Murder of Perley Goodrich Sr.
Jury finds Goodrich criminally responsible for manslaughter
BANGOR, Maine — Nancy Watson wants only one thing from her brother, Perley Goodrich Jr.: an explanation. Why did he beat their mother, Sandra Goodrich, so savagely that she still suffers the physical effects some 17 months after the attack? And most of all, why did he shoot and kill ...
Warning notes from Goodrich’s mother did not reach doctors prior to father’s slaying
BANGOR, Maine — Notes from a frantic phone call placed by Sandra Goodrich in which she said she feared that her son, Perley Goodrich Jr., would kill her never made it to doctors at Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor who might have used the information to keep him hospitalized. ...
Goodrich blames his actions on medical community
BANGOR, Maine — A continued prescription of the anti-anxiety drug Klonopin for Perley Goodrich Jr. might have been enough to avoid the horror that struck his family. That’s what Goodrich told numerous doctors and nurses who treated him in the days and weeks leading up to the slaying of his ...
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Goodrich claims ‘anger blackout’ during his father’s killing
BANGOR, Maine — Gaunt, dirty and vomiting into a garbage can after three days on the run, Perley Goodrich Jr. tried to explain himself. “I have broken the law.” “I ain’t sure what happened.” “I guess I started hitting her.” “The only help for me is a bullet. I’ve been ...
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‘If you’re quiet I’ll let you live’: Mother recounts horrific night in Newport
BANGOR, Maine — Sometimes the simplest questions are the most difficult to answer, such as the one Assistant Attorney General Andrew Benson asked Sandra Goodrich late Tuesday morning. Goodrich’s testimony through the morning reached nightmarish proportions as she recounted the night of Oct. 26, 2009, when her son Perley ...
Judge to decide Goodrich’s competency
BANGOR, Maine — A jury was selected on Monday for the murder trial of Perley Goodrich Jr., the Newport man accused of killing his father and pistol-whipping his mother in October 2009. Afterward, a hearing was held to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Dr. Ann LeBlanc, ...
Bangor attorney to pursue insanity defense in 2009 patricide
BANGOR, Maine — A hearing scheduled for Monday afternoon will determine whether Perley Goodrich Jr. is competent to stand trial, and if he is, defense attorney Jeffrey Silverstein said he will pursue an insanity defense on behalf of his client. Goodrich Jr. faces charges of intentional or knowing murder ...
Man denies killing father
BANGOR, Maine — A Newport woman quietly wept Monday in the first floor courtroom of the Penobscot Judicial Center as her son denied killing his father and pistol-whipping her last fall in the …
Newport man indicted, accused of killing father
BANGOR, Maine — A Newport man accused of pistol whipping his mother and killing his father five weeks ago was indicted Monday by the Penobscot County grand jury for intentional or knowing murder and depraved indifference murder.
Current gun ownership laws could have been factor in Newport slaying
NEWPORT, Maine — For Perley Goodrich Sr. and his son, Perley Jr., guns were once at the center of a positive aspect of their relationship: a shared love of hunting.
Mother of accused killer says man bipolar
NEWPORT, Maine — Though still in shock about the events that transpired in her Rutland Road home on Monday night, Sandra Goodrich said Friday she feels blessed by the support she has received from …
Goodrich sister criticizes release from hospital
Nancy Watson, the daughter of Sandra and Perley Goodrich Sr., says the mental health system failed her family in allowing her brother Perley Goodrich Jr. to leave a Bangor psychiatric hospital on …
Man charged with murder after capture in Newport restaurant
NEWPORT, Maine — An intense manhunt that's been ongoing since Monday ended early this morning at the Newport Big Stop, where Perley Goodrich Jr. was arrested while drinking a coffee and a water. …
‘He killed my father’ says sister of man wanted in connection with Newport slaying
NEWPORT, Maine — A team of more than 40 law enforcement searched wooded areas in northern Newport until about 3 a.m. today, but were unable to locate Perley Goodrich Jr., who is sought in …
Manhunt continues in mid-Maine
NEWPORT, Maine — The search for a man wanted for questioning in connection with his father’s death continued Wednesday as authorities sought clues to his whereabouts and urged residents in the …
Armed and dangerous Newport suspect wanted in shooting death of dad, beating of mother
NEWPORT, Maine — Authorities advised area residents to be on guard Tuesday as 55 law enforcement officers on the ground and in the air searched for Perley Goodrich Jr. in connection with a Monday …
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