Episode 59: Daniel LaPlante
Knocking inside the walls. Strange writings in blood. And a costumed figure in the dark. Was it a spirit haunting this house? Or something more terrifying. One family's greatest fear turned into another family's living nightmare. All at the hands of a young monster. This week's episode is - Daniel LaPlante.
SOURCES
Haunting: http://swordandscale.com/a-scary-story-to-tell-in-the-dark/
https://www.ranker.com/list/danny-laplante-murders-facts/laura-allan
AP Article with details on the hatchet/hiding in the closet: https://www.apnews.com/f0cc5b4f3235b40942be68a92d0619fa
Case upholding his conviction (lots of details about the murder): http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/416/416mass433.html
Trial, Appeal, Civil Case: http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_7610222
Appeal - Re-sentencing (2019): https://www.telegram.com/news/20190606/court-denies-early-parole-bid-of-daniel-laplante-convicted-in-87-triple-slaying-in-townsend
LaPlante childhood and torture: https://hackbrain.net/danny-laplante/
https://www.pajiba.com/horror/how-has-this-insane-true-crime-not-become-a-horror-movie-.php
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-laplante-dragon-blood_n_3280918
Archived articles from Lowell Sun Newspaper Archives:
https://newspaperarchive.com/lowell-sun-dec-04-1987-p-92/
https://newspaperarchive.com/lowell-sun-oct-12-1988-p-1/
