The suspects
SP
Samuel Pratt
Age 54
Estranged Nephew & Sole Heir
Motive: $280K life insurance, deed to lighthouse cottage
NB
Nora Bishop
Age 67
Local Historian & Neighbor
Motive: Long-running feud over coastal access easement
CD
Colin Drey
Age 41
Coast Guard Officer
Motive: Victim threatened to report Colin's smuggling tip
Case file excerpt
VICTIMHenry Pratt, 73 — retired lighthouse keeper, 38 years service
FOUNDApril 18, 2023, 06:50 AM — by fisherman Nils Aaron
LOCATIONBase of Marshfield Light, 60ft fall from observation deck
INITIALSuicide presumed — recent dementia diagnosis