A Voice for Marlene
by Jane Beecher
Marlene McGuire was only 15 years old when she was killed in Clinton, Maine. She left a typical runaway note when she left home with her dog, a case, and her 22 caliber rifle on an August day. Three weeks later she was found in woods that had been previously searched. There were no bullet holes in her body; however, the townspeople assumed she shot herself. The autopsy report stated differently.