William Spicer Jr, an 82-year-old man with a long family history in Connecticut, spent much of his time tending his Christmas Tree farm, pursuing conservationist causes, and looking after his infirm wife. Every day he followed a regimented schedule that usually had him home by 3 o'clock. Until one day in March 1995 when he didn't make it home.

 

More than 20 years after his body was discovered on his beloved Christmas Tree farm, questions still remain. Who would kill a man who by all accounts did not meet the profile of someone who was at high risk of violence? Who attacked Bill Spicer with a knife on March 15, 1995?

 

The murder investigation would have police drag a pond near the tree farm looking for a murder weapon, would have them question friends, family and associates, even taking the investigation to Maine. What happened on that dirt road at Sparkle Lake Christmas Tree Farm in 1995? Through interviews and The Day's previous reporting, Case Unsolved will explore Spicer's life, his legacy, and his death. 

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