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Mind of a Killer: Thayne Ormsby, Part Two

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He knew one thing was for sure: this killer was never going to get caught…

He knew that because he was he was the killer.

 An assassin who was stealthy, and quick on his feet. A killer who covered his tracks. A vigilante who was combating evil in the world. Sure, two innocent people may have gotten caught in the mix, but that was the price to be paid for completing such an important mission.

 His next mission was to make the police believe the killer was still out there, to provide them with everything he might know to help them catch the guy... so that he could go home, take the edge off with a beer, and put this misunderstanding behind him. 

Two weeks prior to this moment, three people were brutally stabbed in the tiny town of Amity, Maine: a father, Jeff Ryan, his best friend, Jason Dehahn, and his 10-year-old son, Jesse Ryan. What kind of a monster would do such a thing? Who could murder a child?

Detective Dale Keegan knew he was looking into the eyes of a killer, but he didn’t want to believe it. This scrawny, shaggy haired kid sitting in front of him. How could such a seemingly normal looking young man be capable of such a violent and heinous crime? But his gut told him he was hiding something. 

 The question was.... how to get it out of him. His confidence was laced with the superficial charm of somebody twice his age. But his blindspot was that because of this, he didn’t seem to think the detectives were onto him. 

 “What type of person you think would do this?” Keegan asked Thayne.

“I haven’t given it much thought... but, I mean... cold. Greedy. Heartless. Somebody with no love for life. With no love for things that grow.” He responded. 

 Keegan knew Thayne would slip up. And they would be ready for it.

Using police interviews and original affidavits, Murder, She Told dives into the mind and psychology of a killer to try and find answers the biggest questions lingering on everyone’s mind.  

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Jason Dehahn

Jeff Ryan

Jesse Ryan


Sources For This Episode

Bangor Daily News Written by Jen Lynds

Triple Homicide Stuns Amity, June 25th, 2010

Friends Recall Slain Student, June 29th, 2010

Suspect in Amity Slayings Arrested in NH, July 3rd, 2010

Victims Family Seeks Answers, July 5th 2010

Nice Kid Or Walking Monster?, July 7th, 2010

Alleged Ormsby Helper Released on Bail, Sept 14th, 2010

Aunt Feels Loss of Boy Every Second, November 15th 2010

Amity Slaying Attorneys Seek to Suppress Evidence, April 26th, 2011

Attorneys Seek to Surpress Comments... July 1st, 2011

Orient Man Tied to Ormsby Slaying Arrested, August 5th 2011

Man Pleads Guilty in Case Related to Amity Slayings, October 13th

Bangor Daily News - Nick Sambides Jr.

Police Sift Evidence in Amity Slayings, June 26th, 2010

Finding Truck Moves Slaying Probe Forward, June 28th, 2010

The Press Herald

Interview Seen at Murder Trial

Suspects Friend: Drug Debt Played Role in Killing

Additional Sources

Affidavit for Arrest

State of Maine VS Thayne Ormsby

Investigation Discovery’s Signs of a Psychopath

Investigation Discovery’s Unraveled

Sword and Scale Podcast

Ormsby Out of Touch With Reality

2010 Police Interview

Media and Credits

Photo of Thayne in court by Gabor Degree of the Bangor Daily News

Interrogation photo from Investigation Discovery.

Photos of the victims from Investigation Discovery

Research, writing, audio, and editing by Kristen Seavey

Murder, She Told was created by Kristen Seavey

This episode was also co-produced by AKA Studio Productions

Research and writing support by Byron Willis