A Gouldsboro man who is accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman in 1996 was arrested without incident on Wednesday.
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DNA specialists work to identify Victorian-era girl’s remains in Sanford
The nonprofit DNA Doe Project is working with Sanford officials to identify the girl whose body was found in 2017 in an area where a cemetery was once located.
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DNA, fingerprint match helped lead FBI to mail bomb suspect
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man with a criminal history and a fervor for President Donald Trump sent at least 13 mail bombs to prominent Democrats, Justice Department officials said, crediting DNA, a fingerprint match and misspellings for the key break in a case that spread fear of election-season violence with little precedent in the […]
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Lisbon Historical Society sponsoring talk on DNA testing
LISBON — The Lisbon Historical Society will present a talk on DNA testing as it relates to genealogy at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the MTM Center, 18 School Street in Lisbon Falls. Society member Kathy Clavette, who has extensive training and experience in such testing regarding genealogy, will present “Exploring DNA testing – is […]
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Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland’s Loch Ness have described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the depths. But now the legend of “Nessie” may have no place left to hide. A New Zealand scientist is leading […]
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Lifelong best friends discover they're actually brothers
In this Dec. 23, 2017, image made from a video provided by Honolulu news station KHON, Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane are interviewed in Honolulu. The two Hawaii men grew up as best friends and recently learned that they’re actually brothers. They revealed the surprise to family and friends over the holidays. The two, who […]
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Hot Dogs N’Hockey at Hippach Field FARMINGTON — A celebration of Hippach’s new ice rink will take place Tuesday, Feb. 28, with Hot Dogs N’ Hockey from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., ice conditions and weather permitting. The Farmington Recreation Department will be cooking up hot dogs and serving hot chocolate for free. They will bring down a big screen TV to […]
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Hot Dogs N’Hockey at Hippach Field FARMINGTON — A celebration of Hippach’s new ice rink will take place Tuesday, Feb. 28, with Hot Dogs N’ Hockey from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., ice conditions and weather permitting. The Farmington Recreation Department will be cooking up hot dogs and serving hot chocolate for free. They will bring down a big screen TV to […]
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DNA test brings Florida man ‘home’ to Maine
MADAWASKA — Gary Skillings’ life has all the elements of a good mystery novel: A mother’s mysterious pregnancy, family intrigue, DNA research and the discovery of long-lost relatives thousands of miles away. Skillings, 57, grew up happily in Scarborough after being adopted as an infant from St. Andre Home, then operated by the Good Shepherd […]
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Convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine’s lawyer says DNA evidence convincing enough to create reasonable doubt
PORTLAND — Dennis Dechaine’s legal team has the odds stacked against it in the convicted murderer’s attempt to use new DNA analysis to win a new trial. Dechaine, a Bowdoinham farmer, was convicted of murdering 12-year-old Sarah Cherry of Bowdoin in 1988. Dechaine is serving a life sentence at the Maine State Prison for the […]