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Arrest Made in 1993 Cold Case Murder of Maine Woman
Advances in DNA testing helped state police identify a Portsmouth man after more than 30 years of investigation, officials said.
- On Thursday, Maine State Police arrested Daniel Jolly, 59, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, charging him with the 1993 murder of 73-year-old Maxine Bitomski of Kittery.
- Bitomski was found dead in her Colonial Road home on January 16, 1993, with the case remaining unsolved for over 33 years before detectives renewed their investigation.
- Detectives re-examined the case beginning in 2021 using advances in DNA testing, while police determined Jolly knew Bitomski through his employment with Medical Market, a Portsmouth medical supply company.
- Jolly was transported to Rockingham County Jail in Brentwood, New Hampshire, where he remains in custody pending extradition proceedings to Maine.
- The investigation into Bitomski's death remains ongoing, with Maine State Police requesting information be directed to Sgt. Justin Huntley at 624-7076, option 9.
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