Overview

• Detectives from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central are following all leads in the homicide of 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart.
• Stewart’s body was recovered early on July 3 by Maine Game Wardens, Knox County Sheriff’s deputies and Union Fire Department personnel after she went missing while paddleboarding near 100 Acre Island on July 2.
• The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta classified the cause of Stewart’s death as homicide but key forensic details remain sealed to protect the probe.
• Authorities have urged anyone who saw Stewart on Crawford Pond between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on July 2 to call the MSP tip line with any relevant information.
• The discovery has reignited fears of a possible serial offender in New England, a theory local law enforcement continues to dispute.