Pearle Cogswell, 66, of Milo, Maine, died on August 9, 2002, after being shot with a handgun inside the couple’s home. State police records and contemporaneous reports identify her husband, 75-year-old Eugene Cogswell, as the person who shot her and then turned the gun on himself; the incident was classified as a domestic murder-suicide. Earlier that day Pearle had contacted police to report domestic assault, saying Eugene had thrown a glass of wine in her face and a dispute that began over a blueberry pie had escalated. Because Eugene died at the scene, there were no arrests and investigators listed him as the sole suspect. Public memorial rolls and crime archives record the date, place, weapon, and domestic circumstance, and no other suspects have been identified.

If anyone knew Pearle or has information about what happened in Milo on August 9, 2002, please come forward.