Portland man arrested for November murder
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Published: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:18 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - A Portland man is charged in the murder of an unhoused woman last November.
People out for a walk found the body of Bethany Kelley was found around 7:30 a.m. Nov. 18 on Kennebec Street near Chestnut Street in Portland.
Kelley was seen alive the night before. An autopsy ruled her death a homicide but details on how she was killed have not been released.
Frederick Johnson was arrested Tuesday for Kelley’s murder.
He was in custody at the Aroostook County Jail in Houlton on unrelated charges.
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