Alice Hawkes, killed Oct. 4, 1987 in Westbrook, Maine.

Update: Stephen Bouchard (63) was arrested in May 2026 after a Cumberland County grand jury indicted him. He has been charged with murder in Alice's death, pleaded not guilty at arraignment, and is being held without bail. Officials say a full reinvestigation began in 2025 but they have not disclosed what specific evidence led to the indictment.

This is huge to see after all these years, prayers for the family 😔

Alice Hawkes was 23 when she was found murdered in her Westbrook, Maine, apartment on October 4, 1987. Her throat had been slit and she was discovered on the bathroom floor of the apartment she shared with her boyfriend. A trail of blood led to the scene; there were no signs of forced entry and nothing appeared taken, which investigators noted pointed toward a personal motive.

Her boyfriend, Stephen Bouchard, had been out that day and returned to find himself locked out. After failing to reach Alice by phone he contacted the landlord, who unlocked the door and found the body. Alice had last spoken to her mother earlier that day. The Maine State Police investigated and questioned the boyfriend, but no arrests were made and the case remains unsolved.

Does anyone have information about Alice, Stephen Bouchard, or Westbrook in October 1987 that could help move this case forward?