Maine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi

Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 in the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed more than 480 times at her apartment in Pleasant Point.

FBI announces $10,000 reward in Portland cold case

The FBI and Portland police are asking for information about the death of Frank A. Williams III, who was stabbed near Kennedy Park in 2008.

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.

Mothers plan to appeal 2nd dismissal of wrongful death suit in teens’ killings

U.S. District Judge Jon Levy once again rules that Biddeford officers are not at fault for the 2012 murders of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, citing qualified immunity for police.

Woman faces murder, arson charges in deadly Caribou fire

Jason Donahue, 30, was found dead in January, a day after a fire destroyed an apartment building. The Maine Attorney General's Office is now charging Susan Kochanowski, 34, in his death.

Homicide investigation turns up ‘destructive devices’ at Addison home

State police were searching a home in Addison connected to a homicide investigation when they found 'several destructive devices.'

As Winthrop shooting death case takes turn, officials say shooter who killed man not charged

One woman was arrested recently on felony murder charges in the shooting death of Joshua Martin in a Winthrop mobile home in 2020 while another woman arrested on that charge previously pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday.

Death of Hancock County man ruled a homicide

Police say he was found by a friend Oct. 3, but they're still working to confirm his identity.

Report cites domestic violence as cause of about half of Maine homicides

State Police: Giusti investigation ‘still very much open and active’