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Marshall in Maine in 2006

Date Name City Province Licensed Victims Deaths Injuries Suicide Firearms OIC Impact
2006 Marshall Maine USA No 2 3 0 Yes Yes No

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Classification: reported
Incident Summary: On April 16, 2006, Stephen Alexander Marshall, a 20-year-old Canadian, shot and killed two convicted sex offenders, Joseph Gray and William Elliott, in Maine, USA. Marshall then took his own life in Boston, Massachusetts.

Well-Supported Details:

  • Stephen Alexander Marshall was born on August 9, 1985, in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • He moved to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, with his family as a child and later lived in Idaho and Maine.
  • Marshall was charged with aggravated assault at 15 and had a history of violence.
  • On April 16, 2006, he killed two convicted sex offenders, Joseph Gray and William Elliott, in Maine.
  • Marshall's laptop was found to contain information on four other sex offenders.
  • He had a history of referring to pedophiles as "low lifes" and "scums of the Earth."
  • Marshall accessed the Maine Sex Offender Registry and downloaded the information of 29 sex offenders, including the two victims.
  • Marshall shot himself in the head when police approached him in Boston, Massachusetts.

Unverified or Conflicting Claims:

  • The motive for the killings remains unclear (Source 2).
  • There is no information on the exact date of the incident in Source 1, while Source 2 states it occurred on April 16, 2006.

Source Quality Notes:

  • Source 1: Wikipedia, a generally reliable online encyclopedia with a neutral point of view. Credibility count: 1.
  • Source 2: Murderpedia, a website that provides information on serial killers and other violent individuals. While the information on Stephen Marshall is accurate, the website's credibility is lower due to its focus on violent individuals. Credibility count: 0.5.
Status: Unverified. Credible: 0, Social: 0, Other: 2.

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Other
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Marshall_(murderer)

Stephen Alexander Marshall was born on August 9, 1985, in Fort Worth, Texas. He moved to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, with his family as a child and later lived in Idaho and Maine. Marshall was charged with aggravated assault at 15 and had a history of violence. On April 16, 2006, he killed two convicted sex offenders, Joseph Gray and William Elliott, in Maine before taking his own life in Boston, Massachusetts. Marshall's laptop was found to contain information on four other sex offenders, and he had a history of referring to pedophiles as "low lifes" and "scums of the Earth."

Other
https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/marshall-stephen.htm

Here is a summary of the source in 3-5 factual sentences:

Stephen A. Marshall was a 20-year-old Canadian who was identified as a suspect in the shooting deaths of two sex offenders in Maine on April 16, 2006. Marshall was found dead on a bus in Boston after shooting himself in the head when police approached him. The two victims, Joseph L. Gray, 57, and William Elliott, 24, were shot in their homes in Milo and Corinth, Maine, respectively. Marshall had accessed the Maine Sex Offender Registry and had downloaded the information of 29 sex offenders, including the two victims. Marshall's motive for the killings remains unclear.