After more than 42 years Raymond Brown, 67, has been found guilty in the 1984 murder of 18-year-old Linda Maxwell of Calais, Maine. The jury returned the guilty verdict on Oct. 8, 2026 after about an hour of deliberation. Prosecutors described a renewed investigation that included exhumation, dozens of new interviews and recorded interviews with Brown.

Testimony at trial included a cold-case investigator, a jailhouse witness, other witnesses about Linda’s class ring and a review of river conditions; defense witnesses challenged the old investigation and the strength of physical evidence. Brown is being held without bail and will be sentenced at a later date.

Hard to believe it took this long, but I hope Linda’s family finally gets some answers and that the sentencing brings them some measure of justice, they didn't deserve to wait this long.