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Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA
Boston Woman Charged With Killing Fellow UMass Dartmouth Student From NJ In On-Campus Crash: DA A 22-year-old Boston woman will face charges after she fatally struck 19-year-old University of Massachusetts Dartmouth student Frank Petillo Jr. earlier this year, authorities said.  Danasia Sampson, of Mattapan, MA, was charged last week with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Sampson is also a student at the university.  Petillo, a Manahawkin, NJ, native, was crossing Ring Road with a friend on April 6 near his dorm when police say Sampson crashed into him with her Honda Accord around 5:30 p.m., the Bristol prosecutor said.…
8-Year-OId Son Of Missing Woman Found Dead Inside Massachusetts Home With Father 8-Year-OId Son Of Missing Woman Found Dead Inside Massachusetts Home With Father
8-Year-OId Son Of Missing Woman Found Dead Inside Massachusetts Home With Father LATEST REPORT: 'Worst Possible Outcome': Loved Ones Lament Over Death Of Lisa Hazard's Son Authorities are investigating after the young son of a missing Massachusetts woman was found dead alongside his father at their home in an apparent murder-suicide.  New Bedford Police found the duo after responding for a well-being check at 1643 Philips Road on Friday morning, June 2, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office reports. The father was identified as 53-year-old George C. Scott III while the 8-year-old boy was identified as the child of Lisa Hazard, who has b…
Pre-Teen Girl's Testament Sends Mass Stepfather To Jail For Molestation: DA Pre-Teen Girl's Testament Sends Mass Stepfather To Jail For Molestation: DA
Pre-Teen Girl's Testament Sends Mass Stepfather To Jail For Molestation: DA A pre-teen girl who shared her experiences of repeatedly being molested by her 50-year-old stepfather helped him get the maximum allowable sentence, according to officials.  Gerson Pascual-Santana, of New Bedford, was convicted on three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14 on Wednesday, March 8, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office reports.  Pascual-Santana will serve three-and-a-half years in jail followed by eight years of probation. He also must register as a sex offender, have no contact with the victim and undergo sex offender treatme…
Recent College Grad Killed In Thanksgiving Day Crash In South Massachusetts Recent College Grad Killed In Thanksgiving Day Crash In South Massachusetts
Recent College Grad Killed In Thanksgiving Day Crash In South Massachusetts A recent college graduate who was gearing up to take on the world had his life tragically cut short this past week. Holdjer Decarvalho, age 22, of Fall River, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on I-195 in Westport on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 24, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office reports.  Decarvalho, who was the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle burst into flames, the office continues.  "You were ready to start your life and take on this crazy, massive, unfair world by storm and make it your own," Decarvalho's sister Chue…
26-Year-Old Shot To Death In Crowded Tauton Apartment: DA 26-Year-Old Shot To Death In Crowded Tauton Apartment: DA
26-Year-Old Shot To Death In Crowded Tauton Apartment: DA Police are investigating the death of a 26-year-old Lakeville woman who was shot and killed in a crowded Taunton apartment late Wednesday, Sept. 21, authorities said.  Colby Dowling was in the 52 Tremont Street apartment with several other people around 11 p.m. when she was shot, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said. Police received a 911 call about the shooting, but when they arrived, Dowling was already dead, officials said.  Taunton police are investigating the incident and are not releasing any other information. 
COLD CASE: Boston Man ID'd As Body Found In Fall River Landfill 17 Years Ago COLD CASE: Boston Man ID'd As Body Found In Fall River Landfill 17 Years Ago
Cold CASE: Boston Man ID'd As Body Found In Fall River Landfill 17 Years Ago Authorities in Fall River say they have solved a mystery that has evaded them for nearly two decades, but a big question remains.  The Bristol County District Attorney's Office on Thursday, Sept. 1, announced that investigators had identified the body found in a landfill 17 years ago as 41-year-old Leon Brown of Boston. Though, the circumstances surrounding his death are still unknown.  Officers discovered Brown's body in the BFI landfill along Airport Road on Aug. 29, 2005, with few clues to help investigators ID him then. He disappeared earlier that month, but no one reported hi…