Bowdoin Killings Archives - Bangor Daily News

Police and Courts

Joseph Eaton gets life sentence for killing parents and family friends

by Jules Walkup July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

The grisly attacks claimed the lives of his parents, Cynthia Eaton, 62, and and David Eaton, 66, and their friends at their home in Bowdoin.

Police and Courts

Maine man who confessed to killing his parents and their 2 friends will enter pleas, lawyer says

by The Associated Press July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

Maine man accused of killing his parents and shooting at cars on I-295 drops insanity plea

by Ethan Andrews December 26, 2023December 27, 2023

Attorneys for man accused of 4 fatal Maine shootings eye insanity defense

by The Associated Press July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

Man accused of killing parents and family friends in Bowdoin to appear in court

by CBS 13 July 28, 2023July 30, 2023

Joseph Eaton, 34, is due in West Bath District Court at 1 p.m. on July 28.

Bowdoin shooter will be arraigned later this month

by Jules Walkup July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

Arraignment for man accused of Bowdoin slayings delayed

by Leela Stockley June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

Accused Bowdoin killer’s jail interviews detail murders but elude motive

by Leigh Tauss June 26, 2023June 27, 2023

Maine highway shooter accused of Bowdoin killings indicted for murder

by Judy Harrison June 16, 2023June 18, 2023

There’s an increasingly clear pattern of felons getting around the rules that prohibit them from possessing guns.

News

How convicted felons still get guns in Maine

by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public June 15, 2023June 15, 2023

Man charged with killing parents and their friends indicted in Yarmouth shooting spree

by Judy Harrison June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

Any information in the 911 transcripts that may reveal new details about Maine’s worst mass shooting in decades has been redacted.

Police release heavily redacted 911 transcripts from Maine shootings

by Bill Trotter June 2, 2023June 3, 2023

Father recounts children being shot in their car on Yarmouth highway

by Troy R. Bennett April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

"While there is still much we don’t know about the details of this case, Eaton’s seemingly easy access to guns points to troubling shortcomings in existing laws and policies."

Maine must do more to keep guns away from people who are prohibited from having them

by The BDN Editorial Board April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

Opinion Contributor

We can’t let poor gun policies continue

by Opinion Contributor April 24, 2023

Patti and Robert Eger's deep faith makes it difficult for those closest to them to reconcile with the violent way they died.

Friends of slain Bowdoin couple struggle to reconcile their loss with faith

by Kathleen O'Brien April 24, 2023

Unanswered questions remain after Bowdoin and Yarmouth shootings

by Judy Harrison April 22, 2023April 23, 2023

The Maine rampage points to a ‘persistent problem’

by Valerie Royzman April 22, 2023April 23, 2023

Opinion Contributor

US is cracking under too many guns and too many holes in systems meant to protect us

by Susan Young April 21, 2023April 23, 2023

Opinion Contributor

Hold off on political posturing on guns

by Michael Cianchette, Opinion columnist April 21, 2023April 23, 2023