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Published
April 20, 2023

Joseph Eaton’s history of violence dates to his youth

Court records in 3 states show that the 34-year-old charged with 4 counts of murder had more than 15 years of run-ins with the law.
Published
April 20, 2023

‘He was aiming to shoot’

Rose Clayton said she was just getting off Interstate 295 on Tuesday when a man in the car in front of her slammed on his brakes, got out and pointed a gun at her. She later recognized him when she saw photos of Joseph Eaton, now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his parents and family friends.
Published
April 20, 2023

‘Bullet holes everywhere’ in Bowdoin home where 4 found dead, court records say

An affidavit charging Joseph Eaton, 34, with murder describes how the sister of one of the victims found the bodies of Eaton's parents and their longtime friends in Bowdoin. Eaton made his first court appearance Thursday.
Published
April 19, 2023

Victims in Bowdoin shooting remembered as good friends, caring people

'She would do anything for anyone,' Linda Walker said of good friend Patti Eger, 1 of 4 people killed Tuesday in Bowdoin.
Published
April 19, 2023

Police say suspect confessed to killing his parents and 2 family friends, wounding 3 on I-295

Joseph Eaton, 34, is accused of killing Cynthia and David Eaton, of Florida, and Bob and Patti Eger, who lived in the home in Bowdoin where the bodies were discovered Tuesday.
Published
April 19, 2023

Man accused of Bowdoin killings had just been released from prison

The day before Joseph Eaton is accused of fatally shooting his parents and two family friends, he took to Facebook to lament his struggles and question why people 'claim to be Christian and can't forgive somebody or understand what they go through.'
Published
April 18, 2023

Suspect arrested after shootings leave 4 dead in Bowdoin, 3 wounded on I-295

State police say 34-year-old Joseph Eaton of Bowdoin has been charged with murder. Investigators are still processing multiple crime scenes in southern Maine.
Published
April 14, 2023

Portland man who killed sister’s boyfriend to wait months for decision on new trial

Mark Cardilli Jr., who shot and killed 22-year-old Isahak Muse in 2019, hopes a Cumberland County Superior Court judge will vacate his manslaughter conviction and grant him a new trial.
Published
April 3, 2023

Mothers plan to appeal 2nd dismissal of wrongful death suit in teens’ killings

U.S. District Judge Jon Levy once again rules that Biddeford officers are not at fault for the 2012 murders of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, citing qualified immunity for police.
Published
March 20, 2023

Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff

Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.