In 2013, a teenage girl in Glenburn, Maine, vanished after walking to the bottom of her driveway to meet somebody. Over 500 concerned locals offered up their time to search for the missing girl and truly bounded together to try and bring her home safely. The investigation into her disappearance would uncover that the person she had gone to meet was somebody she was speaking to on Facebook. Her disappearance and the outcome would lead to many parents questioning: Who is my child really talking to online?
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“Body Believed to be Nichole Cable Found – Man Charged with Murder”
“Just Convicts Kyle Dube of Murder, Kidnapping”
“Mother of Missing Girl Asks her to Come Home”
Sources:
Bangor Daily News, 14 May, 2013 – “Police Searching For Missing Teenage Girl from Glenburn”
Associated Press, 15 May, 2013 – “Police Search for Missing Glenburn Girl”
Bangor Daily News, 15 May, 2013 – “Mother Makes Emotional Plea For Return of Missing Glenburn Teen”
Associated Press, 16 May, 2013 – “Search Continues for Missing Glenburn Girl”
Bangor Daily News, 16 May, 2013 – “Sheriff’s Office Fields 60 Tips in 24 Hours”
News & Politics Examiner, 16 May, 2013 – “Was it a Diabolical Plot to Mislead Teen and Abduct Her?”
Associated Press, 17 May, 2013 – “Search for Missing Maine Teen Focuses on Pickup”
Bangor Daily News, 17 May, 2013 – “Police Seeking Tips About Pickup Truck Possibly Connected to Glenburn Teen’s Disappearance”
Bangor Daily News, 18 May, 2013 – “Call Put Out For Ground Search Volunteers”
Las Vegas Examiner, 18 May, 2013 – “Did Man in Black Pickup Take Nichole Cable?”
Bangor Daily News, 19 May, 2013 – “More than 500 Help with Ground Search for Missing Glenburn Teen”
Portland Press Herald, 20 May, 2013 – “Body of Missing Maine Girl Likely Found”
Associated Press, 21 May, 2013 – “Man Charged in Death of Missing Maine Teenager”
Bangor Daily News, 21 May, 2013 – “Orono Man Charged with Murder in Death of Glenburn Teen”
Bangor Daily News, 21 May, 2013 – “Family Remembers Nichole “CoCo” Cable”
Bangor Daily News, 21 May, 2013 – “Old Town, Orono Residents React to Girl’s Homicide with Shock and Grief”
Portland Press Herald, 21 May, 2013 – “Murder Suspect ‘So Normal’ but Had Past Arrests”
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 21 May, 2013 – “Judge Seals Affidavit of Maine Man in Teen’s Death”
Bangor Daily News, 22 May, 2013 – “Nichole Cable’s Friends, Family Attend Accused Killer’s Emotionally Charged Court Appearance”
Bangor Daily News, 22 May, 2013 – “Kyle Dube Arrest, Murder Charge Surprising to Some Who Know Him”
Associated Press, 23 May, 2013 – “AP, Others Fight for Details in Maine Girl’s Death”
Bangor Daily News, 23 May, 2013 – “Community Members Rally in Memory of Nichole Cable”
Bangor Daily News, 24 May, 2013 – “Hundreds Release Balloons in Memory of Glenburn Teen”
Bangor Daily News, 27 May, 2013 – “Nichole Cable’s Funeral Draws More than 300 to Bangor Church”
Associated Press, 29 May, 2013 – “Maine Man Staged Kidnap then Killed Girl”
Bangor Daily News, 29 May, 2013 – “Death of 15-Year-Old Nichole Cable Was Kidnaping Gone Wrong”
Bangor Daily News, 31 May, 2013 – “After Nichole Cable’s Death, Are There Lessons to be Learned About Social Media Use?”
Associated Press, 6 June, 2013 – “Maine Murder Suspect Groped Victim Before”
Associated Press, 13 June, 2013 – “Missing Maine Girl, 15, Died from Asphyxiation”
Bangor Daily News, 17 June, 2013 – “Attorney Seeks Psychiatric Evaluation”
Associated Press, 18 July, 2013 – “Mainer Charged with Killing Teen Faces New Charges”
Bangor Daily News, 16 August, 2013 – “Orono Man Accused of Killing Nichole Cable Used Fake Facebook Account to Contact Other Young Girls”
Bangor Daily News, 5 August, 2013 – “Trial of Orono Man Charged with Kidnapping, Slaying
Bangor Daily News, 29 January, 2015 – “Man Accused of Killing Nichole Cable Hinted About What He Had Done”
Bangor Daily News, 11 February, 2015 – “Defense Expected to Name Alternative Suspect”
Bangor Daily News, 20 February, 2015 – “No Alternative Suspect Defence”
Associated Press, 23 February, 2015 – “Man Accused of Luring Teen via Facebook”
Bangor Daily News, 23 Febraury, 2015 – “Nichole Cable’s Mother Tells Jury: I Felt Something Was Wrong”
Associated Press, 24 Febraury, 2015 – “Facebook Killing Suspect’s Co-Worker”
Bangor Daily News, 24 February, 2015 – “Defendant’s Face Showed Fresh Scratches”
Bangor Daily News, 26 February, 2015 – “Dube to Police”
Bangor Daily News, 27 February, 2015 – “Dube Denied Creating Fake Facebook Page to Lure Nichole Cable”
Bangor Daily News, 2 March, 2015 – “Kyle Dube’s Ex-Girlfriend”
Associated Press, 4 March, 2015 – “Fellow Inmates: Facebook Killing Suspect Told Us He Did It”
Bangor Daily News, 4 March, 2015 – “Kyle Dube said He Killed Nichole Cable”
Bangor Daily News, 5 March, 2015 – “Brother Says Kyle Dube Never Confessed to him that he Strangled Nichole Cable”
Bangor Daily News, 5 March, 2015 – “I Never Meant for her to Die”
Associated Press, 6 March, 2015 – “Jury Convicts Maine Man in Social Media Killing of Teen Girl”
Bangor Daily News, 6 March, 2015 – “Jury Begins Deliberating in Nichole Cable Murder Trial”
Associated Press, 8 May, 2015 – “Man who Used Facebook to Lure Teen to Death gets 60 Years”
