Story Archives of 'Crime'

We look back at some of the state’s biggest stories of the year - and forward to the coming year. We’ll look at the New Hampshire’s First in the Nation primary, the general election and the victory of New Hampshire’s first woman Senator, Jeanne Shaheen. We’ll talk about an ice storm and tornado that wreaked havoc on our state, at the first death penalty sentence in New Hampshire in almost 50 years. We’ll remember longtime Republican State Representative Mike Whalley and discuss the state’s first ever wind farm in Lempster and major changes right here on NHPR.

Guests

• Jim Van Dongen, public information officer for the Department of Emergency Management
• Kathy Marchocki, staff reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader
• James Pindell, national managing editor of the Politicker.com websites and author of the Pindell Report, analyzing campaigns for Congress, Senate and Governor
• Josh Rogers, State House Reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio
• David Hess, Republican state representative from Hooksett
• Ed Cherion, project manager for Iberdola Renewable
• Virginia Prescott, host of NHPR’s Word of Mouth
• Jeanne Shaheen, Democratic Senator-elect and former governor of New Hampshire from Madbury

A Hillsborough County jury has sentenced Michael Addison to death for the 2006 murder of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm has been following the trial and has this report.

A healthcare company proposed putting a methadone drug treatment center in Conway earlier this year.

If it had been successful, the clinic would have been the only one of its kind in the North Country.

But Conway residents and town officials rallied against it. The image of drug addicts lining up for their methadone treatment was not one that Conway wanted to project.

So addicts up north have to commute--sometimes more than a hundred miles a day--if they want to get treatment. It's costly, and it's time consuming. But they do it to stay clean.

NHPR correspondent Erik Eisele reports.

One Note. In order to protect their identities, we have changed the names of the people interviewed for this story.

Jurors have begun hearing testimony in the sentencing phase of the Michael Addison trial.

Addison had been found guilty of capital murder for the killing of Manchester police officer Michael Briggs more than 2 years ago.

And the jury has decided he is eligible for the death penalty.

This last phase of the trial will decide whether Addison is to be executed or sentenced to life in prison.

On Friday, attorneys on both sides laid out their cases.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm has more.

The capital murder case against Michael Addison began Monday.

Addison is charged with the shooting death of Manchester police officer Michael Briggs just over 2 years ago.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm attended the trial and has this report on its opening arguments.