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PublishedDecember 26, 2023
Man who confessed to Bowdoin shootings withdraws insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told the Press Herald this spring that he was not in control of his actions when he killed his 2 parents and another couple in April, has withdrawn his plea of not criminally responsible.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
Topsham-area school board adopts policy aimed at protecting transgender student privacy, safety
The policy, which sparked controversy locally after it was raised in September, will go into effect Feb. 23, 2024.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2023
It’s unusual for a mass shooter not to be found right away — dead or alive
In most of the other mass killings in the U.S., the suspect was either quickly apprehended or laid dead among the victims.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
Maine’s gun laws couldn’t stop 2 deadly shootings this year. Are more laws the answer?
Violent incidents in Bowdoin and Westbrook have been used by advocates on both sides of the gun control debate to argue that the current laws don't work as intended.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Man accused of killing his parents, 2 others in Bowdoin enters insanity plea
Joseph Eaton, who told a Press Herald reporter that he killed his parents and 2 other people in Bowdoin and shot 3 others on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth in April, was arraigned Friday afternoon on 4 counts of murder and 23 other charges.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Couple accused in theft from site of Bowdoin shootings also suspected in identity theft operation
A search of the Bowdoin home of Michael J. Hall and Jeanne I. Doughty revealed not only items reported stolen from the site of 4 fatal shootings, but fake checks, fake IDs and a list of more than a dozen stolen identities.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Judge to weigh new DNA evidence in Dennis Dechaine case
An attorney for the man convicted of killing Sarah Cherry in 1988 is arguing for witness testimony and a crime scene reconstruction in his bid for a new trial.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Arraignment rescheduled for man accused of killing 4 in Bowdoin
Joseph Eaton, who has admitted to killing four people and wounding three others in Bowdoin and Yarmouth in a pair of April shootings, is expected to enter a plea on July 28.
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PublishedJune 30, 2023
Two accused of burglarizing Bowdoin home that was site of quadruple homicide
Michael J. Hall, 40, of Brunswick, and Jeanne I. Doughty, 43, of Bowdoin, have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of guns and money from the home where 4 people were shot and killed in April.
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