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Sex offender Wayne Chapman is seen as he wheeled into court before a hearing, Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Salem Superior Court in Salem, Mass. He will not be getting out of jail. (Photo by Lisa Poole) / OUTTAKe 0419

Serial rapist to go free after decades behind bars in Mass.

His wife died in the Santa Fe school shooting. The world's sympathy may keep him alive.

This November 2015 photo released Monday, May 21, 2018, by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows cannons from the 300-year-old shipwreck of the Spanish galleon San Jose on the floor of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. New details about the discovery were released Monday with permission from the agencies involved in the search, including the Colombian government. Experts believe the ship's treasure is worth billions of dollars today. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via AP)

A Woods Hole vehicle helped find a shipwreck with $17 billion in treasure

Police: Maine man threatened to launch fireworks at officer after a warning to stop launching fireworks May 23, 2018 | 12:04 PM

Chelmsford police kill possibly rabid fox that attacked 2 people May 23, 2018 | 12:00 PM

for Health Science - 20macarthur - CAMBRIDGE MA - September 17- Roland Fryer, Economist and Harvard Professor on campus September 17, 2011. (Photo by Jodi Hilton/Getty Images)

Harvard economist accused of lewd talk, objectifying women May 23, 2018 | 11:56 AM

Nick Joyce Obituary

Read the obituary for Stoughton teen Nicholas Joyce May 23, 2018 | 11:48 AM

In this May 7, 2018 photo, Lizabeth Loud, 32, works out at the FAF Gym in Holbrook, Mass. Loud says her month, when forced into treatment for her heroin and prescription painkiller addiction, was the start of a personal turnaround. She's been sober about a year and a half. But critics, including many doctors, law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates, caution that success stories like Loud's are an exception. Research suggests involuntary commitment largely doesn't work and could raise the danger of overdose for those who relapse after treatment. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

'That was one bottom I wasn't willing to revisit again' May 23, 2018 | 11:30 AM

The Latest: Pompeo hopeful N. Korea talks will take place May 23, 2018 | 11:10 AM

Pompeo: US will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections May 23, 2018 | 10:30 AM

Loch Ness monster

Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with science May 23, 2018 | 9:05 AM

On Long Island, Trump to speak on immigration, gang violence May 23, 2018 | 8:55 AM

Trump: US may need new 'structure' for China trade deal May 23, 2018 | 8:24 AM

The Latest: Trump eager to sign bill rolling back Dodd-Frank May 23, 2018 | 8:07 AM

Philip Roth Obituary

Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85 May 23, 2018 | 7:23 AM

The Latest: Dem leaders want classified GOP briefing nixed May 23, 2018 | 7:17 AM

Critics see no end to foreign favors to Trump businesses May 23, 2018 | 12:39 AM

Trump seethes over Russia probe, calls for end to 'SPYGATE' May 23, 2018 | 12:37 AM

Pompeo 'very hopeful' N. Korea talks will still take place May 23, 2018 | 12:37 AM

Claims on FBI spy play into agency's complicated history May 23, 2018 | 12:31 AM

Trump eager to sign bill rolling back Dodd-Frank regulations May 23, 2018 | 12:31 AM

Ryan returns to Capitol to calm restless House Republicans May 23, 2018 | 12:30 AM

Milton, MA--5/12/2016--A turkey dinner lunch is served at Milton High School, on Thursday, May 12, 2016.
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Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay down Maine school district's lunch debts May 22, 2018 | 10:50 PM

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2018, file photo, shows Samuel Shaffer during a court hearing in Cedar City, Utah. Shaffer, a self-styled Utah prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday will serve at least 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges. (James Dobson/The Spectrum via AP, Pool)

Self-styled prophet sentenced in Utah child-rape case May 22, 2018 | 10:16 PM

FILE - This August 2011 file photo shows Half Dome and Yosemite Valley in a view from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions. The National Park Service said the accident occurred Monday, May 21, 2018. NPS spokeswoman Jamie Richards said the man and a companion were scaling the steepest part of the trail where rangers recently installed cables to help hikers get to the top of the 8,800-foot rock face. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone, File)

Hiker dies after falling from Yosemite's Half Dome trail May 22, 2018 | 9:56 PM

Michael Rotondo, left, sits during an eviction proceeding in Syracuse, N.Y., brought by his parents, Mark and Christina, of Camillus. The two parents confer with their lawyer, Anthony Adorante, in the court gallery behind. Rotondo told the judge Tuesday, May 22, 2018, he knows his parents want him out of their Camillus home, near Syracuse. But he argued he’s entitled to six months more time. (Douglass Dowty /The Syracuse Newspapers via AP)

Parents go to court to boot 30-year-old son from home May 22, 2018 | 9:50 PM

The Latest: Trump addresses anti-abortion rights activists May 22, 2018 | 8:16 PM

AP Explains: Congress moves to roll back Dodd-Frank law May 22, 2018 | 8:02 PM

Congress moves to dismantle key post-crisis bank rules May 22, 2018 | 7:57 PM

House Republicans divided as Ryan struggles to keep clout May 22, 2018 | 7:39 PM

Man arrested for allegedly pulling gun while drunk driving on I-95 in Woburn May 22, 2018 | 7:25 PM

FILE - This 2007 booking file photo provided by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department shows Sidney Kilmartin, formerly of Windham, Maine. Kilmartin was convicted on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in federal court in Bangor of mailing cyanide to a suicidal man in England, leading to his death. (Cumberland County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)

Maine man sentenced to 25 years for mailing fatal dose of cyanide May 22, 2018 | 6:16 PM

Samuel Phillips Hall at Phillips Academy in Andover.

Firm finds sexual misconduct by former Phillips Academy teacher May 22, 2018 | 6:05 PM