Thomas Napier did not have an easy life. His childhood years were plagued with pain and trauma and then as a teenager his choices landed him in trouble with the law.

But by the time he turned 22 years old, Thomas was on a better path. He had a job, a stable home life, and a new

car he loved. Things were looking up.

Sadly looking up.

Sadly, the progress Thomas was making in his life would never reach its full potential.

One weekend in October of 1994 changed everything and his family still asks the same questions all these years later.

Who killed Thomas Napier? I'm Kylie Lowe and this is the disappearance and death of Thomas Napier on Dark Down East. Thomas and his younger sister, Melissa, entered the foster care system when he was just six years old.

They bounced around foster homes and experienced a great deal of uncertainty and instability

until Thomas and Melissa were finally adopted together.

However, for reasons unknown, that adoption did not last for Thomas.

It was Christmas Day when he and his sister were separated.

She remained with that first adoptive family without Thomas.

A 1995 piece by Jill Higgins in the Portland Press Herald

shares the story of Thomas's tumultuous childhood,

being passed from foster family to foster family

close to a dozen different homes.

One summer, the family he was living with dropped him off at summer camp.

He never saw them again.

The trauma developed into trust issues and moody behavior.

For four years, Thomas did not know or experience

a stable consistent home.

When Thomas was 10 years old, he was adopted for a second time. This one was for forever.

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