Keith Coleman of Garland had already been charged with killing his girlfriend and her two children.
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Suspect in July rampage in northern Maine indicted on murder charge
Police say Anthony Lord killed two people and injured four more after abducting a woman from a house in Benedicta, setting off a manhunt across two counties.
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Family of suspect in Saco supermarket stabbing plans fundraiser for victim’s family
The brother of Connor MacCalister says his family is ‘devastated’ by the killing of Wendy Boudreau.
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Three men indicted in Franklin County arson case
The men are accused of setting fire to a home in Wilton in June 2014 in hopes that the fire would spread to another nearby house, police say.
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Hundreds attend vigil for slain Saco grandmother
About 400 turn out to honor the memory of Wendy Boudreau, 59, who was stabbed to death last week in a local supermarket.
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For Maine emergency crews, responding to heroin overdoses is becoming routine
A night on the streets with Portland’s emergency medical techs unveils an insidious near-death cycle that – lacking adequate treatment options – exacts a savage toll.
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Waterville man to serve 18 months in prison for striking girlfriend
Richard E. Rice, 49, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to domestic violence assault, a felony offense because he had a previous conviction for domestic violence assault in 2012.
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Defendant in Saco supermarket killing ordered held without bail
Family members of Wendy Boudreau, who was killed Wednesday afternoon, are in court for Connor MacCalister’s initial appearance, but do not speak.
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Maine man who murdered wife in 2013 sentenced to 47 years in prison
Prosecutors say Christopher Saenz of Ellsworth beat his wife to death because he believed she was having an affair.
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Back-stabber returns to prison for threatening woman with knife
Ann-Marie Meserve, of Augusta, was on probation for a prior offense when the threat was made.