Dark Downeast

The Disappearance of Brenda LaCombe (Massachusetts)

MASSACHUSETTS, 1982: For over 40 years, the family of 19-year old Brenda LaCombe has wondered what happened to the single mother of a little baby boy after she walked out of her grandmother’s apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts after midnight on May 16, 1982.Lacey Kearns has taken the lead in the fight for answers in her aunt Brenda’s case. Though she never got to meet Brenda, Lacey wants to help her family finally learn the truth after all these years.If you have information regarding the unsolved 1982 homicide of Brenda LaCombe, please call the Worcester County District Attorney’s Anonymous Tip Line at (508) 453-7589.Donate to <a href="http://www.gofundme.com/avoiceforbrenda" target="_blank">A Voice for Brenda via GoFundMe</a>Shop <a href="http://www.sarahmadeiraday.com" target="_blank">Sarah Madeira Day with code: DOWNEAST</a> for 20% off your order of unstretched and paper prints  View source material and photos for this episode at <a href="https://darkdowneast.com/brendalacombe/">darkdowneast.com/brendalacombe</a> Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.Follow @darkdowneast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/darkdowneast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/darkdowneast">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@darkdowneast">TikTok</a>To suggest a case visit <a href="http://darkdowneast.com/submit-case">darkdowneast.com/submit-case</a>

Dark Downeast: Maine and New England's True Crime Podcast digs into the decades-old and modern day cases that prickle the history of Vacationland and beyond – the unsolved homicides, undetermined deaths, unexplained disappearances and other dark stories of New England.

Investigative journalist and storyteller Kylie Low gets straight to the story with a mix of narrated episodes and documentary style production featuring interviews with surviving family and friends and insight on the investigations from detectives and sources who know these cases best.

This is heart-centered, ethical true crime, bringing light to stories you’re not hearing on other podcasts. It is Dark Downeast's mission to honor the legacy of the humans at the heart of each story and bring new attention to the cases still awaiting justice.