AUGUSTA (AP) — State police won’t reopen an investigation into the 1993 death of the wife of a former minister, who authorities say killed his daughter in a murder-suicide in Maine last month. Investigators say Daniel Randall on Dec. 8 drove to his estranged family’s the home in Hebron, Maine, and killed his daughter, 27-year-old […]
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Lewiston man gets 45-year sentence in hit-and-run murder
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 45 years in prison for the hit-and-run murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend in 2014. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Evaristo De Deus, 36, of 37 Union St., to the maximum prison term allowed under an October plea agreement. In announcing the sentence, […]
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Former pastor bought murder weapon in Poland
POLAND — Top Gun owner Joe Cimino confirmed to WCSH Channel 6 on Thursday that his Maine Street shop sold the gun to Daniel Randall last week that Randall used to kill his daughter, Claire, in Hebron before turning it on himself. WCSH is reporting that Randall bought the gun at noon Thursday, Dec. 8, […]
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Franklin County justice lowers bail for Wilton murder suspect
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Wednesday reduced bail to $80,000 worth of real estate for a Wilton man accused of shooting to death a New Sharon man on June 1 in Wilton. Defense attorneys Sarah Glynn and Jeffrey Wilson filed a motion to amend the bail for 25-year-old Timothy Danforth. He was indicted Aug. […]
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Wilton murder suspect’s bail $150,000 cash
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice handed down his written decision Thursday to set $150,000 cash bail for a Wilton man accused of shooting to death a New Sharon man June 1 in Wilton. In addition, Timothy Danforth, 24, must enter into a Maine Pre-Trial Services Contract, according to Justice William Stokes’ decision. Danforth was […]
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Bail hearing set for Wilton man accused of killing New Sharon man
FARMINGTON — A bail hearing will be held at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Franklin County Superior Court for a Wilton man accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man on June 1. Timothy Danforth, 24, pleaded not guilty Aug. 19 to a charge of intentional or knowing murder of Michael Reis, 24, outside of […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to murder
FARMINGTON – A Wilton man pleaded not guilty Friday to shooting a New Sharon man to death June 1. Timothy Danforth, 24, is charged with intentional or knowing murder of Michael Reis, 24, outside of Danforth’s father’s house on Weld Road in Wilton. Danforth, who was indicted by a grand jury Thursday, occasionally wiped tears […]
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Former Wilton man gets 35 years for killing grandmother
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a former Wilton man Monday to 35 years in prison for bludgeoning his grandmother to death. Dana Craney, 23, pleaded guilty to intentional and knowing murder in Franklin County Unified Court. He had pleaded not guilty in January 2015. Joanne Goodreau, 67, was killed at the home she […]
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Arrest made in Christmas murders case
UPDATE: N.Y. man denied bail in Christmas Day homicide AUGUSTA — State police arrested a New York man Tuesday in the shooting deaths of an Augusta couple on Christmas morning, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said. David W. Marble, 29, of Rochester, N.Y., was charged with two counts of murder after Augusta police stopped […]
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Former Wilton man accused of killing grandmother awaits trial in 2016
FARMINGTON — A former Wilton man accused of killing his grandmother at a mobile home they shared on Weld Road in Wilton is still awaiting trial at Franklin County Detention Center. Dana Craney, 23, pleaded not guilty on Jan. 30 to a charge of murder resulting in the death of Joanne Goudreau, 67. He was indicted […]