MUS-2026-0340
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MUS-2026-0340
Homicide
- Incident
- 2005
- Indexed
- Oct 19, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Maine State Police
- Location
- Orland ME
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Brian Allen, 46, was found shot to death in a bed at a home in Orland on the morning of July 15, 2005. His death was ruled a homicide. The case sits on Maine's list of unsolved homicides and was revisited in a 2025 podcast episode.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2005
On July 15, between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., a neighbor heard a gunshot and later reported seeing a tall man walking around the front of the trailer.
- 2005
Allen's brother reported discovering Allen deceased in a trailer they shared near a blueberry field in Orland.
- 2005
Responders found a small-caliber gunshot wound to Allen's forehead with powder residue suggesting a very close-range injury. A .22 caliber bolt-action rifle was leaning against the wall at the head of the cot.
- 2005
The death was ruled a homicide and the case slipped onto Maine's list of unsolved homicides.
Key people
The people in the file.
46, found shot to death in a bed at a home in Orland in 2005.
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Investigating agency
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