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Resident dies at Mountain View Correctional Facility

Dennis Vanwart, 71, of Hiram died around 2 a.m. Tuesday, the Maine Department of Corrections confirmed in a news release.

CHARLESTON, Maine — A resident at the Mountain View Correctional Facility died on Tuesday.

Dennis Vanwart, 71, of Hiram died around 2 a.m., the Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) confirmed in a news release Tuesday.

The Attorney General's Office, Maine State Police, and the state medical examiner were notified per MDOC's policy, according to the release.

Vanwart started serving a 60-year sentence in 1996 after being found guilty of murder, the release said.

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