Cause of death revealed in Bangor homicide
A judge on Monday refused to set bail for a Bangor man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. Richard Thorpe, 42, made his first appearance in a Penobscot County courtroom on a murder charge. Bangor Police say Thorpe is responsible for the death of 39-year-old Virginia Cookson who was found dead at her home on Larkin Street last Wednesday.