A truly infuriating case, thanks so much BC for sharing the story of Mattie

The most disturbing part of this case to me is that her dad carried her home, and her mom tried to revive her, and they only noticed the garrote when it was too late. 😢 . I think this was a crime of opportunity committed by a man, and it certainly was sexually motivated. Such a shame they heard her screams too late. Ugh it’s so awful

2 miles in 20 minutes? She wouldn't have been walking. She'd have been running flat out. She didn't do it but it sure sounds like the locals were determined to see her punished. Glad it didn't work.

Sad case. Her poor dad trying to save his beautiful daughter...

Poor Mattie ☹️ I don't think the wife did it though, as soon as I heard "8months pregnant" and having to have physically overcome Mattie in a struggle, I would be very sceptical of her being able to do that. This was a very intriguing video, and you narrated it so smoothly (as always!). Thank you for the foraging and delving into history and fact (and mystery) to bring us such history, as sad as the tragedies are. Your videos are often my bedtime listing 🙂✨️

This one really got to me. My great-Aunt died at age 18*(1917) from her appendix erupting. Then the vagrant who just got out of prison, why didn't they check to see if someone else was let out at the same time? The statement, " Dirty nasty thing", to me implies someone doing or showing her something disgusting. Especially for that time period. Was an autopsy void? Would they mot want it known if Matty was abused? Also, my great-grandmothers name, was Mattie. ❤

My best friend of 20 years just passed away. He was from Aroostook County and took me there several years ago. He never mentioned the case, and my first reaction on watching the video was to call him, only to realize he was gone. His name was Sawyer, and of course, was from an old logging family. They have a museum in Ashland, featuring a log bearing the Royal Arrow, marking that tree as reserved for use as a mast on a Royal Navy ship. To harvest the tree for any other purpose carried the death penalty. Having been in that part of Maine, it is easy to see how someone could flee from a crime scene in the vast timber lands that surround each town.

There was no clear evidence against her so a not guilty verdict was the right outcome regarding the circumstances

I always feel for the loved ones left. It crosses my mind how they would never have gotten over it and I feel better thinking they are gone now, too, and can’t feel that heartache anymore. 💛 Thank you for doing these stories.

My deepest condolences to the family, friends and loved ones of, Mattie Hackett. May her soul rest in eternal peace.🌹

Poor girl, not being able to get any justice for her murder. I do wonder if this man who asked for a room was involved asking for a room as a ruse having her alone inside the house while they were out in the barn.

It sounds like the case against Mrs. Raymond came down to rumor, speculation, and gossip. The actual facts - the timeline, the footprints, the fact that she was heavily pregnant - do not support her guilt. The only "suspicious" aspects could have originated in the minds of those convinced of her guilt. I can just imagine the prosecutor thinking, "Oh, everybody knows pregnant women are crazy!" and that's all he needed. In the mean time, were the police so fixated on Mrs. Raymond that they overlooked clues to other suspects?

First of all it sickens me that pregnancy could be used as excuse for (insanity)? Second, just like the story from last week, people turn to violence for solutions. Whoever killed poor Mattie seemed just to want to kill her, out of anger or whatever. I don't know - when I got angry at my co-worker this morning I grabbed a rag and window cleaner and cleaned all of the windows in the hotel lobby. I'm sweaty & tired, but I killed nobody, and windows look wonderful for the sunrise!! 🌅. Thank you BC, hope you're doing well and all your windows are clean!!😸

The mystery surrounding how and why she was down the road whilst she was preparing food for Mr. Johnson is quite puzzling. According to everything written about her, she was a proper lady, one that wouldn't just leave the house without telling her father. Also, how ballsy does one have to be to strangle a girl so close to her home and then not get caught? They must've snapped her neck quickly with a lot of force applied to strangle her in such a short time. RIP Mattie. you You're not forgotten... 🥀

I’m so sorry for poor Mattie and her family. Such an odd situation. Her poor dad. But speculation, theories, imagination and suspicion are not enough to convict someone. Insanity due to pregnancy indeed 🙄. So sad there was no justice for Mattie.

If someone was watching the house and knocked on the door,Mattie could have answered thinking it was their “guest” coming in from the barn. Likewise if she had left to get her father and was taken on her way.

I really dislike that whoever did it was never brought to justice. This girl was just helping out in the kitchen while mom and the kids went to visit and dad to the barn. How did she get lured out and go down the road? Who wanted to talk to her and why. Who then murdered her. We will never know and that is just so sad. Mattie deserved better.

This made me almost cry, if her dad had seen the string of her neck sooner and got it off her maby the girl would be alive. Hi Briefy! Hope you are good :) Hugs from Sweden

Good morning Brief Case. I find it odd that nobody noticed the cord around her neck, not while loosening her clothes and rubbing her hands and feet, etc. This one was a true mystery indeed, and the murderer could have been anyone. Whoever it was got away with murder. Thank you B. C. for the story, and as always, have a wonderful week.

Hi BC, another interesting case thanks. I have heard some weak cases brought to court but this one takes the biscuit, it should never have made it to court, insufficient evidence doesn't begin to describe it.

Another brilliant narration BC. I’m surprised appendicitis operations were so common then and that the first one was performed in the 1790s. It seems the 18th century saw a few medical advancements. George Washington inoculated his troops against smallpox.

Wow, you really had me on the edge of my seat with this one! I was afraid they'd convict her. It feels to me like one of those cases where they think up a good story and then try to prove it, without considering all possibilities. Heaps of reasonable doubt and nothing in the way of evidence. Thanks, brief case!

A coonfounding case, many suspects, no hard evidence, a poor dead girl and her bereaved family. As Brief Case says, a mystery destined to endure throughout the ages. Great story telling, gripping tale. Thank you.

Interesting that they honestly believe that someone that pregnant could not only walk that but then be able to have the strength to apply the necessary pressure

Good morning!! It’s horrible that there is no justice for Mattie. The way people are jealous of each other, astounds me up to this day. I can’t believe the hate that a grown woman had toward a child. Plus the difference today and back then are the rumors.. when you live in a small town rumors will spread like a wild flower regardless of the rumors are true or not 9 times out of 10 people believe them.. I can’t say much of that has changed. This poor beautiful child did not deserve to die like this, either behind someone’s jealousy, or any type of situation, and I wish that there was justice for her . Once again, thank you for another outstanding storyline and have a wonderful week. Bless 🙏🏽🇬🇧 🇵🇭

Another possibility is if the vagrant went to the home to ask about sleeping in the barn. The other vagrants were standing outside, on the lookout for when they could go in and rob the home when the family was away. Perhaps they didn't know Mattie was in the home and they chased her down the road, only to kill her.

What a sad story very well told once again! I hope her father was able to find some peace in life. So sad.

The mystery is "probably destined to endure throughout the ages". Well, given the facts and evidence currently available, I think that's a reasonable assumption.

I find it hard to believe an eight month pregnant woman could murder a young woman. It doesn't make sense at all.

I look forward to these Monday morning true crime history lessons. A little disturbing though to hear my surname in connection to a brutal murder. Thank you for your indepth research.

Love to comment while listening to the weekly surprise😂. Hi from Germany!

hearing this case as someone from Maine was interesting, my mom when I was young worked at the Kennebec county jail where she met my stepdad... I found the old pictures fascinating, I also feel for the lady to have passed so young

Good morning Brief Case! Have a great day!😜

It is sad that she got no justice. Beautiful woman. Thank you for another interesting case, Briefy.

Oh my! Thank you dear Briefy for the upload! I'll make some tea and find a comfortable spot on the sofa, and I get to enjoy your great narration and interesting case you present to us. Lots of hugs and thanks!

Good morning Brief Case! 💼 Thank you for sharing interesting stories with us, whether solved or unsolved! I absolutely love the older stories. And your method of research and presenting the cases is PERFECT. Wonderful voice for telling stories, the pictures are just right for the period of time, not like other channels who may use modern pictures with an old story which for me, is mentally confusing as I watch and listen. You put so much effort into your presentations and I want you to know they're appreciated as you present them! Regarding poor Mattie, it is heartbreaking that she was murdered and her murderer was never brought to justice here, but I can assure you they have everlasting justice in the afterlife. That is the only consolation in cases like these that go unsolved. I'm not sure the heavily pregnant Mrs. could have the strength to walk 2 miles in 20 minutes and also the strength to overpower and strangle Mattie in such a way the cord would imbed in her neck. It seems more like the work of a man, and that she was saying you nasty thing because the man put his hands on her to molest her. Even touching a woman and forceably kissing her back then was considered nasty. I'm truly of the mind that Mattie was a wonderful, hard working, generous young woman who was taken advantage of when her father was distracted by the "vagrant". I suspect there was someone else around, and Mattie was assaulted and strangled by that person. It is sad that her life was so shortened. She seemed like a perfectly lovely person. Thank you so much for this presentation! I hope you have a wonderful week BC! (Resa)

Good evening Mr Brief Case. Hope all is well with you and yours!

From the outset, I suspected that this "Alfred Johnson" was up to no good, and before the screaming and noise were even described, I suspected that he'd been planted at the scene to lure the family away. His inconsistent statements don't help improve my opinion, either. Having said that, I acknowledge that Mrs. Raymond leaves a bad impression . . . as does her husband. But I also grant the lack of concrete evidence and the real problems with the pregnant wife having physically done such a thing herself. And I have to say that when there's equal amounts of vague suspicion being cast at several likely suspects (or two, in this case), there's a realistic chance that neither is guilty. So, only my suspicion of Johnson the Lure really holds firm, and I'm not sure who he was working with . . . or for. After all, there seems to be a lot that we don't know here.

Her family must have been devastated! Hearing these old cases gives me mire and more respect for modern forensics all the time! Great to see your videos every Monday! Much love!

What a sad story. Poor Mattie. The murderer will be punished come Judgment Day, if not before then. Thank you for sharing!! Blessings always! ❤️✝️

The guy who asked for hospitality was almost certainly involved imo (the timing was just too perfect for it to be all a mere coincidence)....I'd even dare to guess that what landed him in prison wasn't probably vagrancy -- but rather something else way darker.

Its evening here in South Australia, after eating dinner, on a Monday evening. I sit down to drink some ceylon tea and brief case to relax to. Awesome!!!!

In the past (and, in many countries, even today) women did heavy farm work even in the late stages of pregnancy, so it is not entirely impossible Elsie had enough strength to walk two miles and kill Mattie. That being said, her guilt was far from proven, and somebody else could have murdered the poor girl. The one thing I don't buy is that she could be lured out of the house by someone she didn't know, like a random vagrant.

Such a horribly long time with no resolution. The unsolved murders are often the most heartbreaking. Neither justice for the victim nor answers for the surviving family members. RIP Miss Mattie. As always, well narrated BC. Thank you.

I can see you really felt this mysterious crime: the 2 miles in 20 minutes walk seems conclusive for the innocence of Elsie, though...just a mystery all round.

I never heard about this case and I am from Presque Isle, Maine. Caribou is not too far from where I live. To lose your own child to something a stupid reason is so sad, not get justice is worse. Thank you for covering something from my state .

Toast and brief case. It's going to be a good day!

I don’t think Mrs Hobbs- Raymond had anything to do with Hattie’s death I think it was someone connected to Mr Johnson maybe he had some men rob the house while he distracted the father. I can imagine they waited in the road till they saw the family leave and had thought only the father was at home that Hattie was home because of her operation was a surprise 😢 poor girl she sounded really nice and her poor fiancé that must have been a shock for him too 🤦🏼‍♀️😪

When women are eight months pregnant they can barely get out of a chairs and walk properly. It was far-fetched to accuse her, it was probably someone else. edit: Sorry, I realize some women can move just fine even late in pregnancy. But I'm still unconvinced. Even if she wasn't pregnant, the timeline still doesn't work. There were large footprints where the murder took place. They had more witnesses to the confession of murder than they did of seeing Elsie (and most of those were sightings were vague and inconsistent) While it's still possible, to me her advanced pregnancy just makes it even less likely she was involved.

Good morning all from South Jersey USA

Excellent way to start the week, thank you for the upload, Sir Brief Case!

My goodness 😮 I'm very confused, I couldn't imagine a pregnant lady of doing such a horrible thing😢 God bless Brief Case and have a great week ❤

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Good morning brief case mystery. Greeting from st Lucia 🇱🇨🇱🇨❤

A longer than usual story which helped me get through this horrible Monday. Thanks BC!

I don’t believe for one hot second an 8 month, heavily pregnant woman, no matter how mad, went to eliminate someone. It’s a good thing the ex-con was literally talking to the victim’s father in the barn or he would’ve certainly been arrested for murder if he’d just been hanging around. Poor Mattie, she sounds like nice young lady from a caring, generous family.

Thankyou Brief case

I cannot imagine how a heavily pregnant woman would have walked quickly to the farm, managed to overcome and strangle a fit healthy teenage girl, and escape on foot. It makes no sense. Not does it make sense her husband could have been present and not stopped the attack. What if Mr Raymond had hired the horse earlier in the evening intending to visit Mattie and maybe persuade her to ride out with him. She saw him at the gate and went to speak to him and told him to go away and perhaps threatened to tell his wife. It was her voice her dad heard, shouting at someone. Raymond would not have wanted her father to hear about any improper conversation and maybe wanted to silence her. Then he got away on his horse before help arrived. I think this is more plausible than blaming Elsie. Thank you BC for another story that needed to be told.

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It’s a beautiful day in Charleston, SC. I have my coffee and Brief Case.

Outstanding work as you always do. And today you brought on your 💼 a very disturbing and sad case. R.I.P. Young lady🌹 Thank you Sir

I just love your channel. You have a very soothing voice and truly know how to keep the listener engaged.

How sad 😢 no justice for the beautiful Miss Mattie Hackett!! Taken from life at such a young age. 😢💔🙏♥️

I love these stories so much!

I am so glad I was never beautiful, you stand less chance of reaching old age. This poor girl was at home not far from where her father stood and still the perpetrator got away with it. What a shame. Thank you. Hope you had a wonderful holiday.😊

Your approach to these videos is on a level that others should try to achieve. Thumbs Up folks!

That story was so sad, but I wouldn’t have watched if I knew it was unsolved! 😢

Always look forward to and enjoy.... a Brief Case!

Very excited to watch another Brief Case ❤ you always do an excellent job telling me stories. Thank you and have a wonderful day

I can't believe an 8 month pregnant woman could overpower anyone. Just balance alone would be difficult. Meanwhile the real killer was probably standing in the crowd smirking.

The evidence in this case, being purely circumstantial, could not convict the accused. Such a sorry event, ending an uneventful life. Thanks again B. C.😢

Thanks for the upload, Brief Case! What an awful way to go.

Thoughts and prayers do nothing to help? How surprising...

Thank you 😊 Briefcase, I have been a fan for a long time. My husband is starting a stem cell transplant tomorrow and he will be spending the three weeks isolation listening to all your cases.

RIP Mattie. Thanks BC. A great story to awaken to. ❤😘🥰

Well Not sure what to write on this one. Again i am very surprised how we in this era, reading these old true stories and watching these true crimes, really shock me because they seamed and look so pure and doing the right things. However, it is revealed how wrong we are to believe that they (the women) in those eras were so Prestine and pure. totally opposite. If Mattie was in trouble and afraid, should have told her father because he would have protected her. Also the Father should have never let a stranger in the house especially if he has a past criminal records. i have no idea who killed Mattie. Only God knows. Great job Briefcase. You are awesome. God bless

Yet another fantastic video. And did you say Crystal in Maine? Cool name lol.

Thanks BC! Great work. 👍🏼

I really love these videos ! Thank u so much !

FIRST! HELLO BC, will be having my permanent crowning this Thursday morning! This is another crazy and tear-jerking case.

Always interesting Thank you

"A pregnant woman could experience a derangement of the mind that vanished once she'd had a child" It doesn't stop. It just gets worse in a different way lol

another great case, thank you, enjoy your cases every week.

This one of those episodes that are so fascinating!! I am always amazed at how you research all this history! This is so incredibly sad. Thank you Brief Case!!!

Does seem unlikely she could walk that fast at 8 months pregnant. The shoe prints too point away from the lady. . Poor mattie. There should have been greater effort to find her actual killer.

Dude!! So excited to listen on this fine Monday afternoon. Thank-you 👊💜

Good morning Brief Case.

Afternoon BC. Love your content bruv

Thanks Brief Case I always look forward to seeing your cases,and I love 💕 seeing all the old pictures of the way it was back in the day!! If I may ask what country are you from I love 💕 your accent,and as always keep up your awesomeness until the next time Lots of love!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

Afternoon BC family ❤

Thank you 🙏🏼

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Great Job Mate

A lovely Thursday afternoon and a new Brief Case video to watch. I love to catch up and watch something that I find very interesting. Thank you, for all your hard work. 💯💯

Morning BriefCase! Morning BriefCase Fam!

Another intriguing story. Thank-you. Stay safe.🤗

Thanks BC, great but tragic video, well done.

Love your stories! Poor Matti! ❤

Great videos.

Tea time pleasantly passed, thank you BC. 👍💯🇨🇦❣️