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Breakdown in Maine

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DIRECTED BY
Bronwyn Berry

WRITTEN BY
Bronwyn Berry &
James Blue

PRODUCED BY
James Blue

REPORTED BY
Susan Sharon
John Terhune
Julia Arenstam
Steve Mistler

SENIOR PRODUCER
Frank Koughan

EDITED BY
Andrew Gersh, ACE

ADDITIONAL EDITOR
Robert Kirwan

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Ezra Wolfinger

HEAD OF PRODUCTION
FOR STORYBOARD STUDIOS
Marc Zahakos

LOCAL & ARCHIVAL PRODUCER
Lisa Goodfellow

LINE PRODUCER
Michelle Budnick

ARCHIVAL CONSULTANT
Megan Robertson

ADDITIONAL CAMERA
Christoph Gelfand
Theron Powell
Rob Massey
Antonio Rossi
Max Miller
Tim Ouillette

SOUND RECORDISTS
Rob Sylvain
Ashley Kotzur
Jack Gentempo
Justin Lacroix
James Demer
Nat Broderick
David Hocs
Jake Mcdaniel

ASSISTANT CAMERA
Nevan Swanson
Bodhi Ouellette
Jules Rico
Emily Belleranti

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Charmaine Lewis

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
Nicole Reinert
Kristina Abovyan

ASL INTERPRETERS
Jane Hecker-Cain
Grace Cooney
Scott Santamore

NARRATED BY
Will Lyman

ONLINE EDITOR/COLORIST
Joey Mullin

SOUND MIX
Jon Day

ASSISTANT EDITORS
Thomas Crosby
Christine Giordano
Alex Lagore
Marcus Phan

DESIGN & ANIMATION
The String Theory Design NY
Nicholas Graziolo
John Vondracek

MUSIC
Courtesy APM

“Scars In Heaven”
By John Mark Hall and Matthew Joseph West
Courtesy of My Refuge Music, Combustion Five, & Third Story House Music
Performed by Casting Crowns
Courtesy of Reunion Records under license from
Provident Label Group LLC, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL
617 Images
AP Images
Getty Images
Lewiston Sun Journal staff photographers
Pond 5
Portland Press Herald staff photographers
WMTW-TV Portland, All Rights Reserved

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
ABC News
DVIDS
Fox News
Nicole Herling
Sean Hodgson
Cara Lamb
NBC News
Megan Vozzella

SPECIAL THANKS
Arthur Barnard
Rachel Ferrante
Steve Greenlee
Chris Hill
Lee Horwich
Mike Ivancic
Nita Lelyveld
Michele McDonald
Andee Reardon
Judi Richardson
Laura Whitcomb
A&G Shooting Supply
Bolos
Episcopal Diocese of Maine
Fox Ridge Golf Club
Just-In-Time Recreation
Maine Museum of Innovation
Sanford Police Department
Sportsman Alliance of Maine

FOR THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD / MAINE TRUST FOR LOCAL NEWS

REPORTER
JOHN TERHUNE

MANAGING EDITOR, NEWS & CULTURE
Julia Arenstam

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Carolyn Fox

CEO & PUBLISHER
Lisa DeSisto

FOR MAINE PUBLIC RADIO

REPORTER
Patty Wight

STATE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
Kevin Miller

STATE HOUSE BUREAU CHIEF
Steve Mistler

DEPUTY NEWS DIRECTOR
Susan Sharon

SENIOR EDITOR
Keith Shortall

DIRECTOR, NEWS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Mark Simpson

PRESIDENT & CEO
Rick Schneider

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION FUNDING PROVIDED BY
CPB, Abrams Foundation, Park Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler through the Jon L. Hagler Foundation and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen, additional support from Laura DeBonis.
Additional support for this program from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

FOR FRONTLINE

POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Tim Meagher

SENIOR EDITOR
Barry Clegg

EDITOR
Brenna Verre

EDITORS
Christine Giordano
Joey Mullin

PA / ASSISTANT EDITOR
Julia McCarthy

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Hinako Barnes

ASSISTANT EDITORS
Afsara Alvee
Thomas Crosby

FOR GBH OUTPOST

SENIOR POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Beth Godlin Lillis

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Tim Mangini

INTERNS
Kate Armanini
Micah Barkley
Joelle DiPaolo
Nicholas Doyle
Punnya Kalapurakkel
Sophie Szydlik

SERIES MUSIC
Mason Daring
Martin Brody

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Ellen O’Neill

DIRECTOR OF IMPACT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Erika Howard

SENIOR DIGITAL WRITER
Patrice Taddonio

PUBLICITY & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Julia Heffernan

ASSISTANT DIGITAL EDITOR
Ambika Kandasamy

ASSOCIATE DIGITAL EDITOR
Mackenzie Wright

DIGITAL PRODUCER / EDITOR
Tessa Maguire

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY, COMMUNICATIONS & AWARDS
Anne Husted

PODCAST PRODUCER
Emily Pisacreta

ARCHIVES & RIGHTS MANAGER
John Campopiano

SENIOR BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
Sean Gigliotti

FOR GBH LEGAL
Eric Brass
Suzy Carrington
Jay Fialkov

SENIOR CONTRACTS MANAGER
Gianna DeGiulio

SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER
Sue Tufts

BUSINESS DIRECTOR
Mary Sullivan

SENIOR DEVELOPER
Anthony DeLorenzo

LEAD, DIGITAL DESIGN & INTERACTIVE
Dan Nolan

FRONTLINE/COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP
TOW JOURNALISM FELLOW
Refael Kubersky

FRONTLINE/NEWMARK JOURNALISM SCHOOL AT CUNY FELLOWSHIP
TOW JOURNALISM FELLOW
Max Maldonado

FRONTLINE/MISSOURI SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
MURRAY JOURNALISM FELLOW
Kristina Abovyan

ARCHIVAL PRODUCER
Coral C. Salomón Bartolomei

SENIOR DIGITAL PRODUCER / EDITOR
Miles Alvord

SENIOR DOCUMENTARY EDITOR & PRODUCER
Michelle Mizner

DIGITAL EDITOR
Priyanka Boghani

STORY EDITOR & COORDINATING PRODUCER
Katherine Griwert

POST COORDINATING PRODUCER
Robin Parmelee

SENIOR EDITOR AT LARGE
Louis Wiley Jr.

FOUNDER
David Fanning

SPECIAL COUNSEL
Dale Cohen

DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Maria Diokno

SENIOR PRODUCERS
Dan Edge
Frank Koughan

SENIOR EDITOR & DIRECTOR,
LOCAL JOURNALISM
Erin Texeira

SENIOR EDITOR,
INVESTIGATIONS
Lauren Ezell Kinlaw

MANAGING DIRECTOR
Brian Eule

MANAGING EDITOR
Andrew Metz

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Raney Aronson-Rath

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