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One of the state’s key witnesses against Timothy Verrill, Josh Colwell took the stand Thursday in Strafford County Superior Court with full immunity for his testimony in the double-murder trial. He’s also one of the defense team’s alternate suspects for the crimes.
A Merrimack County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by sponsors of the Elizabeth Gurley Flynn historic marker which was removed after an Executive Councilor objected to it because of her Communist party leanings and support for the Soviet Union.
Timothy Verrill is either a paranoid drug addict who brutally murdered two women because he feared one was a police informant, or he’s the fall guy for his drug dealing friend who wanted to end his business partnership with his girlfriend.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court says former Claremont Police Officer Jon Stone, now a Republican state representative, cannot shield his police disciplinary record using a 2007 union agreement reached when he was terminated by the department.
Adam Montgomery may have to face the family and loved ones of the daughter he is convicted of murdering if a bill is fast-tracked through the legislature before his May 9 sentencing hearing.
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Danielle Trojano, age 30, of Plymouth, has been sentenced in the Grafton County Superior Court on two class A felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. Ms. Trojano pleaded guilty to both charges on December 12, 2023.
A Manchester couple turned themselves in to the police in relation to allegations that date back more than 20 years.
Former Portsmouth police officer Aaron Goodwin has been arrested in what the victim called a racist attack as he was leaving a Portsmouth diner four months ago.
A three-year-old search warrant affidavit from the early days of the criminal investigation into the Sununu Youth Services Center, also known as YDC, abuse case is so secret that the judge overseeing the criminal cases has still not seen it.