Tag: Mental Illness

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I Pledge to Change Perceptions and Stop the Stigma

May 4, 2017

It’s mental health awareness month and as a result, we should share our stories and own our stuff. According to the State of Maine, I have a ‘mental disorder’ and by law must have a psychiatrist sign off that I am taking medications and seeking treatment regularly in order to keep my driver’s license. At … More May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I Pledge to Change Perceptions and Stop the Stigma

Friends of Maine woman left confused by police shooting

March 20, 2014

Friends of Maine woman left confused by police shooting RUMFORD — John Moore was watching “Hogan’s Heroes” on television Tuesday afternoon when he heard yelling in the backyard. He opened the door to his deck and saw his friend Jessica Byrn-Francisco standing there, facing a police officer about 10 feet away. She had something in … More Friends of Maine woman left confused by police shooting

Deadly Force: Police and the Mentally Ill

March 19, 2014

About this series Five separate fatal shootings of mentally ill people by Maine police in 2011 prompted the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram to examine law enforcement’s use of deadly force. Since 1990, police have fired on 101 people, many of them mentally ill, and in every case the state attorney general ruled that the … More Deadly Force: Police and the Mentally Ill

Reportedly suicidal woman shot by Rumford cop

March 19, 2014

A 25-year-old suicidal woman armed with a knife was shot and wounded by a veteran Rumford police officer late Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. She was hospitalized and reported to be in stable condition late Tuesday night. The Maine Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into the police shooting, and the officer involved, Sgt. Tracey … More Reportedly suicidal woman shot by Rumford cop

Deadly Women Premiered ‘Twisted Minds’ on Investigation Discovery: Sylvia Seegrist, Christina Riggs, and Bobbie Sue Dudley Terrell (October 23, 2008)

October 23, 2008

1. Sylvia Seegrist When a deranged mind of a Deadly Women snaps, there’s no telling when the killing will stop. -Twisted Minds, Deadly Women (S2, E3) Date: October 30, 1985 Victims: Recife Cosmen, 2, Ernest Trout, 67, and Augusto Ferrara, 64 (she also injured 7 others in the shooting incident) Location: Springfield Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Circumstances: … More Deadly Women Premiered ‘Twisted Minds’ on Investigation Discovery: Sylvia Seegrist, Christina Riggs, and Bobbie Sue Dudley Terrell (October 23, 2008)