ROCKLAND — Dennis Dechaine was sentenced Tuesday to three months of imprisonment for misdemeanor drug possession in connection with a 2010 overdose at the Maine State Prison.

PORTLAND — Expert witnesses who testified Thursday in Dennis Dechaine’s hearing on a new trial offered contrasting views on whether the DNA evidence at issue is a result of contamination.

Testimony today focused on how likely contamination was responsible for unknown male DNA on Sarah Cherry’s fingernail clipping.

Steven Brown pleaded guilty to all the charges stemming from the 1999 kidnapping of his estranged wife and the murders of her brother and boyfriend.

PORTLAND — Dennis Dechaine’s bid for a new trial hinges on a fragment of DNA from a thumbnail clipping.

ALFRED — When 16-year-old Sabrina Beggs looks into her future, she sees her mother’s absence in the milestones of her life: picking out a prom dress, earning her driver’s license, graduating from high school and college and getting married. But one of the hardest things in the aftermath of her mother’s murder, she said, is missing out on everyday experiences like sharing how their days went.