News

Maine Man Accused of Massachusetts Killings Indicted

Maine Man Accused of Massachusetts Killings Indicted

Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio


WOBURN, Mass (WGAN)- A Maine man who is accused of killing his mother and grandparents in Massachusetts has been indicted on four counts of first-degree murder.

Orion Krause, 22, will be arraigned on those charges in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn Massachusetts. Arraignment is set for 9 a.m. April 11, according to the Middlesex district attorney’s office.

Krause is accused of killing his 60-year-old mother, Elizabeth Krause, her parents Elizabeth Lackey, 85, and Frank Danby Lackey III, 89; along with the elderly couple’s home health aide, Bertha Mae Parker, 68.

The Rockport, Maine native allegedly admitted to committing the killings with a baseball bat in Groton, Massachusetts on September 8, according to police. Krause, who told investigators that he “freed them,” is being held at Bridgewater State Hospital, but was found mentally fit to stand trial in October.

Latest Headlines

11 hours ago in Local

Maine Legislature Passes Bill to Study Costs of Climate Change

The bill passed mostly on party lines this week

12 hours ago in Local

Judge Gives DOJ Access to Maine Sports Rosters, But Not List of Transgender Athletes

The judge questioned the motivation of the federal request for information on transgender athletes.

16 hours ago in Local

Motorcyclist killed in 3-vehicle crash in Raymond

A motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle in crash in Raymond on Monday evening.

16 hours ago in Local

New data show most ICE detainees in Maine immigration sweep did not have criminal convictions

New data shows only a fraction of nearly 200 people arrested during January’s immigration enforcement surge in Maine had criminal convictions.

1 day ago in Local, National

A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays

It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back…