BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – A Penobscot County grand jury has indicted a Bangor man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend.

Richard Thorpe, 42, is charged with murder.

Bangor police say Thorpe is responsible for the death of 39-year-old Virginia Cookson.

According to court records, Cookson was strangled in her Larkin Street home last month.

Investigators say Cookson and Thorpe had recently broken up.

A judge refused to set bail for Thorpe.

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