On April 12, 1979, sanitation workers on Route 137 in Winslow, Maine, reported a fire at a residence. After firefighters extinguished flames that burned with quick, intense heat, they found the home’s resident, Thomas Huntley, dead in the living room, the area where the fire was concentrated. The Fire Marshal’s Office first investigated the blaze as a fatal fire.

By July 2, 1979, the Maine State Police had joined the inquiry after evidence led investigators to conclude the fire was intentionally set; Huntley’s death was reclassified as a homicide. No arrests have ever been announced and no public suspects have been named. The case remains open and unsolved; authorities have periodically asked the public for help and hope new leads may surface.

Did anyone in Winslow at the time notice unusual activity around Route 137 that spring?