Former Cop Indicted in Death of Pregnant Girlfriend, Staging Apartment to Look Like Suicide
Murder
Prosecutors say Matthew Farwell groomed Sandra Birchmore from the time she was 15. A previous investigation ruled her death a suicide.
Lawsuit
August 27, 2024
Karen Read: Boston Cop’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against His Girlfriend, Bars Where They Were Drinking
The family of a Boston police officer has filed a wrongful death suit against the woman accused of killing him and two bars where the couple was drinking prior to his death. The suit names Karen Read, 44, and the bars C.F. McCarthy’s and Waterfall Bar & Grille in the the death of John O’Keefe, …
Child sex crimes
August 7, 2024
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested for Driving Around, Exposing Himself to Girls He Sees
A 59-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested last month after he was apparently driving around to multiple communities outside Boston exposing himself to girls he spotted walking in the area. Paul St. Martin was already a convicted sex offender, according to Whitman Police Chief Timothy Hanlon, when his department charged him with open and gross lewdness …
Court
August 2, 2024
Karen Read Prosecutors Admit Jurors Told Them They Unanimously Voted for Aquittal on Murder, Leaving the Scene Charges
Prosecutors in the murder trial of Karen Read have admitted in a new court filing on Friday that four jurors have contacted them concurring with a defense filing that the jury acquitted Read of murder and leaving the scene of a fatal crash at trial last month and deadlocked on one other charge. In the …
Police
July 23, 2024
3 Massachusetts Troopers Involved in Karen Read Case Under Internal Affairs Investigation
Three Massachusetts state troopers involved in the case against Karen Read for the death of her police officer boyfriend are now under an internal affairs investigation. All three of the troopers communicated with Trooper Michael Proctor, who admitted in court sending disparaging messages about Read to friends and colleagues. Proctor was suspended without pay earlier …
Kidnapping
June 27, 2024
1-Year-Old Boy Taken from Massachusetts Recovered Safely in Alabama
A 1-year-old boy believed to have been abducted by his mother in Massachusetts has been found safe in Alabama. The Fall River Police Department said that Genezza Packett, the boy’s 22-year-old mother who does not have legal custody of him, visited the child where he lives with her aunt, who does have legal custody, in …
Murder
June 18, 2024
21-Year-Old Boyfriend Charged With Gunning Down 15-Year-Old Girl
A 21 year old Massachusetts man has been arrested for the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl who was found dead on Friday after she failed to show up for her 8th grade graduation. Trevor Bady has been charged with murder in the death of Ahliana Dickey, WCVB reports. Investigators said Dickey was in an …
Murder-Suicide
June 18, 2024
DEVELOPING: Mom & Son Killed by Domestic Partner in Murder-Suicide
An investigation is underway in Massachusetts after three adults were found dead in a home on Tuesday in an apparent case of murder-suicide. WWLP reported that a woman and two men were found deceased in a Wilbraham home by someone with access to the residence. Though details are scarce, District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said the …
Murder
June 16, 2024
15-Year-Old Girl Found Shot Dead After She Misses 8th Grade Graduation
A 15-year-old girl was found shot to death in an apartment in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Friday night. According to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, one of the girl’s family members called 911 after finding the body in the apartment on Lawrence Street, WBTS reported. Police Superintendent Greg Hudon said officers found multiple shell casings on …
Murder-Suicide
June 2, 2024
16-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead by Stepfather, Who Kills Himself Before His Trial for Raping Her
A 16-year-old Massachusetts girl was kidnapped and murdered Thursday by her stepfather, who was out on bond for raping her three years earlier and had a restraining order against him. Juliana Santana, 49, shot himself have shooting the girl, who has been identified by family as Christina. Police found him and his victim after the …
Violent Crime
May 29, 2024
Suspect in Stabbing Spree, Connecticut Murder Sent to Mental Hospital for Evaluation
The Massachusetts man suspected of stabbing four children in a movie theater and killing a man in Connecticut on Saturday pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he stabbed two McDonald’s employees at a rest area in Plymouth. Jared Ravizza, 26, has been charged with two counts of assault and battery and assault with intent …
Murder
May 26, 2024
Murder Suspect Stabs 6 – Included 4 Children – in Massachusets Before Fiery Car Crash
A Connecticut murder suspect was arrested in Massachusetts Saturday evening after he reportedly stabbed six people — four of them children — and then crashed his car fleeing from police on Cape Cod. The suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, but his identity has not been released, WBTS reported. Sources …