But that does not mean that a white power gang member who lived in the neighborhood (or someone else) could or would not have targeted them if given a chance. The stickers were also on a trail that is miles from the Broken Ground Trails. Officials reported them to the police, and no other similar situations have been reported since. The stickers appeared to be an isolated incident. The New Hampshire Audubon reported “white supremacist vandalism” discovered on trail signs at the Silk Farm Preserve about 18 months ago. One possibility is the Reids were targeted due to being a biracial couple. Some in the community, including former law enforcement officials, journalists, Patch readers, and others, are speculating about possible scenarios investigators may be facing as they try and figure out who killed Stephen and Djeswende Reid. Friends said, as a child, he enjoyed sports and hung out, like many kids at the time, in the city’s parks in Rollins, right near the family home. Later, he attended college at Notre Dame. They also lived at the Concord Meadows apartment complex on Clinton Street before moving to Alton Woods.Īccording to his father’s obituary, the Reid family moved to Concord in the early-1950s.Īccording to friends and notes on Facebook, Stephen Reid grew up in Concord, spending most of his life in the South End, and attended public schools, graduating from Concord High School in the early 1970s. At some point, possibly around 2006, the couple moved to Burlington, Vermont. Stephen Reid lived most of his life in Washington, D.C., according to online records. Djeswende Reid also volunteered while assisting refugees in the city, and both were deeply wedded to their devout Christian faith.Īccording to his father’s obituary, Stephen Reid's moved to Concord in the early-1950s. Stephen Reid worked for more than 30 years as an international development specialist with the U.S. The family said the couple met when Djeswende Reid was studying in Washington, D.C., on an athletic scholarship. The Reid-Forey family released a statement Sunday night saying Stephen and Djeswende Reid moved to Concord to retire a few years ago.Īfter college, Stephen Reid served in the Peace Corps in West Africa for four years. “Anyone who may have seen anything out of the ordinary,” he said. Investigators said anyone who may have been on the trails on the afternoon of April 18 to talk to the police. So far, more than 60 have been submitted. Michael Garrity, the director of communications for the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, said investigators were asking the public to come forward with tips. Ribbons then led from the clearing, through the forest to the west of the substation, to just east, and at the entrance of a homeless camp that appeared to be recently abandoned. In a third section, to the east of the trail, orange, pink, yellow, and blue ribbons tied to branches, as well as red flags on stems stuck in the ground, could be seen, leading toward the clearing by the Eversource substation. In another section, leading northwest toward the power line clearing, visible ground disturbance could be seen along with pink and orange ribbons.
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