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New Hampshire authorities are urging the public to share any tips or information they have about the 2020 murder of a young man in Rochester.
Michael Kenneth Mowry III was shot and killed inside his bedroom in August of 2020, according to investigators. He was 19.
“The agony of his murder has been unbearable, made even harder because we don’t know who did this or why,” his mother, Aimee Lussier, said in a statement released Monday by New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella.
The statement said new investigations confirm Mowry was the victim of a home invasion robbery on Aug. 30 in 2020. Four masked male suspects allegedly broke into Mowry’s apartment around 3 a.m. and shot him in the neck, the AG said.
“He had just moved into his first apartment and had everything to look forward to,” Lussier said in the statement.
Investigations identified a getaway car used by the robbers to flee the scene, the statement said. The AG believes the suspects “have ties to” the Haverhill and Merrimack Valley area in northeast Massachusetts.
“Mikie was a generous and loving kid who cherished his family, especially his three younger brothers, who really looked up to him,” his mother said. “He was incredibly affectionate and gave the best hugs. When we told him we loved him, he always responded, ‘I love you more.’”
Anyone with information about the case can anonymously call the Rochester CrimeLine at 603-335-6500 or text tips to CRIMES (274637) with TEXT4CASH in the body of the text.
Up to $1,000 is rewarded for tips that lead to an arrest, the statement said.
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A prelicensed therapist who had been practicing in Bow, N.H., was arrested Monday based on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a patient during an in-office visit, police said.
Daniel Thibeault, who faces two counts of felonious sexual assault and one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault, is being held at the Merrimack County jail pending his arraignment, according to a statement from the Bow Police Department.
Thibeault had been a candidate for licensure who was subject to a supervisory agreement since May 2024, according to state records. His arrest comes after the presiding officer of the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice suspended his privileges to practice in the state in late December, citing the alleged assault.
Bow police had notified the state’s Office of Professional Licensure and Certification in early December that Thibeault was accused of sexually assaulting the patient despite her “audible demands to stop,” according to an order signed by an administrative law judge.
The incident was reported to Bow police in August, prompting an investigation by Detective Sergeant Tyler Coady that led to a warrant being issued for Thibeault‘s arrest, police said.
Efforts to reach Thibeault for comment were unsuccessful Monday. It was not immediately clear whether he has an attorney.
Police said the investigation is considered active and ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Coady at 603-223-3956 or tcoady@bownhpd.gov.
Steven Porter can be reached at steven.porter@globe.com. Follow him @reporterporter.
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