Her Parents Found Her Dead, Curled Up on the Floor of the Closet

A killer got away with murdering Samantha Folsom and tried to conceal the crime scene

Rivy Lyon
The Mystery Box

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Jon, Samantha and Joline, 2002. (Source: Bell Photographic/Family Photo)

A quaint apartment in Lewiston, Maine, still holds secrets that remain unrevealed to this day. Samantha Folsom’s death was ruled “undetermined” despite her body being found stuffed in a closet and her apartment set up to destroy forensic evidence. A year after she was found by her parents, the police classified her death as a homicide but her official cause of death has never been released to the public.

Samantha Folsom was a wonderful daughter, student, and mother. In high school, she was captain of the junior varsity cheerleaders, a swimmer, a soccer player, and above all else, loved spending time with Jonathan, her older brother. When he attended Boy Scout events, Sam would insist on going with him. She had a strong love for animals, owned many cats, and was always an advocate for the underdog.

Sam was the light of her parents’ life.

Difficulties in her life began when she met her soon-to-be husband, Jesse Folsom. Samantha’s mother, Joline Turner, had a bad feeling about him from the start. Joline became concerned that Sam was a victim of domestic violence when she started noticing bruising on her daughter’s arms…

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Rivy Lyon
The Mystery Box

Investigative Journalist | Criminology, Psychology & Sociology B.A. | I’ve loved true crime since Forensic Files was Medical Detectives!