How much did Jay Hickey's 119-acre Christmas tree farm sell for, and to whom?

Public documents show Jay Hickey and Patty sold the 119-acre farm and its three-bed, one-bath house in September 2022 to a neighbor's adult children for $268,700, with a life estate letting the couple live there until death. Patty told police the buyers also paid off the mortgage and made monthly payments, putting the total nearer $450,000. Jay's daughter Emily Hickey said he had planned to leave the farm to his children.

• The sale came about seven months before the last credible sighting of Jay.
• Patty says Jay chose to sell because family estrangement could have set his children fighting over it.
• Jason Moon did not name the neighbors, who declined to talk, citing no sign of wrongdoing by them.

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Bear Brook (2026-10-28). Read the whole episode summary →

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