Mary Wright thought she heard the news wrong.
“Four kids killed in one month?” she asked her husband.
A former school nurse, Wright was stunned. From late May through the end of…
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PORTLAND — A woman’s appeal of her murder conviction was…
DHHS had over 20 contacts with Carrillo family prior to Marissa’s death, official memorandum reveals
A memorandum, regarding Marissa Kennedy was released by Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne M. Lambrew on Feb. 21. The memorandum can…
BELFAST — A woman formerly of Stockton Springs has been sentenced to 48 years in prison in Waldo County Superior Court Feb. 21, following her December 18 conviction…
BELFAST — A woman, formerly of Stockton Springs, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Feb. 21 in Waldo County Superior Court for the Feb. 2018 murder of her then-ten-year old daughter Marissa…
BELFAST — A woman set to be sentenced Friday morning for the depraved indifference murder of her then-10-year-old daughter has had her sentencing postponed after local courthouses were closed due…
BELFAST — Day 9 of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with Justice Robert Murray giving the jury instructions for their deliberations.
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Defense attorney and prosecutor spend combined 90-plus minutes delivering their arguments
BELFAST — News media filled the courtroom during the afternoon session of day eight of the trial against Sharon Carrillo, with reporters anticipating closing…
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…
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…
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…
Sharon Carrillo trial, Day six
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo continued Friday, Dec. 13, after state prosecutors Assistant Attorneys General Leane Zainea and Donald Macomber rested their…
Attorneys for accused say she added no facts to interrogation
BELFAST — The second portion of the fifth day of the trial against Sharon Carrillo was largely spent with her attorney, Chris MacLean, cross-examining Maine State…
Carillo Trial, Day 5: Mother admits making up story about texts
BELFAST — Day five of the trial against Sharon Carrillo began with jurors watching the interview Maine State Police Detective Jason Andrews. The interview was…
Counted between 40 and 50 blunt force trauma injuries to the 10 year old girl
BELFAST — During the second half of day four of the trial against Sharon Carrillo, more images were displayed for jurors and spectators. With Maine State Police…
Day Four of murder trial; two jurors fall ill
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…
Sharon Carillo trial, day 3
BELFAST — While the first half of the third day of Sharon Carillo’s trial focused on police interviews held the day 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy died, the afternoon focus was on procedure and…
Waldo County Superior Court, Belfast
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…
First witnesses called to testify in Waldo County courthouse
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…
Mother of Marissa Kennedy found competent to continue
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo is set to begin Friday at 8:30 a.m. after a jury was seated this afternoon, Dec. 5. Carrillo was also found competent to continue to trial, something that…
Her competency called into question
BELFAST — The trial of Sharon Carrillo, who is charged with participating in the depraved indifference murder of her daughter Marissa Kennedy, is scheduled to begin at the end of this week, though…
BELFAST — The Department of Health and Human Services has been ordered by Justice Robert Murray to produce all records they have for Marissa Kennedy and her three…
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. …
Also request return of seven cell phones found in residence
BELFAST — Lawyers for Sharon Carrillo filed two motions with the court July 31, a Motion in Limine and a Motion for Return of Property.
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Lawyer for child’s mother, also charged with murder, to seek dismissal from prosecution
BELFAST — The stepfather of a 10-year-old girl killed in her Stockton Springs home in February 2018 is expected to plead guilty to depraved indifference murder in…
‘poor work/life balance, a risk of secondary trauma, concerns for workers safety in the field
AUGUSTA — The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability has released its findings in the second part of an investigation into the deaths of 10-year-…
BELFAST — State prosecutors assigned to the case of the State v. Sharon and Julio Carrillo have filed several motions with Waldo County Unified Court after…
Lincoln County Courts
The annulment hearing for Sharon Carrillo, 33, and Julio Carrillo, 51, on Jan. 3 in Wiscasset was continued, according to Sharon Carrillo’s attorney, Christopher MacLean of Camden. The Carrillos…
Both Carrillos remain in jail following alleged late February murder of Marissa Kennedy
Sharon Carrillo will appear in Wiscasset District Court Jan. 3, for a hearing about a petition filed by her attorney to annul her marriage to co-defendant Julio…
Trial date set for Aug. 12, 2019 for couple who allegedly beat daughter to death over span of months
BELFAST — Prosecutors in the case of the State against Sharon Carrillo and Julio Carrillo are requesting the two to be tried together, albeit with separate juries,…
Reforms follow investigation after two Maine children beaten to death
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage signed…
Bills address issues within the Department of Health and Human Services following deaths of 2 Maine children
BELFAST — Out of the five bills proposed by Governor Paul LePage as a result of the deaths of two Maine children in Dec. 2017, and Feb. 2018, all but two were “…
DHHS under great scrutiny over handling of Stockton Spring girl’s death
AUGUSTA — Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Ricker Hamilton appeared before the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee (GOC) for the first time July 10,…
Carrillos due back in Waldo County Court Aug. 8
AUGUSTA — The Maine Supreme Court decided July 3 that the two assistant attorney generals prosecuting Sharon and Julio Carrillo for their role in the February beating death of 10-year-old Marissa…
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage has issued a response to a subpoena from the Government Oversight Committee (GOC) requesting the presence of Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS…
Department came under heavy criticism following deaths of two Maine children
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage released an 11-page Department of Health and Human Services …
Already back in Two Bridges Regional Jail, home since Feb. 26 arrest
WISCASSET — A Stockton Springs woman accused of beating her 10-year-old daughter to death in February gave birth to a healthy baby boy May 24, almost exactly three months since her Feb. 26 arrest…
Group charged with investigation DHHS handling of children’s abuse deaths
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage has issued a response to the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Supreme Court, often referred to as the Maine Law Court, has decided to hear the appeal filed by Sharon Carrillo’s lawyer in an effort to have state prosecutors…
Investigation into DHHS handling of Marissa Kennedy, 10 year old reportedly killed by parents
AUGUSTA — A state …
Argued to have prosecutors removed for misconduct
BELFAST — Attorneys for Sharon Carrillo filed a notice of appeal in Waldo County Unified Court April 23, the same day they filed requests for copies of court transcripts from the two court…
BELFAST — The judge in the case of the State v. Sharon Carrillo has decided that the prosecutors in charge of trying the case will not be disqualified, nor will they be subject to a protective…
BELFAST — A husband and wife accused of beating their 10-year-old daughter to death over the span of several months were arraigned in Waldo County Superior Court April 2.
Sharon…
Hearing scheduled for March 27, in response to alleged invalid subpoena issued by State
Lawyers assigned to represent Sharon Carrillo have alleged that state prosecutors committed professional and prosecutorial misconduct after sending a letter “purporting to be a subpoena…
Neglect and abuse a conversation the state needs to have
AUGUSTA — Maine Children’s Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting efforts that prevent child abuse and neglect, recorded an increase in donations after being named as the beneficiary of any…
BELFAST — The mother and stepfather accused of beating the woman’s 10-year-old daughter to death over the course of several months were formally indicted by a Waldo County Grand Jury March 15.…
The public defender of accused indifference murderer Sharon Carrillo, 33, has said he intends to file for a significant reduction in his client’s current $500,000 cash bail, citing a…
Probe to include that of 4-year-old Wiscasset girl; Early May report anticipated
AUGUSTA — The Maine Joint Legislative Government Oversight Committee (GOC) voted March…
AUGUSTA — Maine State Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Waldo, said he is glad to see that Governor Paul LePage is taking a personal interest in the case of murdered 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy,…
‘I’m sorry, but this child was failed’
BELFAST — It was an evening of mixed emotions as more than 100 people gathered in Belfast’s Town Square March 3, for a remembrance ceremony for Marissa Kennedy, the little girl allegedly slain by…
