Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2017
State seeks to undercut ex-convict’s testimony in Sanborn murder case
Retired detective Daniel Young denies that he ever attempted to entice Jerry Larrivee to say Anthony Sanborn admitted to killing Jessica Briggs in 1989.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2017
Fire at abandoned Sanford mill investigated as suspicious
Anyone with information about the Thursday blaze at the old Stenton Trust Mill is being asked to call police.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2017
More witnesses say they were pressured to testify against Anthony Sanborn
A then-teenage girl, who later married Sanborn, refused to take the stand at his trial and was prosecuted for hindering his apprehension after the murder of Jessica Briggs in 1989.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2017
Prosecutor in Sanborn murder trial quizzed about police procedure
An attorney for convicted murderer Anthony Sanborn, who is seeking to clear his name, asks former assistant attorney general Pamela Ames about police reports and a key eyewitness who recanted her testimony.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2017
Witnesses describe sexual assaults, intimidation by man who testified against Anthony Sanborn
Gloria Brosseau and Crystal Call say police didn’t pursue their accusations because they needed the man’s testimony, a claim officials have denied.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2017
Prosecutors, Sanborn lawyers tangle over statements made by murder victim’s friend
Gloria Staples told investigators Anthony Sanborn said he was with Jessica L. Briggs the night she was killed, but later tried to withdraw that statement, a detective testifies.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2017
Retired detective says ‘it’s embarrassing’ he stored notes of murder probe at home
James Daniels said he accidentally kept original reports from the investigation into the 1989 murder of Jessica Briggs in his attic for years.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2017
Retired FBI expert says he thinks police erroneously zeroed in on Sanborn as suspect
But a state attorney undercuts the testimony by Gregg McCrary, who acknowledges that he reviewed only a small portion of the documents in the murder case against Anthony Sanborn.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2017
Rockport man accused of killing 4 is found competent to stand trial
The mental health evaluation of Orion Krause who is charged with killing his mother, grandparents and a caretaker will remain sealed.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2017
Former prosecutor says she didn’t direct detectives’ case against Sanborn
Pamela Ames, who won a conviction against Anthony Sanborn in 1992, testified that she did not expect detectives to bring her information on everyone they spoke with in the investigation.
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