AUGUSTA (AP) — Ground has been broken on a memorial in Augusta to the state’s murdered children. Gov. Paul LePage was among those who took part in the ceremony Sunday at Holy Family Cemetery. Arthur Jette heads the Maine chapter of Parents of Murdered Children. He said he hopes the memorial serves as a place […]
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Mainers to remember murder victims Wednesday; groundbreaking of memorial in Augusta set Sunday
AUGUSTA — Two gatherings will be held in Augusta this week in memory of murder victims. The Maine Chapter of the Parents of Murdered Children and other survivors of homicide victims will take part in the seventh annual National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Fireplace Room at […]
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Colby College bell to toll for student’s murder 10 years ago
WATERVILLE (AP) — The bell at Colby College’s Lorimer Chapel will ring 10 times on Monday for the 10 years that have passed since a 21-year-old student was abducted and murdered by a prison parolee. Dawn Rossignol of Medway was kidnapped in a parking lot at the Waterville college just after 7 a.m. on Sept. […]
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4 men given death sentences in India gang rape
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court Friday sentenced to death four men for the gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows for a brutal attack that riveted India, where it became a symbol of the widespread mistreatment of women and the government’s inability to deal with […]
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High court to decide if 911 transcripts in Biddeford shootings will be released
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will consider Sept. 9 whether the transcripts of 911 calls made in connection with a Dec. 29 shooting in Biddeford that left two people dead and another wounded should be released. It is one of more than 20 appeals the court will consider next month. James Pak, 74, […]
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Trenton man pleads not guilty to slaying
ELLSWORTH (AP) — A Maine man police said killed another man, withdrew money from the victim’s bank account, drove the victim’s car and even told some people he was the other man has pleaded not guilty to murder. WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/19O64Dz ) reported that William Morse of Trenton entered his plea Thursday in Hancock County court. […]
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Appeal set for man convicted of three murders in northern Maine
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s highest court has scheduled an appeal date for a man serving a life sentence for killing two adults and a 10-year-old boy in northern Maine. Thayne Ormsby’s appeal will be heard by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Sept. 9. The 23-year-old Ormsby was given three life sentences in the 2010 […]
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Police charge Trenton man with murder after victim’s body found
DEDHAM, Maine — A Trenton man was arrested and charged with murder Thursday afternoon in connection with the death of another Trenton man who was last seen alive more than a year ago, according to Maine State Police. The body of Richard Bellittieri, 61, was found last Sunday at a property he owned on Goose […]
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Palmyra man arrested in Detroit death
BANGOR — Maine State Police have charged a 22-year-old Palmyra man in connection with the death of a Detroit man last week. Detectives arrested Jason Cote and charged him with murder, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Wednesday night. The state medical examiner’s office has concluded that Ricky Cole, 47, died from […]
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Foul odor leads Ohio authorities to grisly find
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Authorities responding to a report of a foul odor from a home ultimately discovered three bodies and arrested a registered sex offender who sent police and volunteers through a poor Ohio neighborhood in a search for more victims Sunday, officials said. East Cleveland Police Chief Ralph Spotts had cautioned searchers […]