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EPISODE · Aug 24, 2023 · 56 MIN

The Gauntlet Tragedy: Here We Are Now...Agritainment!

from Homegrown Horror · host B Cacace-Shortill & Jackson Skinner

The end of August is upon us which can only mean one thing: FALL! Spooky season brings us so many fun things to do:  apple picking, corn mazes, hiking through the mountains as the trees change colors, visiting pumpkin patches, haunted houses and, of course, hayrides. This week, B’s got a tragic story of a fun night of agritainment gone wrong. Come with us as we get deep into the accident that took the life of 17-year-old Cassidy Charette and changed the lives of so many people.  Sources: Mechanical problem blamed in deadly hayride crash by Patrick Whittle for the Associated Press Settlement reached in lawsuit over deadly Halloween hayride in Maine by the Associated Press Maine, most other states don't regulate hayrides by Patrick Whittle and Alanna Durkin for the Associated Press Criminal charge against Harvest Hill Farms mechanic dropped by Staff & Wire Reports for the Associated Press Harvest Hill Farm fined $7,500 in fatal hayride by Christopher Williams for the Sun Journal Harvest Hill Farm pleads guilty to aggravated driving to endanger in hayride death by Judy Harrison Family of Maine teenager killed in hayride crash sues farm owner, two others by Matt Byrne for the Portland Press Herald Two creditors buy Maine farm where teen died on hayride by J. Craig Anderson for the Portland Press Herald Rider on Mechanic Falls hayride recalls accident that killed teenager by Eric Russell for the Portland Press Herald Teen girl killed, 22 injured in Maine hayride accident by Laurel J. Sweet for the Boston Herald 1 dead, 22 injured when Maine hayride flips by WCSH-TV You can reach out to us via email - [email protected] - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/

The end of August is upon us which can only mean one thing: FALL! Spooky season brings us so many fun things to do:  apple picking, corn mazes, hiking through the mountains as the trees change colors, visiting pumpkin patches, haunted houses and, of course, hayrides. This week, B’s got a tragic story of a fun night of agritainment gone wrong. Come with us as we get deep into the accident that took the life of 17-year-old Cassidy Charette and changed the lives of so many people.  Sources: Mechanical problem blamed in deadly hayride crash by Patrick Whittle for the Associated Press Settlement reached in lawsuit over deadly Halloween hayride in Maine by the Associated Press Maine, most other states don't regulate hayrides by Patrick Whittle and Alanna Durkin for the Associated Press Criminal charge against Harvest Hill Farms mechanic dropped by Staff & Wire Reports for the Associated Press Harvest Hill Farm fined $7,500 in fatal hayride by Christopher Williams for the Sun Journal Harvest Hill Farm pleads guilty to aggravated driving to endanger in hayride death by Judy Harrison Family of Maine teenager killed in hayride crash sues farm owner, two others by Matt Byrne for the Portland Press Herald Two creditors buy Maine farm where teen died on hayride by J. Craig Anderson for the Portland Press Herald Rider on Mechanic Falls hayride recalls accident that killed teenager by Eric Russell for the Portland Press Herald Teen girl killed, 22 injured in Maine hayride accident by Laurel J. Sweet for the Boston Herald 1 dead, 22 injured when Maine hayride flips by WCSH-TV You can reach out to us via email - [email protected] - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/

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