Murder charges filed in 1987 Maine cold case Gerald Goodale was arrested and charged with the murder of Janet Brochu more than 30 years after her death. Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 5:34 PM EDT May 14, 2021 Updated: 6:24 PM EDT May 14, 2021 WATERVILLE, Maine — After more than thirty years, an arrest and charge have been made in the 1987 murder of Janet Brochu of Waterville, Maine Public Safety Spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a press release Friday. According to Moss, the 20-year-old Brochu was out with friends on Christmas Eve in Waterville when she separated from the group and disappeared. In March of 1988, more than two months after disappearing, Brochu was found dead in the Pittsfield's Sebasticook River.