In a recorded interview, Robert Nelson, 41, also says he met with Everett Cameron over a drug debt the day Cameron was killed.
Rachel Ohm
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Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Friends, family say murder suspect high on drugs day of killing
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Anson murder defendant betrayed no emotion when told of death, detective testifies
SKOWHEGAN — The Anson man accused of a 2009 murder had little reaction to the death when police told him about it the day it happened, according to testimony Tuesday.
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Police say Nelson was “stone-faced” at news of death
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Anson murder victim was slain because of drugs, attorneys claim
SKOWHEGAN — Prosecutors and defense disagree about who killed Everett L. Cameron, but they do agree on one thing.
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Prosecutor: Desperation, drugs motive for killing
Desperation and drugs drove Robert Nelson, 41, to kill Everett L. Cameron in Anson about three years ago, according to the prosecutor in his opening statement Monday in Somerset County Superior Court.
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Public school district budgets take cash hit for charter school tuition
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Anson murder trial begins Monday
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Madison mobile home destroyed by fire Friday afternoon
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