Staff writer John Terhune spent hours on the phone with the man who confessed to killing his parents and their friends before a shooting spree on I-295.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Arraignment delayed for man accused of killing 4 in Bowdoin, wounding 3 in Yarmouth
It’s not clear when Joseph Eaton, who is facing 4 murder charges in the mass shooting in April shooting, will next appear in court.
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Sanford man pleads guilty to child exploitation charges
Joseph Zoll, 63, pleaded guilty Wednesday and faces up to 50 years in prison.
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Police searching for missing mother and young son in Saco
Tania Mulanga, 32, and her 2-year-old son Martin Kakanda are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and speak only limited English, police say.
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Father of Westbrook shooting victim laments ‘senseless tragedy’
Jeff McKinney says his daughter Brittney Cockrell was a ‘precious gift from heaven’ and that her partner, Michael Hayter, ‘had a million-dollar smile and a twinkle in his eyes.’
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Police report 2 hate crimes in Windham
Windham police say vandals spray-painted racist words and symbols on Windham Center Road twice in the past month.
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Boyfriend of missing Aroostook County woman charged with murder
Game wardens found Kimberly Hardy’s body in a wooded area after searching for more than a week and Jayme Schnackenberg of Monticello has been charged in her killing.
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‘People are no longer walking this earth because of me’
In an unusual series of interviews, Joseph Eaton confessed to a reporter that he killed his parents and two family friends. Those close to him say he’s long been troubled and dangerous.
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Armed man brought into custody after standoff on Forest Ave
Police say a crisis negotiator helped resolve a two-and-a-half hour standoff on Forest Avenue with a man who allegedly threatened a Burger King employee with a gun Friday evening.
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Accused Westbrook shooter made online threats hours before double homicide
Just before a Westbrook couple was shot in front of their two children, the South Portland man charged with their murders became angry that a new friend cut him off and warned that he would kill people.