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McLain exhumation funding goal reached
by Outspoken on Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:24 am
McLain exhumation funding goal reached
By Nick Sambides Jr.
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine - Justice For Joyce Committee members have raised enough money to exhume the body of homicide victim Joyce McLain for DNA testing and possibly help reveal the identity of her killer, they said Monday.
With $17,000 to $18,000 raised as of this week and another major fundraiser due this weekend, the victim’s mother, Pamela McLain, is confident the committee can afford the services of the world-renowned forensic pathologist who has offered to do the autopsy.
"That’s an estimated thing," McLain said Monday, "but I know Dr. Michael Baden’s money has been raised.
"Maine people are just superb people. A few out-of-staters have contributed too," she added. "Now we are going to make sure that the state police do their part. They have got to start talking to more people."
An entirely grass-roots effort, the committee created justiceforjoyce.com and a Bangor Savings Bank account for donations, which may be mailed to Justice For Joyce, Bangor Savings Bank, 87 Main St., East Millinocket 04430.
A 16-year-old Schenck High School sophomore, Joyce McLain was killed on or about the night of Aug. 8, 1980. Her body was found two days later in a power line clearing about 200 feet from the school’s soccer fields. Her head and neck had been struck repeatedly with a blunt object.
The investigation is ongoing. State police Detective Brian Strout and his supervisor, Lt. Jackie Theraiult, did not return messages seeking comment Monday.
Baden, the chief forensic pathologist for the New York State Police and host of HBO’s "Autopsy" series, has agreed to examine McLain’s remains, but needs about $10,000 to cover expenses. The family believes about $15,000 should cover all expenses.
Baden did not immediately return a message seeking comment Monday. McLain said she was expecting to hear from Baden within another week or so. During an interview in April, he said DNA results from McLain’s body were unlikely but such an outcome was not unheard of. He said he looked forward to reading the autopsy report, and state officials pledged to send it to him.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=166818&zoneid=500
(Photos By Bangor Daily News file/Kevin Bennett)
By Nick Sambides Jr.
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine - Justice For Joyce Committee members have raised enough money to exhume the body of homicide victim Joyce McLain for DNA testing and possibly help reveal the identity of her killer, they said Monday.
With $17,000 to $18,000 raised as of this week and another major fundraiser due this weekend, the victim’s mother, Pamela McLain, is confident the committee can afford the services of the world-renowned forensic pathologist who has offered to do the autopsy.
"That’s an estimated thing," McLain said Monday, "but I know Dr. Michael Baden’s money has been raised.
"Maine people are just superb people. A few out-of-staters have contributed too," she added. "Now we are going to make sure that the state police do their part. They have got to start talking to more people."
An entirely grass-roots effort, the committee created justiceforjoyce.com and a Bangor Savings Bank account for donations, which may be mailed to Justice For Joyce, Bangor Savings Bank, 87 Main St., East Millinocket 04430.
A 16-year-old Schenck High School sophomore, Joyce McLain was killed on or about the night of Aug. 8, 1980. Her body was found two days later in a power line clearing about 200 feet from the school’s soccer fields. Her head and neck had been struck repeatedly with a blunt object.
The investigation is ongoing. State police Detective Brian Strout and his supervisor, Lt. Jackie Theraiult, did not return messages seeking comment Monday.
Baden, the chief forensic pathologist for the New York State Police and host of HBO’s "Autopsy" series, has agreed to examine McLain’s remains, but needs about $10,000 to cover expenses. The family believes about $15,000 should cover all expenses.
Baden did not immediately return a message seeking comment Monday. McLain said she was expecting to hear from Baden within another week or so. During an interview in April, he said DNA results from McLain’s body were unlikely but such an outcome was not unheard of. He said he looked forward to reading the autopsy report, and state officials pledged to send it to him.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=166818&zoneid=500
(Photos By Bangor Daily News file/Kevin Bennett)
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