ME - Sarah Cherry, 12, babysitting, kidnapped and murdered, Bowdoin, 1988 *arrest* *new trial req’d 2023*

[JerseyGirl]

Convicted Maine child murderer Dennis Dechaine seeks new trial

Dennis Dechaine, who was convicted of killing a 12-year-old Maine girl in 1988, is seeking a new trial based on new DNA evidence.

wgme.com

Dennis Dechaine, who was convicted of killing a 12-year-old Maine girl in 1988, is seeking a new trial based on new DNA evidence, according to the Press Herald.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Convicted Maine child murderer Dennis Dechaine seeks new trial

Dennis Dechaine, who was convicted of killing a 12-year-old Maine girl in 1988, is seeking a new trial based on new DNA evidence.

wgme.com

Dechaine, who was 30 at the time of the killing, has a fierce group of supporters who say he couldn’t be the killer. They’ve pointed to alternative suspects.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Despite Dechaine's insistence that the evidence was planted to implicate him, WGME-TV reports that a judge ruled against him on Thursday, January 30, 2025. Judge Bruce Mallonee said the evidence wasn't convincing enough to counteract the original findings and warrant a new trial.

Dennis Dechaine is serving a life sentence for the murder of Sarah Cherry

Maine Convicted Murderer is Denied a New Trial Yet Again

A man convicted of killing a pre-teen girl, who has maintained his innocence for over 35 years, has been denied a new trial.

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[imstilla.grandma]

"Sarah Cherry was twelve years old when she suffered and died," Superior Court Justice Bruce Mallonee wrote in a Thursday ruling. "Had she lived, she would now be approaching fifty. This case is exhausted. Perhaps now the poor dead child might rest."

Judge denies Dennis Dechaine's latest appeal for a new trial

Jan. 31—A Superior Court judge has struck down a man's appeal in a three-decades-old murder case, saying new DNA evidence wasn't substantial enough to warrant a new trial. Dennis Dechaine is serving life in prison after he was convicted in 1989 of the murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of...

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[imstilla.grandma]

Justice Mallonee continued, saying, "The new DNA evidence is weak, vague, and without practical meaning. It does nothing to undermine the old evidence that so fully supported the jury's original verdict."

Convicted murderer Dennis Dechaine files appeal for a new trial

Dechaine is serving a life sentence after for killing 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in 1988.

www.newscentermaine.com

 

[Hez13]

I am so glad Dennis has exhausted all of his appeals. It must be horrible for the parents of Sarah to have to relive this every time Dennis files for an appeal. I was honored to know Sarah’s stepfather and knew Sarah through my friends. I studied Law through the University of Maine system and one of my professors was the parent’s attorney. We spoke of this case in class and let me tell you, Dennis is guilty beyond any doubt.
I’m hoping people will let this family finally grieve without all the rumors.