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Renee Ordway, a longtime crime reporter and columnist for the Bangor Daily News, has been hired by the Maine Attorney General’s Office to serve as the victim advocate for its new cold case squad. Ordway will join Detectives Jay Pelletier and Bryant Jacques of the Maine State Police, Lara Nomami from the AG’s office and Alison Gingras, a forensic chemist with the state’s crime lab. “In her 30-year career in journalism, Renee has demonstrated an ability to give voice to victims in a manner that has earned her a reputation for fairness and compassion,” Attorney General Janet Mills said in a statement.