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MEDWAY (NEWS CENTER) -- A second autopsy is scheduled for Joyce Mclain on Friday.
Joyce McLain was sixteen when she was beaten to death in East Millinocket in August of 1980. Police have never filed charges in the case. Joyce's mother, Pam, has been fighting for twenty years to have her daughter's body exhumed for a second autopsy.
A grassroots organization has raised about $18,000 to pay for internationally renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to perform the autopsy.
Maine State Police Spokesperson Steve McCausland said state police will assist with the investigation any way they can. "We're here today because of the efforts of a very dedicated mother who's here today to try to get justice for her daughter," McCausland said. "State police are as committed today as they were 28 years ago to finding Joyce's killer."
McCausland said the casket is in remarkable shape. The autopsy is scheduled to be performed in Augusta on Friday.
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