The case offers competing narratives that fascinate and repulse Mainers, pitting the memory of a defenseless child against a man with no previous record of crime or violent behavior who insists he was wrongly accused by law enforcement.
New trial hearing ends for man convicted of 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry wabi.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wabi.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dechaine has been serving a life sentence for the killing of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988, and is asking for a new trial based on DNA test evidence released two years ago.
Two-day hearing ends, no decision made about a new trial for Dennis Dechaine foxbangor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from foxbangor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.