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Matthew Ryan Leclair Blanchard

Case from Portland, ME dated Jul 11, 2012

Victim Details

Matthew Blanchard

Male

White / Caucasian

Portland

ME

2012-07-11

24

Matthew

Ryan Leclair Blanchard

Yes

07/10/2026

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Portland Unsolved Homicides: Matthew Blanchard

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On a summer night in Portland, Maine, the life of 24-year-old Matthew Blanchard, a White male, was tragically cut short. In the early morning hours of July 11, 2012, Blanchard was walking with relatives near the intersection of Congress and India Streets when they were suddenly met with a hail of gunfire. Blanchard was fatally wounded by a gunshot to the chest, while two of his family members suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. The shooters fled, leaving a void in the lives of Blan ...
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  • 2012 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
  • newscentermaine.com: Two men charged in connection with unsolved 2012 Portland homicide
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