Police say the body found in the river last week was identified as 21-year-old Samuel Mugisha who has been missing since November.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Friends of Alfred man accused of killing wife feared he would commit suicide
Transcripts of 911 calls made on April 10 reveal James Crow’s friends and family believed a message he posted on Facebook shortly after he allegedly shot his wife meant he intended to take his own life.
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Joseph Eaton’s history of violence dates to his youth
Court records in 3 states show that the 34-year-old charged with 4 counts of murder had more than 15 years of run-ins with the law.
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‘Bullet holes everywhere’ in Bowdoin home where 4 found dead, court records say
An affidavit charging Joseph Eaton, 34, with murder describes how the sister of one of the victims found the bodies of Eaton’s parents and their longtime friends in Bowdoin. Eaton made his first court appearance Thursday.
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Police say suspect confessed to killing his parents and 2 family friends, wounding 3 on I-295
Joseph Eaton, 34, is accused of killing Cynthia and David Eaton, of Florida, and Bob and Patti Eger, who lived in the home in Bowdoin where the bodies were discovered Tuesday.
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Suspect arrested after shootings leave 4 dead in Bowdoin, 3 wounded on I-295
State police say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton of Bowdoin has been charged with murder. Investigators are still processing multiple crime scenes in southern Maine.
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Judge rules immigration officials must turn over documents on Scarborough facility
A federal judge decided in favor of immigrant advocacy groups that sued for records related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in the state and at a facility in Scarborough.
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Portland man who killed sister’s boyfriend takes stand to challenge manslaughter conviction
Mark Cardilli Jr., who was convicted of manslaughter in 2019 after shooting his sister’s boyfriend, returned to court Thursday seeking a new trial.
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Alfred man charged with murder told police he didn’t mean to shoot his wife
James Crow, 40, had his first court appearance in York County Superior Court Wednesday. His brother said he has a history of post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from his time in Afghanistan.
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Alfred man charged with murder in wife’s death
James Crow, 40, was arrested and will make his first appearance in York County Superior Court on Wednesday.