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    A trucker comes down Route 150 into the town of Athens on Tuesday near a large sign advising people of the ongoing manhunt in the area for murder suspect Robert Burton.

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    Maine State Police Trooper Lt. Sean Hashey speaks on Tuesday about the ongoing search for murder suspect Robert Burton outside the police command center at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford. There are no new developments in the nearly seven-week search for Burton, alleged to have killed Stephanie Gebo on June 5 in Parkman.

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    Paul Griffin, owner of Griffin’s clothing and footwear in Skowhegan and Guilford, said Tuesday that fugitive Robert Burton knows the area better than the police do.

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    Outside Athens Corner Store on Tuesday, Mary Lou Thompson said that she thinks Robert Burton is “hiding in the trees — like those guys who escaped in New York.”

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    Since signs went up July 1 warning residents about the hunt for murder suspect Robert Burton, Athens Corner Store manager Katie Anton said, “I’m still concerned — I think about it. When my 7-year-old goes out to play, I think about it.”

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    Ken Clark, a customer on Tuesday at the Athens Corner Store, said that he’s a Vietnam War veteran who can defend himself, so he’s not concerned about murder suspect Robert Burton, but he keeps his truck locked to prevent Burton from taking it to get away.

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    Laurel Williams, of Athens, said Tuesday, “Sure it concerns me — a man running around loose with a gun.”

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    Stephanie Gebo was found dead June 5 by her children at 46 Kulas Road in Parkman. Her former boyfriend, murder suspect Robert Burton, a fugitive since then, is believed to be in the woods in the Parkman-Guilford area.

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    Robert Burton is seen in a surveillance image running from a camp on Point Road in Guilford July 6. Burton has been wanted by police since Stephanie Gebo was found dead in Parkman June 5.

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