The Bucksport 4: A Pattern of Death in a Small Maine Town

Bucksport, Maine is the kind of place where people wave in the grocery store, where the river moves slow, and where tragedy is supposed to be rare. But over four years, four people died or vanished under circumstances their families say never made sense — all connected to one man: David Appleby. Four deaths. One disappearance. One man whose name keeps resurfacing. Between 2013 and 2017, a quiet mill town on the Penobscot River became the center of a series of tragedies that still defy explanation.

The families call them The Bucksport Four — and for more than a decade, they’ve fought for answers that never came. With David Appleby’s death in 2026, closure may never arrive. But their stories still matter. Their voices still deserve to be heard.

If you have any information that could help solve this case the families have set up a website: https://www.justiceforthebucksport4.com/

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