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Police & Fire
Police Offering $5K Reward For Stephen Paul Gale's Arrest
New DNA testing technology has helped police identify a suspect in the violent rape, robbery, and kidnapping of two women 34 years ago in Massachusetts, and authorities are now asking the public to help them capture him. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, is charged with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery of two women at the Hit or Miss store in Framingham in 1989, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Related: Man Charged With 24-Year-Old Rape In Massachusetts Using New DNA Testing Gale is accused of breaking into the stor…
Police & Fire
Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years
The remains of a 65-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin County have been identified thanks to new advancements in DNA testing. How she ended up there remains a mystery, but prosecutors have a person of interest. Constance Holminski Bassignani was found not far off the road on Route 76 in Warwick on June 24, 1989. She had been living in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her husband, William Bassignani. Constance was last seen alive on Memorial Day in 1989. Soon after, her husband told friends she had moved back to her native Hawaii, but investigator…
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Roger Reddick Admits To 23-Year-Old Cambridge Rape Of Teen
A Cambridge man has confessed to the violent rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 23 years ago, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child with force and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison, the Middlesex District Attorney announced. He'll serve three years of probation following that. Related: Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: DA Reddick broke into a Cambridge home in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2000, pinned the girl to her bed with his hand …
Police & Fire
Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: Middlesex DA
It's been 22 years since a man broke into a 13-year-old girl's Cambridge bedroom in the middle of the night and raped her. But after years of searching, police say they arrested the attacker thanks to new advancements in DNA testing. Roger W. Reddick Jr., 41, of Cambridge, was charged with three counts of rape of a child with force, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced on Thursday, March 30. The arrest is the work of the Cold Case Unit, which has targeted clearing a backlog of violent crimes using new technologies and procedures. “This case is every parent’s nightmare – a…
Police & Fire
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape
A 28-year-old Lunenburg man was arrested last week on charges he raped a woman at knifepoint at an Acton MBTA train station in 2013, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb 21. The Middlesex District Attorney said she hopes the arrest sends the message to perpetrators who haven't been caught yet and the people they've victimized: "We do not abandon these cases," she said. Christopher Aldridge was charged Tuesday with aggravated rape at the Concord District Court, prosecutor Marian Ryan said during an afternoon press conference. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerous hearing,…
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