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Fundraiser For Bedford Mother Killed On Popular Maine Beach Surpasses $25,000

Rhonda Pattelena, 35, was killed Friday on Short Sands Beach in York, Maine. Jeffrey Buchannan, 33, also of Bedford, was arrested.

Rhonda Pattelena
Rhonda Pattelena (GoFundMe)

YORK, Maine — An online fundraiser for a Bedford mother murdered during an alleged domestic violence incident on a popular Maine beach has surpassed $24,000.

Rhonda Pattelena, 35, was killed Friday on Short Sands Beach in York, Maine. Jeffrey Buchannan, 33, also of Bedford, was arrested.

Pattelena and Buchannan had a child together, police said.

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