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Meanwhile, Reverend Lemuel Haynes, the nation's first ordained Black minister and a veteran of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, served as the brothers' spiritual advisor in the face of intense public pressure. This talk delves into the bizarre disappearance of Russell Colvin, the psychological pressure of false confessions, and how Manchester's leading citizens navigated one of the most infamous legal precedents in American history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 18.4px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Avenir Next LT Pro', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuest Speaker:\u003cbr\u003eShawn Harrington\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as Curator of the Manchester Historical Society and of the Heritage Committee at Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, Vermont. He is also a Trustee for the Dellwood Cemetery Association, For the Love of Vermont: The Lyman Orton Collection, the Southern Vermont Arts Center, and an Advisory Board Member of The Wilson House in East Dorset. Shawn's professional life is as a Registered Investment Advisor Representative with Bay Colony Advisors in Concord, Massachusetts, with over 25 years of experience in financial services and portfolio management. 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