The owner of a now defunct Massachusetts circus school was found dead a day after he was convicted of assaulting two of his former juvenile students. Steven A. Santos, 48, was scheduled for sentencing on Thursday on five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child 14 or older and one count of ssault …
A Massachusetts man has been arrested after a friend contacted police to say he’d told them he’d killed a woman, and investigators found a body right where he said he’d placed her. Shawn Sullivan, 41, is charged with murder in the death of a “Jane Doe” because the remains have not yet been positively identified, …
A Massachusetts high school student has been charged with murder in the death of a woman at her North Shore home on Thursday. Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker said that Anthony DeMayo, a senior at Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, would be arraigned on Friday, Boston 25 reports. Tucker said that police responded to …
Attorneys for a former Massachusetts police office accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend — and staging it to look like a suicide — are to argue Tuesday to move the trial to Rhode Island. Attorneys claim that Matthew Farwell cannot get a fair trial in Massachusetts, Boston25 reports. Farwell was federally indicted in 2024 for …
The man suspected in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night in New Hampshire. Providence Police Col. Oscar Perez announced the suspect was Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a former Brown student from Portugal whose last known address was Miami, Florida. He was found dead in …
Investigators are probing the shooting death of a celebrated Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor in his Brookline home overnight Monday. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, was shot at his home Monday night at about 9 p.m., WCVB reported. He was taken to a hospital, where he died hours later. “Professor Nuno Loureiro, who died early this …
A New Hampshire man has been charged with raping a young mother 34 years ago in Peabody, Massachusetts. Darrell Lavoie, a 59-year-old professional photographer, was ordered held on a $100,000 bail on Monday when he appeared in court charged with aggravated rape, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and breaking and entering, WBTS reports. …
A New England nurse pleaded not guilty last week to replacing a hospice patient’s oxycodone with a household cleaner. Lori Robertson worked at a long-term care facility in Amesbury, Massachusetts, Boston.com reported. Court documents say she was charged in federal court with one count of tampering with a consumer product. The incident took place in …
The Massachusetts State Trooper fired from his job over unprofessional behavior during the Karen Read investigation has withdrawn his appeal of the firing. Michael Proctor’s attorney, Daniel J. Moynihan, told the Boston Globe that they had filed notice of the withdrawal after “disclosures made available to our office on Friday,” but he did not provide …
The trial of a Massachusetts man charged with the death of his wife in 2023 has been postponed while he undergoes a competency evaluation. Brian Walshe’s trial for the murder of Ana Walshe was set to begin on October 20, but his attorneys requested the evaluation to determine if he was competent to stand trial, …
A 68-year-old Massachusetts man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife last year. It was the second time Kenneth Robson had been convicted of killing a wife. Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said that Robson called 911 early in the morning of …
An 18-year-old Massachusetts man accused of making threats to “shoot up a school” was released on bond Wednesday and sent home to await trial. According to WBZ, concerns about Ian Fotheringham began in October 2024, when he allegedly threatened to shoot up his former high school. Last month, school counselors contacted investiators saying that the …
