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Published
June 3, 2021

Attorney for man convicted of murdering his neighbor argues search was illegal

Bruce Akers' lawyer appealed his conviction to the state's highest court Thursday, saying police violated the Fourth Amendment when they searched the Limington property where they found the body.
Published
June 1, 2021

Suspect in Waterville murder shot man over late car ride, new documents allege

A recently unsealed police affidavit follows a trail of evidence to Jashaun Lipscombe of New York City who, according to witnesses, shot Joseph Tracy in Waterville because Tracy was late in picking him up to give him a ride to Bangor.
Published
May 30, 2021

Insight: Breaking the silence on domestic violence in Maine

Artists and poets are filling store windows in downtown Belfast with work on the theme ‘Love/Not Love.’
Published
May 17, 2021

Goodale arraignment delayed in 1987 Janet Brochu murder case

Officials said Monday the indictment against Gerald Goodale was ready seven months ago, but the grand jury did not take it up until recently because of judicial delays caused by the pandemic.
Published
April 29, 2021

Maine’s supreme court rejects Noah Gaston’s appeal of his murder conviction

The justices also dismissed the former Windham man's contention that court restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic unfairly affected his sentencing hearing.

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Published
April 1, 2021

Court upholds 48-year prison sentence for Marissa Kennedy’s mother

Sharon Kennedy, who was known as Sharon Carrillo at the time of her arrest and conviction, was sentenced in Waldo County to 48 years in prison for murdering her 10-year-old daughter.
Published
March 28, 2021

Friend of woman slain in York raising money to support her three children

The body of Rhonda Pattelena was found Friday afternoon on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner has been charged with murder.
Published
March 27, 2021

York homicide victim died from blunt force injury to the head

Rhonda Pattelena, 35, of Bedford, Mass., was found dead Friday behind a large rock on Short Sands Beach, and her domestic partner, Jeffrey Buchannan, 33, has been charged with murder.
Published
March 13, 2021

Maine man accused in 1986 Connecticut killing indicted on child porn charge

Marc J. Karun of Stetson, who was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor, also faces murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the slaying 35 years ago of an 11-year-old girl.
Published
January 2, 2021

Homicides in Maine decreased slightly in 2020

Maine State Police reported 20 cases of murder or manslaughter last year, slightly lower than in recent years, except 2018.