It’s been over 40 years, but Maine State Police have made an arrest in the murder of Linda Maxwell.
Maxwell was 18 when she was last seen in the Calais area on August 23, 1984, after spending the evening with friends.
Two days later her body was recovered along the shoreline of the St. Croix River in Robbinston.
Despite an extensive investigation at the time, the case remained unsolved.
On Thursday, the Maine State Police made an arrest in Linda Maxwell’s murder following an intensive and expanded investigation by Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit-Unsolved and the Major Crimes Unit-North.
The Attorney General’s Office presented the case to the Washington County Grand Jury, which returned an indictment charging 65-year-old Raymond Brown of Bangor, formerly of Pembroke, with murder.
Brown was taken into custody after a traffic stop on Broadway in Bangor on Thursday afternoon. He was transported to the Washington County Jail, where he will be held without bail.
This arrest reflects the continued commitment of the Maine State Police and the Attorney General’s Office to pursue justice in homicide cases, regardless of how much time has passed.
Anyone with information related to this case, or any unsolved homicide or missing persons case, is encouraged to contact the Maine State Police.