Maher said he understood the charges and sentences.
Because he hasn’t been indicted by a grand jury on the charges, he wasn’t asked to enter a plea Wednesday.
Assistant Attorney General Megan Elam appears at a Zoom videoconference Wednesday in 8th District Court in Lewiston for the case of Patrick J. Maher of Turner. Maher is charged with murder in the deaths of a Turner couple last week.
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Mayer was taken into custody Friday in the killings of Troy Varney, 52, and Dulsie Varney, 48, at their home on Knight Farm Road.
Authorities were responded to the Varney home about 1:30 a.m. Friday.
Donations pouring in to help Varney siblings after their parents were killed
A home security system is top on the list to help the daughters of the slain parents, for whom a gofundme page was set up.
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Troy and Dulsie Varney stand with their daughters Audrey and Shelby at Shermirley Farm in Turner in this undated photo. Troy and Dulsie Varney were killed in their home Friday, Feb. 12.
Family photo posted on gofundme.org
TURNER When Audrey and Shelby Varney return to Shermirley Farm, they will walk back into a home with a full security system.
Their parents, Troy and Dulsie Varney, were killed in the home on Knight Farm Road last Friday.
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