By Associated Press - Thursday, September 14, 2017

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - In a story Sept. 14 about the search for the remains of a Maine woman who disappeared four decades ago, The Associated Press reported erroneously the source of the story. It came from the Morning Sentinel, not the Portland Press Herald.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Police continue search for woman’s remains in cold case

Maine police continue to search for the remains of a woman who disappeared four decades ago

WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) - Maine police continue to search for the remains of a woman who disappeared four decades ago.

State police have searched for the remains of Pauline Rourke in more than a dozen wells throughout Kennebec and Somerset counties. Rourke disappeared in 1976.

The Morning Sentinel reports (https://bit.ly/2fnV3zx) police say Albert Cochran, Rourke’s live-in relative, told investigators Rourke’s remains were in a well in Smithfield before he died on June 27. Authorities say he did not admit killing her.

Cochran had previously served time for killing his wife and was charged but not convicted of killing their three children.

Lt. Jeffrey Love says police are hopeful they will receive information that will lead to closure.

___

Information from: Morning Sentinel, https://www.onlinesentinel.com/

Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC.

Please read our comment policy before commenting.

Click to Read More and View Comments

Click to Hide