When 13-year old Matthew Margolies didn’t come home for supper on the night of August 31, 1984, police in Greenwich, Connecticut launched a full scale search scouring the Pemberwick woods and waters of the Byram River for any sign of the young fisherman.

Despite numerous suspects and abundant evidence over the last 40 years, police have failed to make an arrest in this senseless crime that tossed the otherwise idyllic New England town into a state of chaos.

The 1984 homicide of Matthew Margolies remains open and active. If you have any information relating to this case, please contact the Greenwich Police Tip line at 203-622-3333 or toll free at 800-372-1176. Tips may also be emailed to [email protected].

View source material and photos for this episode at darkdowneast.com/episodes/matthewmargolies.

Follow @darkdowneast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

To suggest a case, please visit darkdowneast.com/submit-case/. 

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.