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    Friday, April 26, 2024

    Episode 2: Police search area, respond to tips, but no arrests

    Groton Town Police stop motorists on Thomas Road March 17, 1995 seeking tips regarding the murder of William Spicer, who's body was found the day before at the Sparkle Lake Christmas Tree Farm. (File Photo)

    William Spicer Jr. was stabbed to death on March 15, 1995, on his Christmas tree farm in Groton. He was found dead inside his tan Ford Taurus on a dirt road at the 27-acre Sparkle Lake Christmas Tree Farm. He had been stabbed multiple times in the neck and abdomen.

    In the days after his murder, a helicopter flew overhead and police dogs ran through the trees. Police looked in storm drains and trash bins nearby for a murder weapon and stopped motorists on Thomas Road seeking tips. Five days after the murder, divers searched an irrigation pond near the 13th hole of the Trumbull Golf Course.

    You can listen to the first two episodes at www.caseunsolvedpodcast.com or on any podcast app. Four episodes on the murder of Desiree Michaud, in 1984 in Groton, also are available for listening. To be part of the conversation, join the Case Unsolved Facebook page or email us at caseunsolved@theday.com.

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