Stories by Jen Lynds

7 years ago

Victim’s blood found on jacket belonging to accused killer

A forensic DNA analyst for the Maine State Police crime lab said Thursday that a jacket belonging to the accused killer of a Houlton man had a mixture of the defendant’s DNA as well as blood stains belonging to the victim on it.

7 years ago

Alleged murder weapons found in home of accused Houlton man

Police testified Tuesday that they found several articles of clothing, a hammer and a folding knife that all tested positive for blood when they searched the home of the 20-year-old defendant who is accused of beating and stabbing a Houlton man to death two years ago.

7 years ago

Jury selection begins in Houlton murder trial

Jury selection started Thursday is expected to continue Friday in the case against a Houlton man charged with murder in the brutal slaying of 61-year-old Keith Suitter two years ago.

7 years ago

Houlton racers pause to remember the fallen

After pausing to name the 11 Aroostook County soldiers who have been killed in action since 2001, a field of approximately 60 participants gathered in Houlton on Monday for a race in their honor.

8 years ago

UMPI nets Upward Bound victory

The U.S. Department of Education will review applications for nearly $624,000 in grant funding for the University of Maine Presque Isle that had been rejected by the agency last month because of minor clerical errors, according to Maine’s congressional delegation.

8 years ago

Teen pleads guilty in Houlton murder

A Houlton teenager has pleaded guilty to a murder charge in connection with the killing of a 61-year-old Houlton man in his home in 2015.