Episode 304 - Interstate Nightmare – The Tragic Case of the Williston Five

It was a calm fall night in Vermont when something suddenly felt off. A neighbor heard an engine roar through the quiet, then take off again. Not long after, sirens filled the air.

By morning, the state was trying to understand how five teenagers had lost their lives, and how one man, Steven Bourgoin, became the center of a tragedy that would haunt Vermont for years. What happened on the highway was only part of the story. The harder question was what led up to it, and whether it could have been stopped.

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Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger

Editing: Aiden Wolf

Sources: Law and Crime Network Trial Playlist Bourgoin gets 30 years to life in wrong-way crash that killed 5 teenagers Bourgoin: A blame-shifter shirking responsibility or psychotic with delusions of a mission? Wrong-way driver argues five murder convictions should be reversed Nearly 1,000 mourn deaths of five teens in I-89 wrong-way crash The Mad River Valley Remembers Five Teens With Constellations of Holiday Lights Harwood community mourns teen crash victims In Vermont, deaths of 5 teens are a devastating blow Wrong-Way Driver Kills Five Teens on Interstate 89 Suspected Wrong-Way Driver Arrested, Remains Hospitalized Accused Wrong-Way Driver in I-89 Crash Charged With Murder Steven Bourgoin Pleads Not Guilty to Five Counts of Murder Defense expert says Bourgoin was insane at time of crash: ‘He’s out of it’ Bourgoin: A blame-shifter shirking responsibility or psychotic with delusions of a mission? Families hope focus returns to victims Mad River Valley Pays Tribute to Five Teens Killed in Crash The Deeper Dig: Seeking justice in the Steven Bourgoin trial High court upholds Bourgoin’s five murder convictions in wrong-way crash Sentencing News Prosecutor: Man under investigation for 'murder' of 5 teens