Answered from A Private Matter, Episode 3 · Bear Brook · 2026-10-28
Joe Murphy suspects Patty and the neighbors who bought the farm conspired to get rid of Jay Hickey so they could split up and sell the land, involving tax valuations and water runoff. Jason Moon finds it unconvincing: Jay had already signed the sale while alive, Patty still lives there under the life estate, and the deal did not need Jay gone. Epsom police wrote that Murphy offered no supporting evidence.
“Dramatic, sensational, and ultimately, I think, unconvincing.” Jason Moon · at 35:45 — open in the transcript →
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