The state’s highest court has upheld the murder conviction of Robert Burton, the man who shot his girlfriend to death in June 2015 in the town of Parkman and then led police on a 68-day manhunt, the longest and costliest in Maine history. Burton was convicted in October 2017 of intentional or knowing murder by a jury […]
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Abbott man who led police on long manhunt gets 55 years for murder
BANGOR — Robert Burton was sentenced Friday to serve 55 years in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend, Stephanie Gebo, in June 2015 in a house they once shared in Parkman. Burton sat motionless staring directly ahead as justice Robert Mullen imposed the sentence. Mullen said he was tempted to impose the life […]
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Would electronic monitoring of Robert Burton have prevented Stephanie Gebo’s death?
Robert Burton, center, listens to the guilty verdicts being read alongside his attorneys, Zachary Brandmeir, left, and Hunter Tzovarras, at Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Robert Burton’s history of domestic violence officially began in July 2000 when he reportedly used duct tape on the wrists and mouth of a girlfriend […]
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Jury finds Robert Burton guilty of murder in shooting death of ex-girlfriend
Murder defendant Robert Burton, right, confers with attorney Zachary Brandmeir before closing arguments Wednesday at the Penobscot Judicial Center in Bangor. BANGOR — Robert Burton has been found guilty of murder in the June 2015 shooting death of Stephanie Gebo inside her home in Parkman. The jury reached its verdict just before noontime Thursday after […]
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Maine police still searching for suspect in Parkman killing
PARKMAN — Maine police say they are still in the midst of a manhunt for a fugitive who is a suspect in the killing of his ex-girlfriend. Police say 38-year-old Robert Burton has not been spotted since he was seen along a Guilford snowmobile trail on Wednesday night. They say Massachusetts and New Hampshire state […]