Jury convicts Twardus of murder

ALFRED — The jury foreman said the single word, guilty, and in the front row of the packed courthouse Pauline Gorham still didn’t believe it.

It wasn’t until a few minutes later, as the crowd was clearing out, that the mother of murdered nursing student Kelly Gorham took a few big breaths and began to cry, hugging her two other daughters.

Is Twardus the killer, or was he framed?

The jury is still out in the case of the Rochester, N.H., man charged with murdering his former fiancee in Maine.

Update: Twardus jury breaks for the night

Updated at 7 p.m. ALFRED — The jury will return Friday to resume deliberations in the murder trial of Jason Twardus at York County Superior Court. Jurors deliberated for about four hours this afternoon without reaching a verdict. The 12-member jury requested a read-back of multiple pieces of testimony from the trial. They also asked […]

Closing arguments in murder trial this morning

The trial began Sept. 13 in York County Superior Court.

Defendant’s fate will be in jurors’ hands today

The lawyers in Jason Twardus’ murder trial are expected to make closing arguments this morning.

The defense rests in Twardus murder trial

After closing arguments tomorrow the jury will begin its deliberations.

Murder trial witness: Husband did not sexually harass tenant

Wife of alternate murder suspect testifies that her husband did not sexually harass a former tenant, adding “Mr. Lilley come on, let’s not make this into a soap opera.”

Jason Twardus: ‘I did not’ kill former girlfriend

In a dramatic turn, the defendant in a Maine murder trial takes the stand, demonstrating a range of emotions under intense questioning.

‘Couldn’t fathom’ slaying, Twardus testifies

Jason Twardus, 29, charged with killing his ex-fiancee Kelly Gorham, testifies in his own defense this morning.

Jason Twardus defense targets victim’s landlord

Two witnesses say they were sexually harassed by the man who rented to Kelly Gorham.