Concord Police are still seeking the public’s assistance with the investigation into the murders of Stephen and Djeswende Reid, who died from multiple gunshot wounds. Anyone who saw the Reids on Monday, April 18, 2022, or who has any information related to their disappearance and deaths are asked to contact the Concord Police Department.
In addition, anyone in the areas where the Reids walked who has a home or business security or video surveillance system is asked to review the recordings to determine if the Reids were captured on video.
In the meantime, residents of the area are encouraged to be vigilant and take normal precautions as they go about their daily lives. Any suspicious behavior or activity encountered should be reported to the Concord Police Department.
So far, we have received more than 60 tips on our crimeline.
We are currently asking for tips/information from anyone who was on any of these trails last Monday afternoon, and in particular on the Marsh Loop Trail. Anyone who may have seen anything out of the ordinary (see map).
Their bodies were discovered in the early evening of April 21, 2022, in the area of the Broken Ground Trails, which are off of Portsmouth Street in Concord. In particular, the Reids’ bodies were recovered from a wooded area in close proximity to the Marsh Loop Trail.
We are working with local, State and Federal law enforcement partners to investigate this case.
The Concord Police Department can be reached at (603) 225-8600, or tips can be submitted anonymously by contacting the Concord Regional Crimeline at (603) 226-3100. Tips can also be submitted online through the Crimeline website at www.concordregionalcrimeline.com, or text message TIP234 and your message to CRIMES (274637). Crimeline awards cash to anyone whose information directly leads to information concerning the Reids murders. All tips remain anonymous.
Some Background:
Several outlets have asked about another recent homicide case that happened in the same apartment community where the Reids lived (in October of 2021). That case has nothing to do with this case. That is an unrelated homicide. We are aware of all the parties involved in that case.
Outlets have also asked about a statement from the Reids family members. The family says all outlets can refer to the statement they provided WMUR-TV on Sunday night.
The children and extended families of the couple released this statement Sunday night:
“The children and extended family of Steve and Djeswende (Wendy) Reid wish to express our sincere gratitude to the members of the Concord Police Department, the NH State Police, the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office, the Office of the Attorney General, and NH Fish and Game for their extraordinary efforts over the last week in the investigation of the deaths of our loved ones.
“Steve served four years in the Peace Corps in West Africa right after college. He met his future wife and soulmate Wendy, who was from West Africa, while she was studying in Washington D.C. on an athletic scholarship. They bonded over their mutual love of adventure and fitness.
“Steve and Wendy had returned three years ago to his hometown of Concord to enjoy a well-deserved retirement. Steve’s thirty-plus year career as an international development specialist in service to the world’s most vulnerable through USAID humanitarian projects could not have been made possible without the love, care and support of Wendy, who also helped recently-resettled refugees acclimate and thrive in the United States.
“As requested by the police, we ask for your support by providing any information that would be helpful to the ongoing investigation.
Lindsay and Brian Reid, and the Reid/Forey Families.”