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Jury deadlocked on one defendant in Bangor triple murder trial

BANGOR — Jurors in the triple murder trial are deadlocked on one or more counts involving at least one defendant but have reached verdicts on other charges after deliberating more than 40 hours over four days, Justice William Anderson said about 5:45 p.m. at the Penobscot Judicial Center. Anderson referred to a note sent out […]

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Jury resumes deliberations in Bangor triple-murder trial

BANGOR (AP) — A Maine jury is back to work in the trial of two men charged with killing three people and burning their bodies in a car in Bangor in 2012. Jurors in the trial of Randall Daluz of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, Rhode Island, deliberated for three full days, surpassing […]

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Closing arguments underway in Bangor triple-murder trial

BANGOR — A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in the triple murder trial of Nicholas Sexton and Randall Daluz that they did not need to know exactly when or how the victims died the night of Aug. 12, 2012, to find Sexton and Daluz guilty of murder and arson. “You don’t have to be unanimous in […]

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Sexton says co-defendant shot 1 victim accidentally, 2 others on purpose

Sexton, 33, of Warwick, Rhode Island, and Randall Daluz, 36, of Brockton, Massachusetts, known by the nickname “Ricky” or “Money,” have been charged with three counts of murder and one count of arson in connection with the deaths. Investigators have described the slayings as a drug deal gone bad. Sexton and Daluz have pleaded not […]

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Defense begins case in Bangor triple-murder trial

BANGOR (AP) — The defense is beginning its case in the trial of two men prosecutors say killed three people and burning their bodies after a Bangor drug dispute. One of the defendants, Nicholas Sexton of Warwick, Rhode Island, is expected to be called to the stand to testify in his own defense Monday. After […]

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Testimony in Bangor triple murder focuses on guns

BANGOR — Testimony in a Maine triple murder case is focusing on the guns prosecutors allege were used to kill three people later burned in a car fire. Witness Andy Morin-Smith testified Thursday that he sold a gun to defendant Nicholas Sexton, one of two men accused. A detective also testified about evidence collected at […]

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Sister of victim testifies in Bangor triple-murder trial

BANGOR — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in a triple murder trial and told jurors she had been scared to tell police she had seen the men accused of killing her sister and boyfriend handle guns but was testifying about it because “my sister and Dan deserve some rest.” Katelyn Lugdon, 19, testified […]

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Maine man appealing triple-murder convictions

PORTLAND (AP) — A 23-year-old man who was given three life sentences in a 2010 triple killing is appealing his convictions and sentences to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Thayne Ormsby was convicted last year of three counts of murder and one count of arson for the 2010 stabbing deaths of 55-year-old Jeffrey Ryan, his […]