Arrest made in 1993 killing of Kittery woman after 33-year investigation

A New Hampshire man has been arrested in connection with a Maine homicide that dates back more than three decades, authorities announced this week. The arrest brings a long-running investigation into the 1993 killing of Maxine Bitomski to a new phase, with investigators pointing to DNA evidence as the breakthrough that led to the suspect.

Maine State Police said the case had been reopened in recent years, and that renewed forensic work eventually produced a match tying the New Hampshire resident to the crime. The agency did not immediately release the man's name or additional details, but confirmed that he was taken into custody following the development.

Bitomski's death had remained an open wound for her family and for investigators in Maine for more than thirty years. Cold-case detectives and forensic specialists have increasingly turned to genealogical and DNA-based methods to revisit unsolved homicides from earlier decades, and the Bitomski case appears to be among the latest to yield results through that approach.

A motive in the killing has not been publicly disclosed, and authorities have indicated that the investigation remains active. Anyone with additional information about the case is being encouraged to reach out to Maine State Police.

The arrest marks a significant moment in a case that had gone unsolved since 1993, and officials are expected to provide further details as the case moves through the courts.