, and to

43:04

the, there's a marker that says Marsh Loops, right

43:07

at the woods. We went into the woods, and

43:10

within a fairly short time, three

43:12

to five minutes, or possibly a little more,

43:14

but that's an estimate also, suddenly

43:17

heard shots, very

43:19

loud. All of us

43:21

jumped, dogs and me. I

43:24

am not much of a gun person, but

43:27

my impression was that this was a

43:30

gun, not a rifle, because they were

43:33

high, higher pitched than I think of a

43:35

rifle as being. Nan

43:37

said that she paused for a moment, unsure

43:40

if she should continue or turn back. But

43:43

she eventually decided to continue,

43:46

walking along the track with her dogs. And

43:49

we saw a young man standing,

43:52

looking to the right of

43:54

the trail, into the woods. This

43:57

was consistent with the area where Stephen and Wendy

43:59

were ultimately. winter

50:00

months and brought a lot of small

50:02

propane tanks. He

50:05

described him as a white man, early

50:07

30s, who always wore a black baseball

50:09

cap and a black backpack. Walmart

50:12

was able to show surveillance footage of the

50:14

man, and it was clearly

50:16

the same man detectives had seen on the

50:18

earlier surveillance. And

50:21

it was clearly the man who identified himself

50:23

as Arthur Kelly. Intriguingly,

50:25

less than 24 hours after Stephen

50:27

and Wendy were killed, the

50:30

man purchased a new three-person tent,

50:32

a sleeping bag, and a bottle of 91% rubbing

50:35

alcohol. Detectives

50:38

theorised he needed these items since he

50:40

had burned his other campsite and tent

50:42

after the murders. Furthermore,

50:45

the rubbing alcohol could have been used

50:47

to clean blood or bodily fluids from

50:49

certain surfaces or used in

50:51

his accelerant. While

50:53

the man was making the purchase, he

50:56

didn't have the regular bandana covering his

50:58

face. After

51:01

he paid, he turned towards the camera.

51:04

When detectives glanced at his face,

51:07

they knew that it was Arthur Kelly for

51:09

sure. Detectives

51:17

returned to Walmart and discovered 12

51:19

separate transactions by Arthur, where

51:21

he had paid with five different debit cards.

51:25

However, they hit a wall when they learned that

51:27

these were all prepaid debit cards. These

51:30

can be purchased without any

51:32

identification and are not linked to a specific

51:34

person. The detectives

51:36

still searched the debit card numbers and

51:39

found that three of the cards belonged to Meda

51:41

Bank, located in Sioux Falls,

51:44

South Dakota, and the other two belonged

51:46

to Sutton Bank, located in

51:48

Attica, Ohio. Detectives

51:51

reached out to the banks to learn more

51:53

information. They were

51:55

able to share with the detectives the

51:57

full credit card numbers, the activation date,

51:59

full balance on each card. When

52:03

detectives looked through the transaction history, they

52:05

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52:08

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52:11

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52:13

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52:16

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Then on the 10th of August 2020,

56:12

Clegg was arrested in Salt Lake for

56:15

shoplifting from a local Walmart. When

56:18

he was searched he was found to be carrying a .45 calibre

56:20

handgun. He told

56:23

the responding officers that he wished he had a

56:25

chance to pull the gun out and fight them

56:27

one on one. He said

56:29

that he would rather die than fucking go

56:31

to prison. The

57:19

handgun was entered into evidence, and

57:21

it was discovered that it had been stolen

57:23

from Al's Sporting Goods in the town of

57:25

Logan around two weeks earlier. Nineteen

57:28

days after this incident, Clegg was arrested

57:31

again in Logan by officers responding to

57:33

a burglary in progress. He

57:36

fled from the officers, but once he was caught,

57:38

he was found to be carrying a loaded handgun.

57:42

Once more this was discovered to have been stolen

57:44

from Al's Sporting Goods. Clegg

57:47

served 72 days in County Jail before he was

57:50

released on the 9th of November 2020. But

57:54

on that date he was sentenced to 36 months

57:57

of probation for charges of failed

57:59

to stop command of law

58:01

enforcement, theft by receiving

58:03

stolen property, burglary and theft.

58:06

As part of his probation sentence, he

58:09

was ordered to obey all state, federal

58:11

and municipal laws, not to

58:13

possess any firearms and not to abscond. He

58:17

had been ordered to meet with his parole officer

58:19

on a weekly basis, but in July

58:21

of 2021, he failed to appear at his

58:23

scheduled meeting.

58:27

An arrest warrant was issued, and

58:29

US Homeland Security investigation discovered that

58:31

he had fled to Lisbon in

58:33

Portugal. He eventually

58:35

returned to the country on 7 November After

58:41

Logan Clegg was identified as the lead

58:44

suspect, detectives tried to track him down.

58:47

They had a name and a mug shot

58:49

so they conducted a canvas of several fast

58:51

food restaurants in Concord. They

58:54

soon learned that Clegg had worked at the McDonald's

58:56

on Lude on Road. According

58:59

to his co-workers, he was a

59:01

loner who became furious if anybody ever

59:03

went near his belongings. He

59:06

reportedly muttered to himself and would randomly

59:09

start to scream. If

59:11

ever he were angry, he would slam

59:13

his hand on the surface. Some

59:16

said he gave off serial killer or

59:19

school shooter vibes. The

59:21

manager at McDonald's provided detectives with

59:23

Clegg's email address, and Google provided

59:26

them with more information. When

59:29

the email address was first set up, it

59:31

was under the name Arthur Kelly, but it's

59:33

since been changed to Logan Clegg. While

59:37

detectives continued trying to track him down,

59:39

they received a phone call from Detective

59:41

Matt Pierce at the Logan City Police

59:43

Department. He

59:46

had been assisting with the investigation, and

59:48

had just learned that a flight had been

59:50

booked under the name of Logan Clegg. It

59:53

was out of the JFK airport on the

59:56

14th of October, heading to Berlin. More

59:59

importantly, It was a one-way ticket. The

1:00:02

detectives learned that Clegg had listed his

1:00:05

address on the ticket as being in

1:00:07

South Burlington, Vermont, and he provided

1:00:09

a phone number. When

1:00:12

detectives traced this number, they

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found that it was in the vicinity of Centennial

1:00:16

Woods Natural Area, a 3.8-mile hiking loop. Detectives

1:00:20

made their way to the area on

1:00:22

the 12th of October, and by chance

1:00:25

they spotted Logan Clegg entering the

1:00:27

South Burlington Community Library on Market

1:00:29

Street. Detectives

1:00:32

set up a perimeter with four officers outside,

1:00:35

while four more entered to keep an eye

1:00:37

on Clegg. They

1:00:39

watched him for several hours as he sat at

1:00:42

a computer with his headphones on, oblivious

1:00:44

to those around him. Eventually,

1:00:47

the four plan clothed, but armed,

1:00:49

detectives approached him and arrested him

1:00:51

without incident. After

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four long and tedious months, the

1:01:08

lead suspect was finally in custody.

1:01:19

Logan Clegg was transported to South

1:01:21

Burlington PD headquarters, where he was

1:01:23

interviewed by detectives. They

1:01:26

told him that they were investigating a double

1:01:28

murder in Concord. Clegg

1:01:31

said to detectives he didn't believe he was in Concord

1:01:33

at the time of the murders, and

1:01:35

that he had possibly left in February or March,

1:01:38

when there was still snow on the ground. According

1:01:41

to Clegg, he didn't sleep at the Broken Ground

1:01:44

Trails, and he didn't use a tent.

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They claimed that he used tarps to create a shelter. When

1:01:51

asked about the purchases of Walmart, including

1:01:53

the propane tanks, Clegg denied that

1:01:55

it was him. However,

1:01:58

the detective said he could clearly be seen. Steve

1:14:00

and Wendy, on the other hand, have had

1:14:02

a son, a daughter, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law,

1:14:06

siblings, sibling

1:14:08

spouses, nieces, nephews,

1:14:10

cousins, co-workers, classmates,

1:14:13

and friends attend and represent

1:14:15

them. Where

1:14:17

your representatives are legally required to

1:14:19

represent you under the Constitution, Steve

1:14:22

and Wendy's representatives are here out of

1:14:24

love. My

1:14:27

message to you, Mr. Clegg, is this. You

1:14:30

have done nothing to contribute to society and you

1:14:32

never will. I pity

1:14:34

how weak you are, how empty you must

1:14:36

be, and how you have wasted

1:14:38

a perfectly healthy life. My

1:14:41

family is strong and we're smart and

1:14:44

we have what you don't have, which

1:14:46

is meaning, purpose, each other,

1:14:49

and love. Thank you, Your Honor. Clegg

1:14:52

then asked whether he had a statement. Those

1:14:56

detectives did everything in

1:14:58

their power in the last year to cheat me out

1:15:00

of getting a proper trial. That fact

1:15:03

should be obvious to anyone, biased against

1:15:05

me or not. When

1:15:07

you have to throw sand into your opponent's eyes

1:15:09

in order to win, that's a sure sign that

1:15:11

you're not the one who deserves to win. If

1:15:14

the Supreme Court agrees with me, then I may

1:15:17

very well get a new trial. So

1:15:19

no one need hold out hopes that I have

1:15:22

any imminent suicide on my account. No

1:15:24

man with any pride or dignity gives up

1:15:26

just because he loses a single battle, especially

1:15:29

when he knows he's in the right. If

1:15:31

it does come to a second battle, I can

1:15:33

promise with confidence that my innocence

1:15:35

will be made clear and that

1:15:38

I will win. I'd also like to

1:15:40

add that while I may have

1:15:42

been convicted, it was certainly through no fault of

1:15:44

my attorneys. Few attorneys, if any,

1:15:46

in this country have ever worked harder or

1:15:48

made more sacrifices for a defendant than Carrie

1:15:51

and Maya had for me in the last

1:15:53

year. Regardless of how anyone

1:15:55

feels about me or this case,

1:15:58

they should recognize that they should be lucky. and

1:16:01

this court should consider themselves lucky to have either

1:16:03

of them as a defender in this state. Superior

1:16:06

Court Judge John Kissinger Jr. began

1:16:09

his statement by first of all saying

1:16:11

that there was no basis to Clegg's

1:16:13

claims of police misconduct. He

1:16:16

then continued. What

1:16:18

makes this case so hard to comprehend

1:16:20

and some of the victim statements referenced

1:16:22

that earlier today is

1:16:25

the question that may never be answered. Why?

1:16:32

I don't have an answer for any of you today and as

1:16:36

I said we may never have an answer to

1:16:38

that question. But

1:16:40

as I think about the appropriate sentences

1:16:43

in this case for Mr. Clegg there

1:16:45

are some things that are clear. On

1:16:48

the afternoon of April 18th 2022 Stephen

1:16:51

Wendy Reed left their home and went for a

1:16:54

walk. They went

1:16:56

on a trail in the woods, a

1:16:58

place many people from Concord go to,

1:17:01

to mountain bike, walk,

1:17:04

their dogs, to hike

1:17:06

in a place of peace. Shortly

1:17:09

after they entered the woods they

1:17:11

encountered the defendant. By

1:17:14

all accounts a total stranger to them before

1:17:16

that day. For

1:17:18

some incomprehensible reason he

1:17:20

pulled out his 9 millimeter

1:17:22

semi-hand automatic handgun and

1:17:26

shot them multiple times killing them.

1:17:30

There is no question he had a 9 millimeter

1:17:32

handgun. The

1:17:35

evidence came in about his purchase of that gun

1:17:37

and he was found with that gun when he was

1:17:39

arrested in Vermont. As

1:17:42

I think about this case though I

1:17:45

thought a lot about what

1:17:48

Stephen and Wendy must have felt when

1:17:50

the defendant pulled out that gun and started firing

1:17:52

on them. No

1:17:55

reason, no justification, the

1:17:58

senseless horrific murder of two innocent

1:18:00

people. He then

1:18:02

handed Logan Clag two sentences of 50 years

1:18:04

to life in prison for the double murder.

1:18:07

I truly

1:18:09

hope he engages rehabilitation but

1:18:12

there's no chance if this

1:18:14

sentence holds that he will spend a day

1:18:16

outside of the prison. Well

1:18:45

besties that is it for this episode

1:18:48

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