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ASL-Interpreted Videos for “Breakdown” Podcast Investigating Deadly Maine Shooting
American Sign Language-interpreted videos for the podcast series “Breakdown: Turning Anguish Into Action,” which examined the deadly 2023 mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the aftermath.
May 8, 2025
What the Lewiston Shooter’s Brain Injury Can Tell Us About Blast Exposure in the Military
Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees, but is taking steps to limit exposure.
January 30, 2025
Watch 2024’s 10 Most-Streamed New FRONTLINE Documentaries
These are the 10 most-streamed new FRONTLINE documentaries of 2024 — and they're all available to watch anytime online, in the PBS App and on YouTube.
December 23, 2024
There Were Warnings. Why Wasn’t the Shooter in Lewiston, Maine Stopped?
Less than four months before an Army reservist would carry out the deadliest shooting in Maine's history, he was hospitalized for psychosis and clinicians learned he had a "hit list." It was one in a series of warnings laid out in ‘Breakdown in Maine,’ a new documentary from FRONTLINE, Maine Public and the Portland Press Herald.
December 10, 2024
How Maine’s Novel ‘Yellow Flag’ Law Endured After the Lewiston Mass Shooting
Maine’s law is a compromise rooted in a tradition of gun rights that crosses the political aisle.
October 30, 2024
A Year After the Lewiston Mass Shooting, Six Portraits of Grief
Eighteen people were killed, 13 were shot and survived, and many others witnessed the deadliest attack in Maine’s history. A year later, a look at how some have navigated the aftermath.
October 24, 2024
A Maine Law Could Have Forced the Lewiston Mass Shooter Into Mental Health Treatment. Why Wasn’t It Used?
Like nearly every other state, Maine can compel those with serious mental illnesses to comply with outpatient treatment. But the law is rarely used. Some fear it threatens to return America to a dark era of institutionalization.
October 18, 2024
The 48 Hours of Confusion, Chaos and Fear After Maine’s Deadliest Mass Shooting Raise Questions About Police Training
It took two days and five searches of a property in Lisbon, Maine, before police finally found the shooter’s body — despite repeated tips that it was his most likely hiding spot.
July 28, 2024