Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2017
Rockport man accused of killing 4 is found competent to stand trial
The mental health evaluation of Orion Krause who is charged with killing his mother, grandparents and a caretaker will remain sealed.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2017
Former prosecutor says she didn’t direct detectives’ case against Sanborn
Pamela Ames, who won a conviction against Anthony Sanborn in 1992, testified that she did not expect detectives to bring her information on everyone they spoke with in the investigation.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2017
Detective, in heated exchange, insists he didn’t ‘zero right in’ on Anthony Sanborn in girl’s murder
Retired police detective James Daniels says his notes show that several people named a man who was angry with 16-year-old Jessica Briggs, but the official report says otherwise.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2017
Lead detective in Sanborn murder trial questioned about possible alternate suspects
Retired police detective James Daniels rebuffed suggestions that he did not pursue viable leads, and said the investigation led officials in other directions.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Witness in Sanborn murder trial recants testimony, says he lied to investigators
Glenn A. Brown, the second key witness to recant, testified in 1992 that he saw defendant Anthony H. Sanborn with a knife looking for Jessica Briggs, but on Tuesday he said that was untrue.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2017
Lawyers spar over phone recording in review of Sanborn murder conviction
But the answering machine tape, purported to involve the murder victim and her pimp, is not allowed into evidence because a retired Portland police detective was unable to authenticate it.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2017
Ex-detective is asked why he left data out of final reports given to defense in murder trial
Attorneys for Anthony H. Sanborn Jr., who is seeking to have his 1992 conviction overturned, hope to show the exclusions of information were aimed at hiding exculpatory evidence.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
In case review, Sanborn attorney goes after lead detective’s credibility
Amy Fairfield hopes to show investigator James Daniels withheld material before the 1992 murder trial that would have helped her client’s case, violating a constitutional principle established in 1963.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
First day of Sanborn conviction review focuses on woman who testified she saw the murder, then recanted
The opposing sides offer alternate views on Hope Cady’s accounts in the brutal 1989 slaying of Jessica Briggs, including one in 2015 in which she largely stuck by her original story.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2017
Sanborn says he is ready to confront those who helped convict him of murder
Twelve days of hearings to decide whether Anthony Sanborn’s conviction will be overturned begin Tuesday.
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