Newly released jail calls show that Damion Butterfield, who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder, made several confessions after his last-minute plea deal in December.
Emily Allen
Staff Writer
Emily Allen covers courts for the Portland Press Herald. It's her favorite beat so far — before moving to Maine in 2022, she reported on a wide range of topics for public radio in West Virginia and was the City Hall reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota. Emily is not a fan of the cold, but she puts up with Maine's challenging winters because she loves the state's beautiful hiking options ... once the snow has cleared.
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Lawyers say they have limited access to clients at Maine’s lone youth prison
Juvenile defense attorneys say incidents of unrest at Long Creek Youth Development Center have led teens to be held in frequent 23-hour lockdowns.
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Standish murder suspect argues police waited too long to read him his rights
Brandon Libby is accused of killing his girlfriend in 2021. His attorneys say prosecutors shouldn’t be allowed to use statements Libby made to police before he was read his Miranda rights.
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Portland man sentenced to 48 years for killing girlfriend at Acadia
A jury found Raymond Lester guilty of murder in the June 2022 death of Nicole Mokeme after he ran her over with his car and then fled to Mexico.
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Portland man pleads not guilty in Westbrook killing
Deng Malual is accused of killing 61-year-old Clarence James Pearson in Westbrook last year.
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Dennis Dechaine granted April hearing to argue for a new trial in 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry
Dechaine has maintained his innocence ever since a jury convicted him of killing the 12-year-old.
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State reaches plea deal with suspect in Washington County slaying
Donnell Dana pleaded guilty to hindering apprehension in connection with the 2022 killing of Kimberly Neptune. Prosecutors are dropping a murder charge against him.
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Carmel town manager dies after falling through ice, rescuing young son
Kevin Howell and his 4-year-old fell through the ice while crossing Etna Pond early Friday. Howell got his son out of the water but couldn’t get out himself.
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Family of Valentine’s Day Bandit passes the torch with a new website
The family of Kevin Fahrman set up BeAKevin.com so people can download artwork of his iconic heart and ‘be a bandit in their own communities.’
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Sanford family sues southern Maine mortuary for mishandling infant daughter’s body
The Korzeb family says Bibber Memorial knew they failed to properly embalm their daughter’s body ahead of a private viewing in February 2023.