“Clark Rockefeller” charged in 1985 murder
LOS ANGELES — The man who calls himself “Clark Rockefeller” has been charged with the 1985 murder of a California man. The Boston Globe reports that Christian K. Gerhartsreiter, 50, a German national,...
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Three men arrested in Krista Dittmeyer murder
Three New Hampshire men have been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of Krista Dittmeyer, the 20-year-old mother whose body was found earlier this month in a pond. Robbery appears to...
View ArticleTexas mother charged with murder in son’s death in New England
Massachusetts State Police took a Texas woman into custody on Wednesday at a highway rest stop in Chelmsford in connection with the death of her son. Julianne McCrery of Irving, Texas was detained on...
View ArticleConn. man murdered in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — Police responded to an alleyway in Springfield on Saturday where they found a man fatally stabbed in the chest. Carlos Gonzalez Beslanga, 32, of Newington, Conn., suffered the fatal stab...
View ArticleBirthday party argument ended in murder
A birthday party turned deadly in September 2009 and ended in the shooting of a young woman, Paula Castillo. The case was brought to life again this morning at the trial of her alleged killers....
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Murder suspected arrested in Springfield
In a turn of events, a man who has been on the run since May 21, when he was suspected to have stabbed 32-year-old Carlos E. Beslanga in the chest, turned himself in to the Springfield police yesterday...
View ArticleMan indicted for 23-year-old West Roxbury murder
After a 23 year search, a man was indicted in the murder of his girlfriend in the West Roxbury area known as the Grove, according to Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis and Suffolk County District...
View ArticleCasey Anthony not guilty
Casey Anthony has been found not guilty of nearly all charges relating to the death of her daughter, Caylee. Anthony, 25, had been charged with seven counts, including first-degree murder, aggravated...
View ArticleWayland man, 18, charged with killing ex-girlfriend
Prosecutors accused a Wayland teen today of cutting the throat of his former girlfriend, Lauren Astley, 18, after a search of his family’s home yielded blood stained clothing and blood stains in the...
View ArticleBulger pleads not guilty to 32-count indictment
Whitey Bulger pleaded not guilty to all charges in a 32-count indictment during his arraignment in South Boston on Wednesday. Families of alleged victims looked on as Bulger denied guilt in the...
View ArticlePolice comb Wayland marsh for evidence in Lauren Astley murder
Investigators combed the marsh in Wayland where the body of 18-year-old Lauren Astley was found on the Fourth of July, Boston.com reported. A spokeswoman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone...
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16-year-old is 11th homicide victim in Springfield this year
A teen was murdered in Springfield in what police believe to be a gang-related incident. Tyrel Wheeler, 16, of Springfield fell from a moving vehicle at the intersection of Meredith and Washington...
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Indictment handed down in 2004 murder of Malden woman
Julaine Jules A Dorchester man was charged with the 2004 murder of Julaine Jules on Friday by a Suffolk County Grand Jury. Shabazz Augustine, 32, was charged with first-degree murder for the...
View ArticleRoxbury man charged with murder plot while incarcerated
A jailed Roxbury man hired his former cellmate to murder a state prosecutor, US District Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz alleged in a statement on Monday. Pernell Powell, 73, was charged with using the United...
View ArticleEditorial: Executing Troy Davis is wrong on every level
The death penalty has always been a contested issue in this country. Does any body of power, elected or otherwise, have the right to take the life of someone that they find guilty of a harsh enough...
View Article18-year-old Donald Rudolph charged with killing sister, mother, mother’s...
The bodies of Paula Rudolph, her daughter, Caylin Rudolph, and Paula Rudolph’s boyfriend, Frederick Medina, were discovered in their home in Weymouth on Thursday. Paula Rudolph’s son, Donald Rudolph,...
View ArticleRemains of N.J prostitute likely found
OAK BEACH, N.Y. — Police investigators of Suffolk County announced last Tuesday that they have likely found the remains of missing 24-year old prostitute, Shannan Gilbert at 9:15 a.m. Gilbert has been...
View ArticleFamily and friends mourn Brooklyn woman who was burned alive
NEW YORK — Friends and family members held a memorial today for Deloris Gillespie, a 73 year-old Brooklynite who was brutally burned alive in her Prospecr Heights building’s elevator on December 17th,...
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Dead man linked to unsolved 1993 murder of 10-year-old Mass. girl; officials...
David E. Pouliot, deceased, of Springfield, Mass., has been linked to the crime scene An unsolved 1993 homicide case involving a 10-year-old Grafton girl was the subject of a press conference last week...
View ArticleReports: American soldier kills at least 16 civilians in Afghanistan
An American soldier opened fire on civilians in southern Afghanistan shortly before dawn on Sunday, killing at least 16 people according to an Associated Press photographer who counted the bodies. At...
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