Almost as soon as officials announced that Sunshine ‘Sunny’ Stewart was the victim of a homicide, social media users began to hypothesize that her death was the work of a New England serial killer. Police and experts say such speculation is often harmful to official investigations.
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Dump truck driver dies after being hit by tractor-trailer in Stetson
Police say it appears the driver of the tractor-trailer ran a stop sign and hit the 64-year-old Glenburn man at the intersection of Lapoint and Merril roads.
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Small town of Union shaken by rumors, media attention in wake of paddleboarder’s killing
Mic Mac Cove Family Campground, where Sunshine Stewart was staying before she went missing, is hoping to return to a sense of “normal” after her killing shocked the community.
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Teen charged with murder in paddleboarder’s death
The 17-year-old boy from Frankfort is being held at Long Creek Youth Development Center in connection with the killing of Sunshine Stewart.
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17-year-old arrested in connection with paddleboarder’s death in Union
Police have released few details about the killing of Sunshine Stewart, whose body was found near Crawford Pond on July 3.
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Driver arrested after child struck, killed in Albion
A woman and another child were also seriously injured in the Friday crash. Police say the driver left the scene and was operating under the influence.
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Lewiston mass shooting heroes honored by Maine State Police
The Walker-Deslauriers Memorial Award is named in memory of Jason Walker and Michael Deslauriers II, who died Oct. 25, 2023, while trying to stop the shooter at Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston.
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Stepfather charged with manslaughter in death of 4-year-old shot in head
Police say that the bullet that killed Jasper Smith in May was fired from Robert McCoy’s 9 mm handgun.
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5-hour police standoff ends on Elm Street in Lewiston after shots fired downtown
Shortly after 3 p.m., police were called out to the area of Pine Street in Lewiston after a gunman in an SUV opened-fire on a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market.
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Goats recaptured after escape onto Maine Turnpike
After a farm trailer became disconnected from the truck towing it, 15 goats escaped onto the road and slowed traffic for nearly an hour.