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Duo Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Central Mass. Shooting
Authorities in Worcester have indicted two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old mother and her 11-year-old daughter.
Dejan Belnavis, 27, and Karel Mangual, 28, both of Worcester, were indicted last week on two counts of murder each, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. They are being held without bail.
The two are accused of gunning down Chasity Nunez and her daughter, Zella Milton in their car in the area of Lisbon Street at Englewood Avenue on Tuesday, March 5.
Original Report: Mom, 11-Year-Old Daughter Killed In Worcest…
Missing Lawrence Mom Found Dead In Haverhill, Neighbor Charged: DA
A mother of two who has been missing since last weekend was found dead in a wooded area in Haverhill, authorities said.
Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, of Lawrence, was reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 31. Searchers found her body near Winnekenni Castle beside Kenoza Lake in Haverhill earlier this week.
Friends said she walked outside to throw away a bag of trash at her Broadway Street home and never returned. Her son called 911, which sparked the massive search.
What followed was a "full court press," with officers from multiple jurisdictions, helicopters, and police dogs …
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home
New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home.
The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman.
Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say
Both vic…
Drive-By Shooting: 6 Charged With Killing 2, Wounding 5 Others In Lynn
Police arrested six people in connection with a drive-by shooting in Lynn last year that killed two people and wounded five more, authorities said.
Abraham Diaz, 25, of Lynn, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, of Revere, were killed in a drive-by shooting on Sept. 2, 2023, in Lynn.
Investigators said that people were at the 189 Essex Street home celebrating a friend going to college when gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m.
“The double homicide that occurred last year was incredibly tragic,” Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson said. “While nothing will replace the loss of Abraham Diaz …
Trevor Bady Is Accused Of Killing Ahliana Dickey
A 21-year-old Tewksbury man was arrested and charged with killing Ahliana Dickey at her Lawrence Street home on Friday, June 14, authorities announced on Monday.
Trevor Bady, 21 of Tewksbury, is charged with murder, armed home invasion, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, use of a firearm while committing a felony, and discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a building, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
Related: Police ID Teen Found In Lowell Apartment, Family Discuss Girl's Future
Ahliana was set to graduate from eighth…
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison.
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time
Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime.
Troconis faced 50 years in pr…
Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Killing Bloodied 4-Year-Old's Mom In PA
A Chatham, Massachusetts man will spend the rest of his life in a Pennsylvania prison, prosecutors say.
Thadius W. McGrath, 37, was convicted of the 2022 murder of Samantha Jean Rementer on Tuesday, April 16, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in a release.
Authorities said previously that McGrath killed Rementer in front of her two children in Northampton Township then tried to take his own life on June 8, 2022.
Police arrived at the Clark Court scene to find one of Rementer's children, then 4 years old, "covered in blood," the DA's Office said. The ot…
Western Mass Mom Of 2 Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend ID'd As Sheriff's Assistant: DA
A 48-year-old Hampden County woman who was found stabbed to death in Holyoke next to her boyfriend was the executive assistant to Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, authorities said.
Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee, and a mother to two daughters, was found on Sunday, April 14, around 1:30 a.m. in a home on South Water Street after police were called for suspicious activity, officials said.
Police found Eileen on the ground next to her boyfriend, Jason Chapdelaine, who was suffering from stab wounds, police said. Investigators later ruled those cuts were self-inflicted. …
One Of State's Most Wanted Captured In Central Mass: Accused Of 2023 Brockton Killing
A teenager who was considered one of the most wanted people in the state following a 2023 murder that police say he committed was captured in Worcester on Monday, April 1, authorities announced.
Kahmari T. Price, age 17, was wanted for a fatal shooting in Brockton on Feb. 26, 2023, and has been on the run since, State Police said. Troopers, Worcester police, and Brockton officers tracked him to a home on West Boylston St. and arrested him without issue after 9:30 a.m.
Price is accused of shooting Mark Boyd, 33, of Brockton, in the head near North Main Street. Investigators did n…
2 Charged With Car-To-Car Fatal Shooting That Killed Father Of 1 In Western Mass
A Hampden County teenager and 22-year-old woman have been charged in connection with the death of a father of one as they drove along I-391 earlier this month, authorities said.
Noah Torres, 19, of Springfield, and Kiana Gonzalez, 22, of Holyoke, are linked to the death of 35-year-old Guyton Winspeare, 35, of Chicopee on March 12, the Hampden County District Attorney said.
The shooting happened just before 8:45 p.m. between exits 3 and 4 on I-391 South in Chicopee when one person fired shots into another car on the interstate. Two people were injured in the shooting, and the…
Cold Case: 2 Charged With 30-Year-Old Killing Of Teenager In Central Mass
Two men have been charged with the fatal shooting of a teenager in 1993 in Worcester County, authorities announced on Monday, March 25.
Robert D’Lucca, 49, and Lawrence Calafell, 51, of Gardner, were indicted on one count of murder in the death of 15-year-old Deondray Atwood, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
They were also indicted on charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without an FID card.
The duo are accused of shooting into a parked car on…
Man Accused Of Killing Worcester Mom, Daughter Will Not Fight Return To Mass: DA
One of the two men accused of killing Chasity Nunez and her 11-year-old daughter Zella will not fight extradition from San Diego, California, and will be returned to Worcester to stand trial for the fatal shooting, officials said on Friday, March 15.
Dejan Belnavis, 27, and Karel Mangual, 28, are accused of ambushing the Nunezes as they sat in their SUV near the intersection of Lisbon Street and Englewood Avenue on March 5, Worcester police said.
Related: Army National Guardswoman, Daughter ID'd As Victims In Worcester Killing
US Marshalls arrested Belnavis near the…
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA
A 44-year-old Lowell man was found guilty of throwing gasoline on his wife and setting her ablaze, causing her death weeks later, authorities said.
Santos Lebron De Los Santos was convicted this week of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, March 8, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
Los Santos was accused of setting his wife, Celeste Marte Lebron, age 49, ablaze on March 31, 2021, just after 10:30 p.m. at their Varnum Street home in Lowell, the prosecutor said.
Neighbors saw flames shooting from t…
Missing Mom Case: Ex-Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Convicted Of Murder Conspiracy
After three days of deliberations, a jury found the ex-girlfriend of the estranged husband of Connecticut mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos guilty in connection with her disappearance nearly five years ago in a case in which Dulos, who has never been found, has been declared legally dead.
Related: Missing New Canaan Mom Of 5 Jennifer Dulos Declared Dead By Judge
Michelle Troconis, age 49, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and evidence tampering.
She is being held on a $6 million bond,…
