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 […]
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Suspect in Portland slaying seeks bail
PORTLAND (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a snow-covered SUV in a hotel parking lot said their client should be released on bail because evidence in the case points to other suspects. Anthony Pratt Jr. is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to […]
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Lawyer seeks to seal affidavits in Auburn mom’s murder trial
BANGOR — The attorney for the Auburn woman accused of killing her 2½-year-old daughter has asked that all search warrant affidavits connected to the case be sealed until she has a chance to review them. Superior Court justice Ann Murray is expected to make a decision on the motion to keep the documents secret sometime […]