Mark Cardilli Jr. testifies about his decision to retrieve the gun he used to kill Isahak Muse, saying he was justified in using it to threaten Muse when he wouldn’t leave the family’s home.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Portland man shot his sister’s boyfriend in the back, forensic experts agree
But the state medical examiner and an expert testifying for the defense in Mark Cardilli Jr.’s murder trial offer different theories about what happened in the final moments of the confrontation in which Cardilli killed Isahak Muse.
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Portland man’s mother testifies she tried to call 911 before he fatally shot sister’s boyfriend
The defense in Mark Cardilli Jr.’s murder trial tries to use Suzanne Cardilli’s testimony to contradict statements her daughter made about the death of her boyfriend, Isahak Muse.
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Father of Portland man charged with murder didn’t realize son’s gun was real
‘I thought you were just trying to scare him,’ Mark Cardilli Sr. is heard telling his son on police surveillance footage played in court during the second day of Mark Cardilli Jr.’s trial in the death of Isahak Muse.
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Sister of Portland man charged with murder recounts his racist comments as trial begins
Chelsey Cardilli testifies in the trial of Mark Cardilli Jr., saying her brother told her that Somali people are gang members, black people shot by police are at fault and Muslims are terrorists.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Trial in fatal Portland shooting begins Monday
Mark Cardilli Jr. is charged with murder in the death of Isahak Muse, who was his younger sister’s boyfriend.
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After review, Maine attorney general stands by embattled medical examiner
Attorney General Aaron Frey remains confident in Dr. Mark Flomenbaum after conducting an internal review prompted by a lawmaker’s complaints.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Frye Island, with no students, asks court to let it leave school district
The dispute over the island’s education tax assessment has gone on for years, with $1.5 million at stake.
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Maine attorney general backs abortion providers in Supreme Court case
Nearly two dozen attorneys general filed a brief in an appeal of a Louisiana law.
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Gov. Mills nominates 3 women for judicial posts
The governor’s nominations are subject to review by a legislative committee and confirmation by the Maine Senate.