AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage is seeking help from Maine’s congressional delegation to secure funding for the state to create a cold case homicide squad.
Lawmakers have approved a bill that would do so, but it’s among dozens that await final action because it requires funding. Many of those bills will likely die due to limited resources.
The bill, which would create a four-person squad within the attorney general’s office dedicated to investigating unsolved homicides, is expected to cost more than $500,000.
In a letter, LePage has asked Maine’s congressional representatives to seek federal grants or other forms of funding to support the creation of the squad. He says there are currently 120 unsolved homicides in Maine and that “families deserve to have those who murdered their loved ones brought to justice.”
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