Julio Carrillo had pleaded guilty to what the judge called the ‘formalized and repeatedly ritual torture’ of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. His family members asked the judge for mercy during an emotional sentencing hearing.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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Yarmouth employees have right to serve on council, ACLU says in lawsuit challenging charter
The federal lawsuit challenges a recent change that blocks town and school employees from serving on the Town Council.
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Gray man killed in single-vehicle crash in Raymond
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause.
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Attorneys argue bail conditions for Maine roofing contractor charged with manslaughter
The state wants to force Shawn D. Purvis to get workers’ compensation coverage and submit weekly reports about his job sites, but the defense attorney says he should not be required to do so.
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Ties of love bind pups and prisoners
Behind the walls of the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, inmates find solace and self-respect as they train puppies from the Animal Welfare League in Kennebunk.
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Shark spotted off Goose Rocks Beach probably a great white
A Kennebunkport harbormaster reports seeing the predator about a mile offshore.
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Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine
The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.
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Stockton Springs man pleads guilty to murdering 10-year-old stepdaughter
Julio Carrillo’s sentencing for the death of Marissa Kennedy is scheduled for August. Prosecutors say they will take his wife to trial on the same charge.
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Judge denies latest request in Maine man’s 17-year fight to overturn murder conviction
A jury convicted Foster Bates in 2002 of gross sexual assault and murder in the death of Tammy Dickson in 1994.
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Maine Family Planning will forgo federal funds over Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
The nonprofit receives nearly $2 million from the family planning program each year, and that money represents roughly 25% of its revenue.