PORTLAND — When police found the body of 47-year-old Marion Shea in an apartment on Ocean Avenue on Wednesday, they also found Shea's boyfriend, unconscious, said the owner of the building.
William Hanaman, 51, was rushed away in an ambulance, said his landlord, William Gribizis.
"I don't know what his condition is, or if he is still in the hospital," Gribizis said Monday. "What happened inside there, I have no idea."
Hanaman has rented an apartment and a garage at 1021 Ocean Ave. from Gribizis for the past two years.
Police have made no arrests and have released no details about how Shea died, beyond saying she was the victim of a homicide.
Bill Stokes, head of the criminal division in the state Attorney General's Office, has declined to answer questions about the case and whether Hanaman is suspected in the killing. Stokes said police know where Hanaman is, but he would not comment further.
Efforts to reach Hanaman's family were unsuccessful Monday.
Hanaman was charged last month with domestic violence assault against Shea, and with obstructing the report of a crime, stemming from an incident on Oct. 7. As a bail condition after the arrest, Hanaman was not supposed to have any contact with Shea.
Hanaman failed to show up for arraignment Nov. 5, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. That warrant was outstanding at the time Shea died.
"We're being diligent," Stokes said on Monday. "This is an open case, it is being treated as a homicide, so there is very little that we can say publicly at this point."
Stokes and Portland police Capt. Ted Ross said detectives and representatives of the Attorney General's Office will meet to discuss the case this morning. At the same time, friends and family members will gather for Shea's funeral at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Portland.
The mother of five loved cooking, reading, playing games and spending time with her grandchildren, according to an obituary published in the Portland Press Herald on Saturday.
Gribizis said he got a call Wednesday morning from one of Hanaman's relatives, who was concerned about Hanaman's well-being. The relative asked Gribizis to check on him.
Gribizis said he didn't have the legal authority to enter the apartment but would pass the information to Portland police. Gribizis met officers at 1021 Ocean Ave. around 11:30 a.m.
That's when police found Shea's body, and the unconscious Hanaman, Gribizis said.
He said he has not heard from Hanaman's family and could not be sure of his whereabouts on Monday.
Hanaman has a criminal history dating to 1981, including felony convictions for aggravated assault in 1983 and criminal threatening in 2000. He was sentenced to three years in jail and four years of probation for the criminal-threatening conviction, according to state records.
Gribizis said Hanaman has been a model tenant, paying rent on time and never causing any trouble. With his skills, Hanaman has built cabinets for Gribizis and done other work on the building. Gribizis recalled having coffee and talking about football with Hanaman several times.
"He was always very courteous, very honest," Gribizis said.
Gribizis said he met Shea only once. She was still living with a son in Gorham but had been spending a good deal of time with Hanaman at his apartment.
"It really stuns us all," Gribizis said of the killing.
Staff Writer Trevor Maxwell can be contacted at 791-6451 or at: tmaxwell@pressherald.com
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