The judge assigned to hear the latest motion for a new trial for Dennis Dechaine is no stranger to the case. Superior Court Justice Carl O. Bradford oversaw the March 1989 trial. After the jury convicted Dechaine of the murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry, Bradford sentenced the 31-year-old farmer to life in prison. Maine has […]
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Did Dennis Dechaine kill Sarah Cherry?
The prisoner says he is tired of telling the story. But there’s a court hearing on the horizon that could be his last chance at a new trial. There are some things that he wants the public to hear again. So Dennis Dechaine answers the same questions the officers asked on that summer night in […]
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The Day of the Crime: What investigators found on path to grisly slaying
On the day she was kidnapped, Sarah Cherry of Bowdoin went to baby-sit for a local couple whose regular sitter had backed out. It was the 12-year-old’s second baby-sitting job, and her first time watching a baby. But John and Jennifer Henkel did not have reservations about hiring Sarah. She was known in town as […]
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The Defendant: 22 years later, middle-aged inmate describes a ‘structured monotony’
WARREN — Dennis Dechaine, one of the most notorious prisoners in Maine history, has maintained the same theme in the handful of interviews he has done with various newspapers and television stations since his conviction in 1989. He claims he did not murder 12-year-old Sarah Cherry. During an hour-long interview at the prison on March […]
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‘Dangerous’ man gets 45 years for attack on friend
Jon Brown offers no explanation as he pleads guilty to his second attempted murder.
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S. Portland man gets 45 years in Gray murder attempt
Jon Brown was charged with aggravated attempted murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and elevated aggravated assault.
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Pair convicted in OOB man’s murder
‘We got what we came for,’ says the slain man’s brother after guilty verdicts are read for Darlene George and Jeffrey Williams.
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Siblings found guilty in OOB murder trial
It took the jury about five hours to return the verdicts against Darlene George and Jeffrey Williams in the slaying of Winston George on June 20, 2008.
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Jurors weigh three versions of killing
The two verdicts could hinge on what jurors think of testimony from a third person who pleaded guilty.
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Jury to begin deliberations in OOB murder trial
ALFRED — The jury is expected to begin deliberations at 9 a.m. Friday in the murder trial of Darlene George and Jeffrey Williams. Justice G. Arthur Brennan gave the jury their instructions this afternoon after defense attorneys Paul Aranson and Joel Vincent made their closing arguments. Brennan then gave the jury a choice: They could […]