Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

When Maine Weatherman, Tom Johnston , predicted a major storm to hit his home state on April 1 , 2017 , he had no idea how his life was about to fall apart on that day. Johnston was covering the annual Springfest at Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine . At the end of the day on April 1, he ended up at a home in Newry and allegedly raped a woman in that house - after which he left abruptly - and soon headed in a southerly direction towards Auburn, Maine. The alleged female victim reported the sexual assault , and was treated, at a hospital in Bridgeton, Maine on April 2, 2017 . Shortly thereafter, Johnston was reported missing . It turned out that he was allegedly identified by the victim as her attacker, making him the only suspect in the case . Approximately five days later, Tom Johnston's car was located in Auburn, Maine - and shortly thereafter, his body was found in a nearby wooded area. His wrists had been cut using razorblades he had purchased during his flight from Newr...

  The female victim was young when she was forcibly raped by a big, athletic - but maniacal - attacker . I took over the case as police investigator and prosecutor. The victim was fearful of the defendant and the entire court proceedings . She openly expressed her thoughts to me as the case progressed. The victim happened to be a basketball player, and Larry Bird had already established himself as a superstar in Boston. That was my key. I explained my total respect for Bird, and stressed his work ethic, mental fortitude, dedication to the task at hand - and his ability to fight back from adversity. I further explained that I considered her attacker to be a dangerous individual that needed to pay for his actions - and hopefully to be removed from society, at least for a period of time, for the safety of the public. It worked. This young lady was on her game the rest of the way . Her testimony was solid, and she never backed down. The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to pri...