Woman found shot dead on Massachusetts logging road in 1978 is identified

Murder

Published
March 6, 2023

Woman found shot dead on Massachusetts logging road in 1978 is identified

For decades, the woman known as 'Granby Girl' was buried in a local cemetery with a headstone marked 'Unknown.'
Published
March 2, 2023

Man convicted in previous death pleads guilty in 1987 killing of Janet Brochu of Winslow

Gerald Goodale, 63, who's already serving a 75-year term, entered his plea Thursday in a Skowhegan courtroom and was sentenced to 32 years.
Published
February 28, 2023

Last witnesses called in Alex Murdaugh trial before jury sees crime scene

Prosecutors got a chance to reply to the defense's case, including by rebutting their experts who suggested 2 different shooters killed Murdaugh's wife and son in South Carolina.
Published
February 27, 2023

Defense at Alex Murdaugh trial says there were 2 shooters

The judge agreed to a defense request to let the jury see the crime scene for themselves before they deliberate the fate of the disgraced South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and a son.
Published
February 22, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s law partner testifies about crime scene problems and thefts

The prominent South Carolina lawyer is standing trial in the murders of his wife Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son Paul, both of whom died from multiple gunshot blasts.

Published
February 6, 2023

Waterville man sentenced to 42 years in prison for fatally shooting girlfriend

Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 32, was convicted of murdering his longtime girlfriend, who was the mother of their twin daughters, in 2019.
Published
February 6, 2023

Alex Murdaugh murder jury to hear financial crimes evidence

South Carolina prosecutors hope to show he was worried his alleged crimes were about to be discovered and that Murdaugh killed his family to get sympathy and buy time to cover up the missing money.
Published
January 27, 2023

Jury finds Gardiner man guilty of murder in shooting, machete attack

Dylan Ketcham, 23, was found guilty Friday of three crimes tied to a January 2020 incident in Gardiner. He faces a sentence of between 25 years to life in prison.
Published
January 26, 2023

Attorneys argue whether Gardiner shooting, machete attack was premeditated murder or self-defense as case heads to jury

The jury recessed Thursday before reaching a verdict about Dylan Ketcham, who is accused of killing Jordan Johnson and attempting to murder Caleb Trudeau in Gardiner in 2020.
Published
January 25, 2023

Jury in Gardiner man’s murder trial sent home after video, recording system crashes at Capital Judicial Center

This is not the first time the Augusta courthouse has experienced the major technical failure, which prevented proceedings from being electronically recorded and blocked lawyers' ability to show evidence on monitors, says Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy, who is calling for the system to be replaced.