Gary Mariner and Danielle Goodwin.Photo:York County Jail; Danielle Goodwin/Facebook
York County Jail; Danielle Goodwin/Facebook
A Maine woman was found dead on the side of the road in early September, and a convicted rapist is now accused of murdering her.
According to a statement fromMaine State Police, Gary Mariner, 65, was arrested on Nov. 4 in Saco, Maine, on a murder charge in connection with the death of Danielle Goodwin, 52.
Goodwin’s body was found on Sept. 5 on an embankment close to the sidewalk near Home Depot in South Portland, according to astatementfrom the South Portland Police Department. A cause of death has not yet been released but her manner of death has been determined to be a homicide.
Maine State Police, which took over the investigation, has not revealed a possible motive for the violence and any other details surrounding Goodwin’s death.
Mariner is listed on theMaine Sex Offender Registry websiteas a convict who will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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Mariner made his first court appearance Monday in York County Superior Court, where thePortland Press Heraldreports he did not have to enter a plea. It’s unclear if he has retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.
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source: people.com
