The hospital administrator who raised concerns about strip-club visits claims unfair treatment.
Ann S. Kim
Inmates, mentors share writings of hope, faith, discovery
A program called Sister Stories culminates Friday at Cumberland County Jail with a public reading.
Dechaine witnesses at odds over DNA evidence
Was it contaminated? Three experts with backgrounds in forensic science hold divergent views about the possibility.
Experts differ on DNA in Dechaine case
Testimony today focused on how likely contamination was responsible for unknown male DNA on Sarah Cherry’s fingernail clipping.
Dechaine witness: Test more for DNA
That could clarify whether thumbnail DNA evidence came from contamination during the autopsy, he says.
Witness for Dechaine: Further lab tests are needed
Convicted murdered Dennis Dechaine is seeking a new trial based on a partial DNA profile from an unknown male found on his alleged victim’s dead body.
Dennis Dechaine’s lawyer pushes DNA validity
But at the hearing on the convicted killer’s bid for a new trial in Maine, the state tries to show how easily the evidence could have been contaminated.
Court hears Dechaine’s bid for new trial
Dennis Dechaine is serving a life sentence for the 1988 murder and kidnapping of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.
Dittmeyer suspect due to plead today
Trevor Ferguson, 24, of Tamworth, N.H., is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery.
Portland hotel sued for allegedly ‘skimming’ tips
This is the third lawsuit of its kind brought in Maine by the Boston law firm representing the plaintiffs.