Prosecutors say they will seek a life sentence for the 35-year-old mother in the February 2018 death of Marissa Kennedy, who had been abused for months.
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Freeport man killed farmer in Scarborough and attacked 2 others in violent rampage, police say
Quinton Hanna, 22, is charged with a string of crimes Sunday that began in Scarborough with the fatal stabbing of an 82-year-old man and ended four hours later in Brunswick.
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Fate of mother charged with murder rests with jury after attorneys make closing arguments
While Sharon Carrillo’s attorneys contend she falsely confessed to beating her 10-year-old daughter, prosecutors say she’s guilty of participating in or facilitating the abuse that eventually killed Marissa Kennedy.
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Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping woman was headed for Canada, police say
Stephen Pilson, 52, of Beverly was intoxicated and homicidal when officers arrested him Sunday in Kennebunk, according to state police.
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Waterville man who tried to con his way into an early release from prison pleads guilty
Frank Curtis, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiring to make false statements to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and to committing mail fraud.
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Defense in mother’s murder trial depicts her as victim of violent, controlling husband
Sharon Carrillo is charged with causing the death of her 10-year-old daughter by participating in months of beatings with her husband, Julio Carrillo, who pleaded guilty to murder.
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Freeport man charged with attempted murder following West Bath attack
State police are withholding details of the attack at this time
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Emotions ‘running really high’ 8 years later as mother of Ayla Reynolds pushes court case
Ayla Bell Reynolds was reported missing by her father, Justin DiPietro, from their Waterville home on Dec. 17, 2011, and her mother, Trista Reynolds, continues to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against DiPietro.
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Portland man sentenced to 40 years for domestic violence murder
Anthony Leng gets the longest sentence allowed under his plea agreement for shooting his longtime partner, Sokha Khuon, in their house while their sons were at home.
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Scarborough homicide victim is remembered as ‘the real genuine thing’
Friends of Jim Pearson, stunned by his killing outside his home Sunday, remember how he touched their lives when he taught at Gorham High School and ran his Christmas tree farm on Beech Ridge Road.