GUILFORD, Maine — The chief of the Maine State Police will provide a briefing Thursday about the manhunt for the Parkman murder suspect who has eluded police for more than three weeks.
Robert Burton, 38, is wanted in connection with the death of his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie Ginn Gebo, 37. Gebo’s body was found on June 5 in her home in Parkman, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland.
Col. Robert Williams will provide an update on the effort to capture Burton at 1 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of Guilford Town Hall, McCausland said.
In the meantime, the Maine Department of Transportation on Wednesday afternoon put up highway message boards in five towns alerting vacationers about the manhunt. The signs are located in Newport, Athens, Charleston, Milo and Monson, along all of the major roads that lead into the Parkman-Guilford area.
Late last week, personnel from the Maine State Police, the Maine Warden Service and the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Office distributed informational fliers to motorists along Route 15 in Guilford.
There have been no confirmed sightings of Burton since June 17, when he was seen along a snowmobile trail in Guilford, McCausland said.
Burton, who has a long criminal history, is considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.
Residents are advised to lock houses, vehicles and outbuildings and to report any suspicious activity by calling state police in Bangor at 973-3700 or 911.