This is the case of the Sunday River Spree Killer.

It's one of those baffling cases that I can't believe more people don't know about.

This is the story of a true monster who stole the lives of four innocent humans

when he committed one of the most grisly multiple murders in Maine's history.

And it all happened just minutes from a well-known and beloved winter destination in New

England.

I'm Kylie Lowe, and this is dark down east.

Julie and Selby Ballard were in search of a fresh start.

The mother and daughter pair set off for the East Coast from San Francisco, California,

to the ski town of New Remain in early 2004,

with two kids and a few pets in tow.

In 2004 Selby was the 28-year-old mother of two young children,

9-year-old Leila Camille, and 7-year-old Elliot Maxwell.

She was also a widow.

Her husband died tragically in a car accident in California,

and she was ready to start fresh, away from the reminders of their painful loss.

Selby had spent her career selling fashionable eyewear at optician offices

and when she made it to Maine she pivoted her sales career into real estate.

The new path was exactly what she needed, and soon after passing the exam, Selby hung her real estate

license at Apple Tree Realty Office in Bethel, Maine.

Selby's mother Julie, she was 63 years old in 2004, and she too was ready for a fresh start

alongside her daughter and two grandchildren.

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