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 least five people were wounded as well in the attack on two villages near the US base in Kandahar. President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan [...]
Dead man linked to unsolved 1993 murder of 10-year-old Mass. girl; officials asking public for information
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
$15,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest
Family and friends mourn Brooklyn woman who was burned alive
Dec. 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
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, on her way back from grocery shopping. “People from all walks of live showed respects [ at the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion [...]
Remains of N.J prostitute likely found
Dec. 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 missing since last May. Investigators found the body in a dense thicket close to where Gilbert disappeared. The body is thought to be Gilbert’s because searchers found her [...]
18-year-old Donald Rudolph charged with killing sister, mother, mother’s boyfriend in Weymouth
Nov. 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
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, has been charged with murder for the grisly triple homicide. Former New England Patriot Ronnie Lippett, who had been sharing his home with 18-year old Donald [...]
Editorial: Executing Troy Davis is wrong on every level
Sept. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 crime? Is there too much human error involved in the investigation process to properly say that a defendant [...]
Roxbury man charged with murder plot while incarcerated
Aug. 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 States mail to hire a fellow inmate at the Worcester County House of Corrections to murder a prosecutor, while Powell was [...]
Indictment handed down in 2004 murder of Malden woman
Aug. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 asphyxiation death of Jules, 26, of Malden. Jules’ body surfaced in the Charles River, wrapped in plastic bags, on September 19, 2004. The victim left [...]
16-year-old is 11th homicide victim in Springfield this year
July 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 Streets after being shot several times at a different location. The vehicle continued down the street with no driver, and Wheeler tried to [...]
Police comb Wayland marsh for evidence in Lauren Astley murder
July 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 Jr. did not say what police were looking for. Astley graduated from Wayland High School only a few weeks ago. Her ex-boyfriend, Nathaniel Fujita, [...]
Bulger pleads not guilty to 32-count indictment
July 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 slayings of their loved ones as a part of the RICO enterprise. “The ball is starting to roll,” said Thomas Donahue, son of [...]
Wayland man, 18, charged with killing ex-girlfriend
July 5, 2011 1 Comment
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 garage. Nathaniel Fujita, 18, pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder in court today. The former Wayland High School football player [...]
Casey Anthony not guilty
July 5, 2011 2 Comments
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 child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and four counts of providing false information to a law-enforcement officer in Caylee’s 2008 disappearance and death. [...]
Man indicted for 23-year-old West Roxbury murder
June 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 Attorney Daniel F. Conley. Michael Coker, 48, was arrested today for the murder of 20 year-old Janet Phinney in 1988. [...]
Murder suspected arrested in Springfield
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 around 9 a.m. Luis Manuel Cintron, 37, was arraigned yesterday, charged with Beslanga’s murder. He was ordered [...]
Birthday party argument ended in murder
June 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
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. Castillo’s friends threw a party for her 18th birthday at 28 Hillis Road, which Ruben Sanchez,21, Miguel Vasquez,20, and Andres [...]
Conn. man murdered in Springfield
May 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 wound that pierced his heart and a lung in the alleyway between 62 and 66 Cumberland Street at 4:30 p.m. after he angered [...]
Texas mother charged with murder in son’s death in New England
May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 Interstate 495 southbound and questioned by investigators from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She has since been charged with second degree [...]
Three men arrested in Krista Dittmeyer murder
May 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
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 be the motive, police said. Anthony Papile, age 28, of Ossipee has been charged with second degree murder, and Trevor Ferguson, age [...]
“Clark Rockefeller” charged in 1985 murder
March 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
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, is accused of murdering 27-year-old John Sohus, 27, of San Marino, Calif. Prosecutors there are now seeking Gerhartsreiter’s extradition from Massachusetts. Gerhartsreiter [...]
