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Joshua Joel Sawyer

Case from Norridgewock, ME dated Mar 19, 2006

Victim Details

Joshua Sawyer

Male

White / Caucasian

Norridgewock

ME

2006-03-19

15

Joshua

Joel Sawyer

Yes

07/19/2026

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In the late winter of 2006, the small town of Norridgewock, Maine, was struck by a tragedy that would forever alter the lives of two families. On Sunday, March 19, 15-year-old Joshua J. Sawyer, a male student from the nearby town of Pittsfield, lost his life in what was at first described as a hunting accident. The incident took place in a cornfield, a seemingly innocent setting for a day of target practice between friends that went horribly wrong. Joshua was a sophomore at Maine Central Institu ...
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  • Lewiston Sun Journal: Youth denies charges in Norridgewock death
  • Legacy.com: Joshua J. Sawyer Obituary (2006) Central Maine
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