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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Former Farmington woman identified as Jane Doe killed in 1981
Investigators tried several methods to identify the woman struck and killed by a car, but it was DNA analysis that has now brought closure to the family of Michele ‘Mimi’ Oakes Boutilier-Gautreaux.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
A baby died outside in the cold in 1985. Now police say her mother’s to blame
Maine State Police have charged Lee Ann Daigle with murder in the death of Baby Jane Doe. They say genealogical DNA identified her as the newborn's mother. But her daughter says that she blocked out memory of the traumatic event and didn't know she was pregnant until she gave birth.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Maine’s top court upholds guilty plea in 1979 cold-case infant killing
The court declines to overrule a lower court, meaning Burton Hagar will continue to serve 15 years for manslaughter in the death of his son.
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PublishedMay 19, 2019
What happened to Angel?
Angel Torres was 21 years old when he was last seen in Biddeford. His parents and police believe he was likely murdered but they don't know why, and they don't have a body that might yield clues.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2016
Maine police seek information in 1989 arson that killed boy
Steven O'Neil, 14, died in a fire at his South Paris home that police say was intentionally set with a flammable liquid.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
Judge sets bail for Maine man in 1980 cold case killing
Philip Scott Fournier, charged with killing Joyce McLain of East Millinocket, can be freed on $300,000 bail while he awaits trial.
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PublishedMay 20, 2016
After 39 years, Maine parents get mysterious letter about missing son
Carol and Bernard Ross of Portland recently received an anonymous letter claiming to know details about the disappearance of their son, Bernard "Bunny" Ross Jr., in 1977.
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PublishedApril 11, 2016
Legislators overturn LePage veto of bill sought by ‘cold case families’
The measure, one of four that will become law after override votes Monday, gives families additional time to sue alleged killers.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2016
Scarborough police appeal for information in cold-case killing of Ashley Ouellette
The 15-year-old sophomore at Thornton Academy was found dead 17 years ago on Pine Point Road in Scarborough.
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