On September 29, 2004, 60-year-old Janet Bacon was fatally shot with a 12-gauge shotgun as she entered the home of Jerome Reynolds Jr. in Brooks, Maine. Bacon, wearing a nightgown and slippers and reportedly unarmed, had forced her way into the residence while looking for Jerome Reynolds Sr., with whom she had a relationship. A single shot to the face caused her instant death.

Jerome Reynolds Jr. admitted he shot Bacon as she crossed his threshold, saying he feared for his father’s safety. He was arrested and tried on a murder charge; a jury returned a not guilty verdict in 2005. Bacon’s son later brought a wrongful death suit on behalf of her estate. In the civil case the judge found that although Bacon may have been the initial aggressor by entering the home wrongfully, Reynolds Jr.’s use of deadly force was an extreme overreaction and held him liable for wrongful death, finding implied malice and awarding damages.

Did anyone in Brooks at the time see Janet Bacon that day or notice something unusual at Jerome Reynolds Jr.’s home?