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State of Maine lays out action plan to beef up child protection services
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 3:45pm

In July, Maine’s Dept. of Health and Human Services appealed to the nonprofit Casey Family Programs to assist in the investigation of four child deaths that had occurred during the previous month. Following that announcement, the Department subsequently asked Casey to review a fifth death. The five children, who were all four years or younger, died from accidents or serious injuries. The deaths occurred on June 1 in Brewer, on June 6 in Old Town, on June 17 in Temple, on June 20 in Stockton...
Sentenced to 48 years in Dec. for depraved indifference murder of daughter
Sharon Kennedy (fka Carrillo) argues to have sentence, conviction vacated
Fri, 11/13/2020 - 7:45pm

PORTLAND — Lawyers for Sharon Kennedy (formerly Sharon Carrillo) are asking for her sentence or conviction in the Feb. 2018, beating death of her daughter to be vacated. The appeal, which was filed with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting as the Law Court, July 24, followed Kennedy’s December 2019 conviction of the depraved indifference murder to be vacated. Sharon returned to her maiden name after annulling her marriage to Julio Carrillo, who was also charged with murder. Marissa Kennedy...
Defense attorneys plan to appeal
UPDATE: Sharon Carrillo found guilty of depraved indifference murder
Wed, 12/18/2019 - 3:30pm

BELFAST — After five hours of deliberation, the jury in the case against Sharon Carrillo announced that they had reached the verdict of guilty. The trial against Sharon Carrillo began Dec. 6, with a number of witnesses and experts called by both Sharon's attorneys, Chris MacLean and Laura Shaw, and prosecutors, Assistant Attorneys General Donald Macomber and Leane Zainea. Sharon has now been convicted of the prolonged beating death of her then 10-year-old daughter Marissa, who endured months of...
Jurors begin deliberations in trial of Sharon Carrillo
Wed, 12/18/2019 - 3:00pm

BELFAST — Day 9 of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with Justice Robert Murray giving the jury instructions for their deliberations. The process lasted approximately 35 minutes, and the judge presented his instructions both verbally and as written in a packet. The latter had specific information about what constitutes depraved difference murder and the specific requirements that a finding of guilty would require. Sharon Carrillo is on trial for the depraved indifference murder in the...
Defense attorney and prosecutor spend combined 90-plus minutes delivering their arguments
Jurors hear closing arguments in trial of Sharon Carrillo; to begin deliberations tomorrow
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 6:45pm

BELFAST — News media filled the courtroom during the afternoon session of day eight of the trial against Sharon Carrillo, with reporters anticipating closing arguments. Sharon Carrillo is on trial for the depraved indifference murder in the beating death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who died after months of sustained daily beatings. Sharon’s husband Julio Carrillo was also charged with depraved indifference murder and pleaded guilty in July. Julio was sentenced to 55 years in...
Maine social worker testifies on day 8 of Sharon Carrillo trial
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 4:00pm

BELFAST — A Maine Department of Health and Human Services caseworker was the first witness called to the stand by Sharon Carrillo’s defense attorneys Dec. 17 in a Waldo County courtroom in Belfast. Sharon Carrillo is on trial for the depraved indifference murder in the beating death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who died after months of sustained daily beatings. Sharon’s husband Julio Carrillo was also charged with depraved indifference murder and pleaded guilty in July. Julio...
Jurors hear from pediatrician at day 7 of Sharon Carrillo trial
Mon, 12/16/2019 - 6:00pm

BELFAST — A former member of the Bangor Police Department and current deputy at the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office was the first witness called to the stand in day seven of the Sharon Carrillo trial, currently being heard in Waldo County Superior Court. Sharon Carrillo is on trial for the depraved indifference murder in the beating death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who died after months of sustained daily beatings. Sharon’s husband Julio Carrillo was also charged with depraved...
Jurors hear from some who tried to help Marissa Kennedy prior to beating death
Sun, 12/15/2019 - 9:30pm

BELFAST — The first part of the sixth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo for the depraved indifference murder of her 10-year-old daughter, Marissa Kennedy, was spent with prosecutors and defense attorneys taking turns examining Joseph and Roseann Kennedy, Sharon’s father and longtime stepmother. Sharon Carrillo is on trial for the depraved indifference murder in the beating death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who died after months of sustained daily beatings. Sharon’s...
Sharon Carrillo trial, Day six
Sharon Carillo’s mother, stepfather, take stand during trial
Fri, 12/13/2019 - 8:00pm

BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo continued Friday, Dec. 13, after state prosecutors Assistant Attorneys General Leane Zainea and Donald Macomber rested their case Thursday afternoon. Sharon Carrillo is on trial for depraved indifference murder in the prolonged beating death of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. The Chief Medical Examiner listed Marissa’s cause of death as battered child syndrome; she had bleeding on the brain and liver. Sharon’s husband, Julio Carrillo, whom she...
Day Four of murder trial; two jurors fall ill
Carillo trial: Jurors view horrific pictures of domestic abuse, violence
Wed, 12/11/2019 - 4:45pm

BELFAST — The fourth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with a brief interview with Nicole Denis, who works with the Maine State Police Criminal Crimes Unit. Sharon Carrillo is being tried for the depraved indifference murder of her then-10-year-old daughter Marissa Kennedy Feb. 25, 2018. Both Sharon and her then-husband Julio Carrillo admitted in initial interviews following the death that they had beaten Marissa multiple times per day, every day, for months prior to her death...
Jury hears more police interviews with Sharon Carillo during third day of mother’s trial
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 2:30pm

BELFAST — Day three of the trial of Sharon Carrillo began with the continuation of the recorded interviews between her and Maine State Police Detectives Scott Quintero and Jason Andrews. Sharon Carrillo is on trial in Waldo County Superior Court accused of depraved indifference murder after allegedly beating her daughter, Marissa Kennedy, to death with then-husband Julio Carrillo. Maine’s chief medical examiner determined that Marissa had died as a result of battered child syndrome in February...
Waldo County Superior Court, Belfast
Social worker, detective take stand in second day of Sharon Carrillo trial
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 9:30pm

BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo continued Monday, Dec. 9, with a social worker the first witness called for the day. Carrillo is on trial for the murder of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who died from battered child syndrome after months of sustained beatings. Suzanne Webber has worked in the field of social work for nearly 25 years spread across two agencies, Graham Behavioral Services, of Rockland, and Home Counselors Inc. Webber's involvement with the Carrillo family began...
First witnesses called to testify in Waldo County courthouse
Jurors presented with images, testimony about girl’s death as Sharon Carillo trial gets underway
Sat, 12/07/2019 - 2:00pm

BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo officially began in Waldo County Superior Court Dec. 6, with the 12 jurors and two alternates seated just yesterday. Carrillo is on trial for the murder of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who died from battered child syndrome after months of sustained beatings. Sharon's then-husband Julio Carrillo pleaded guilty to depraved indifference murder in July and was sentenced to 55 years in prison. Sharon is facing the same charge. Before the state...
Six phones sought by Sharon Carrillo, attorneys, searched after warrant issued
Mon, 09/16/2019 - 6:45pm

BELFAST — The six phones sought by Sharon Carillo and her attorneys in several court motions have been examined following the issuance of a search warrant by Justice Valerie Stanfill Aug. 14. Sharon and Julio Carrillo were arrested following the prolonged beating death of Sharon Carrillo’s daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy. Kennedy was found deceased at the Stockton Springs condo where the couple lived with Marissa and their two young children. A medical determined Marissa’s cause of death...
Child’s mother, Sharon Carrillo, to be tried in December
Julio Carrillo gets 55 years behind bars for murder of 10-year-old stepdaughter
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 3:45pm

BELFAST — The man accused of the beating death of his then-10-year-old daughter was sentenced to 55 years in prison in Waldo County Unified Court Aug. 28 after pleading guilty in the same court July 22. Julio Carrillo, 52, was charged with depraved indifference murder as a result of the Feb. 25, 2018, death of Marissa Kennedy, who reportedly died after months of sustained abuse at the hands of both her stepfather and mother. Both Julio and Sharon Carrillo were arrested the day after Marissa’s...
Julio Carrillo to be sentenced Aug. 28, following guilty plea
Wed, 07/24/2019 - 11:00pm

BELFAST — A man who pleaded guilty to a charge of knowing and intentional murder in relation to the February 2018 beating death of his 10-year-old stepdaughter at the start of the week is due to be sentenced August. Julio Carrillo, 52, who initially pleaded not guilty, changed his plea in Waldo County Unified Court July 22, over a year after Marissa Kennedy was discovered deceased at the residence she shared with Julio and her mother, Sharon Carrillo, who faces the same charge. Both Carrillos...
Julio Carrillo to be tried first in Aug., followed by Sharon in Dec.
Mother, stepfather to get separate trials in murder of 10-year-old, judge says
Mon, 06/10/2019 - 8:30am

BELFAST — A mother and stepfather accused of murder in relation to the February 2018 death of the woman’s 10-year-old daughter, are going to be tried separately, according to a June 6 order from Justice Robert Murray. Sharon Carrillo, 34, and Julio Carrillo, 52, were arrested the day after Sharon’s 10-year-old daughter Marissa Kennedy was found deceased by first responders in the Stockton Springs condo the family then shared. Both were charged with depraved indifference of Marissa after both...
Governor Mills signs bill to review child welfare caseloads
Thu, 05/23/2019 - 11:15am
Governor Janet Mills signed LD 821, a Resolve To Review Caseloads for Child Welfare Caseworkers, sponsored by Rep. Colleen Madigan, of Waterville, and passed unanimously by the Legislature, which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to review child welfare caseloads and develop standard caseload recommendations with input from caseworkers and the Public Consulting Group. “Our dedicated caseworkers are a vital connection between state government and vulnerable families and...
Sharon Carrillo lawyers file to suppress evidence, sever trials; claim torture at hands of husband
Mon, 02/11/2019 - 1:00pm

BELFAST — The lawyers representing Sharon Carrillo have filed two motions with Waldo County Unified Court Feb. 8, including a Motion to Suppress Evidence, and a Motion to Sever Trial from the Trial of Julio Carrillo. In the Motion to Suppress Evidence Sharon Carrillo’s lawyers, Laura Shaw and Christopher K. MacLean, both of Camden Law, argue that the statements made by Sharon Carrillo to law enforcement Feb. 25, 2018, the day her daughter Marissa Kennedy was found dead, and her statements made...
Investigators say Office of Child and Family Services failed to follow policies, procedures
State investigators release initial report concerning abuse deaths of two Maine children
Fri, 05/25/2018 - 8:45am

AUGUSTA — The first phase of the official investigation into the deaths of two Maine children at the hands of their caretakers has concluded, with the official report released to the public May 24, the same day they were presented. On March 9 the Government Oversight Committee (GOC) directed the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA) to determine the facts surrounding the deaths of four-year-old Kendall Chick,...
Prosecutor contains ‘rage’ before judge after Sharon Carrillo attorneys question integrity
Tensions run high in Waldo County Court as Sharon Carillo lawyers argue to have prosecutors disqualified
Fri, 04/13/2018 - 8:00pm

BELFAST — It was a tense day in Waldo County Superior Court April 12, as Sharon Carrillo and her lawyers Chris MacLean and Laura Shaw came before Justice Robert Murray to argue for the removal of the Maine Attorney General’s Office (AGO) from the case. The motion came after MacLean and Shaw were alerted by the AGO that prosecutors Assistant Attorney General Donald Macomber and Leane Zainea had procured privileged records with the use of extrajudicial subpoenas. Julio Carrillo, whose records...
asks other communities to join, raise child abuse awareness
Searsport schools plan ‘Dress Blue’ day in remembrance of slain girl
Tue, 03/06/2018 - 4:30pm

SEARSPORT — Searsport school staff and students are planning to wear blue on Wednesday, March 7, to both raise awareness about child abuse, and in remembrance of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, who was allegedly beaten to death by her parents over the span of several months. Blue ribbons have already been hung in parts of Searsport, and Stockton Springs, symbols that the little girl remains at the top of community minds. Other local communities and citizens are being asked to join in, either by...
Bail set at $500k for mother, stepfather accused of murdering daughter
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 7:00pm

BELFAST — A Stockton Springs couple accused of battering the woman’s 10-year-old daughter to death appeared in Waldo County Superior Court for the first time Feb. 28. Sharon Carrillo, 33, and Julio Carrillo, 51, were handcuffed and shackled as they shuffled into the back entrance of the courthouse. Neither answered any questions posed by reporters. The pair were arrested Feb. 26, both charged with depraved indifference murder after 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy died from Battered Child Syndrome...
Child found deceased by first responders around 2:30 p.m., Feb. 25
Mother, stepfather arrested following 10 year-old daughter’s death in Stockton Springs
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 8:00am

BANGOR — Maine State Police say the mother and stepfather of a 10-year-old Stockton Springs girl were arrested just after 5 p.m and both were charged with murder. The charges stem from the death of Marissa Kennedy, who reportedly died at a Stockton Springs condominium where the family was staying, according to a news release from the Maine State Police, issued Monday evening, Feb. 26. Julio Carrillo, 51, and his wife, 33-year-old Sharon Carillo were both arrested at the State Police offices in...