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Mass. Hammer Murderer Gets Life In Prison For Killing Sleeping Wife: DA
A Massachusetts man who beat his estranged wife to death with a hammer as she slept will spend at least the next 25 years in prison, authorities said. Michael A. Cook Sr., of North Adams in Berkshire Country, was convicted of second-degree murder last week and was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, Oct. 10, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. However, he will be eligible for parole in 25 years. Charli Cook, a 41-year-old CNA at the former Willowood Health Care Center, was asleep when Michael Cook broke into her North Adams home in July 2019 and hit h…
Police & Fire
Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report
Details have been released in the arrest of Jabrill Peppers. A victim in Braintree, MA, told police Saturday, Oct. 5 that the 29-year-old New England Patriots safety became upset when someone called her phone while they were having sex, NBC10 says citing a police report. Peppers, a New Jersey native and four-time state high school football champion, smashed her head against the wall, pushed her down the stairs, and choked her at least six times, NBC10 said. Citing court paperwork, CBS said the athlete answered the door without a shirt on saying, "I know what is going on." He…
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman Fatally Stabbed In Lynn By Ex-Boyfriend's Brother: DA
A 26-year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing his brother's pregnant ex-girlfriend at her home in Lynn, authorities said. Zachary Vozzella, of Lynn, was arraigned Thursday, Aug. 1, and charged with murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Essex County District Attorney said. He pleaded not guilty. The body of 25-year-old Brianna Welsh was found at her home at 254 Lynnway #329 Wednesday morning after police responded to a 911 call. She had been stabbed repeatedly, the prosecutor said. Zachary Vozzella is the brother of Brendon Vozzella, who …
Police & Fire
Family Killed In Western Mass Murder-Suicide ID'd
Police have identified the three people found shot to death inside a Western Massachusetts home as a mother, her son, and her domestic partner. Sima Pariseau, age 56, Dylan Pariseau, age 27, and Peter Donaldson, age 56, were found dead Tuesday morning, June 18, after police were called to perform a welfare check, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. Police saw Donaldson's body through a window and forced their way inside. They found Sima and her son in the basement. Both had been shot multiple times. Donaldson, who was found in the living room of the 851 Main St. …
Police & Fire
Woman Ran Down Boyfriend In Car, Kicked Bystander Who Tried To Help Him In Central Mass: Police
A 37-year-old woman is accused of intentionally running down her longtime boyfriend in her car during an argument and attacking someone who tried to come to his aid in Worcester County, authorities said. Angela R. Phaneuf faces multiple charges linked to the Tuesday, May 14, incident, according to police and reports. Officers were called to 9 Homestead Avenue in Auburn just after 12:30 p.m. and found a "chaotic scene," Auburn police said in a Facebook post. They found a man on the ground next to a Mazda 6 sedan screaming in pain and bleeding from a head wound. Witnesses said&nb…
Obituaries
'A Rose In A World Of Thorns': Loved Ones Remember Mass Stabbing Victim As Kind, Funny, Caring
Eileen Monaghan was a woman who loved deeply, her family and friends in Western Massachusetts said. Unfortunately, it was someone she cared for who is accused of killing the mother of two. The 48-year-old from Chicopee was found stabbed to death on Sunday, April 14, around 1:30 a.m. in a home on South Water Street in Holyoke after police were called for suspicious activity, officials said. Police charged her Chicopee firefighter boyfriend Jason Chapdelaine with her murder. Original Report: Sheriff's Assistant ID'd As Victim Of Domestic Violence Killing …
Police & Fire
Alleged Fugitive Discovered In CT After Unrelated 911 Call: Police
A man accused of domestic violence and strangulation in Massachusetts was caught in Connecticut when the cops were called on him for a different reason. The Tolland County incident occurred in the town of Stafford on Friday, April 5, according to Connecticut State Police. On that day, a School Street resident called the authorities on 30-year-old Marcus Lopez to report that he was unwelcome at the home. While police were investigating Lopez, who hails from Stafford, they discovered he had a felony arrest warrant in his name in connection to an alleged domestic assault and strangulation…
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'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…
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Mohammed Chowdhury Admits Wanting Wife, Boyfriend Killed
A 47-year-old Boston man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 25, for violating his wife’s restraining order after offering an informant posing as a hitman $4,000 each to kill her and her boyfriend, officials said. Mohammed Chowdhury admitted to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, according to the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Chowdhury asked someone to help him find a hitman to murder his wife, but that person took his money and never followed through with the killing. Related: Murder For Hire: Malden Man Admits To Trying To Get Fed…
Police & Fire
Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA
A 24-year-old Lowell man has been indicted for the murder of his mom after she was found beaten to death in July 2023, according to officials. Michael Belous, 24, was arrested after his mom Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, was found barely breathing and beaten shortly before 1 a.m. at his condo on Middlesex Street on July 17, 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Belous was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. Officers and paramedics found Vainer suffering from severe head, face, arm, and neck injuries as…
Police & Fire
Candlelight Memorial Set For Mom Of 2 Killed On Christmas Day In Lawrence
A 21-year-old mother of two who was killed in Lawrence on Christmas Day will be remembered in a candlelight vigil on Thursday, Jan. 4. Diomaris Mejia was found dead at her Lawrence apartment on Salem Street after family members asked officers to perform a welfare check around 7:45 a.m. on Dec. 26. The candlelight vigil to honor her will be held at 5 p.m. at 243 Salem St. in Lawrence. Related: Man Accused Of Killing Diosmary Mejia Arrested In Texas: DA Santana Guerrero Temporo was arrested on Friday, Dec. 29, as a fugitive in connection with Mejia’s death, authorities said.&nbs…
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Erick Arevalo Cut Woman With Knife In East Boston Attack: DA
Shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square, an East Boston man was in handcuffs for what police say was a vicious attack on a woman in front of her children. Erick Arevalo, 23, is charged with armed assault with attempt to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), assault and battery and assault and battery on a family or household member, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. It's unclear if the kids were his or how long he and the woman were together. Investigators were called to an apartment on Princeton Street just after midnight and found a …
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide Suspected In Triple Killing Of Mother, Father, Daughter In Dover Mansion: DA
Three people were found dead inside a Norfolk County home on Thursday evening, Dec. 28, were likely killed as a result of a domestic violence dispute, authorities said. Teena Kamal, 54, her husband, Rakesh Kamal, 57, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18, were found dead inside the home in Dover just before 7:30 p.m., the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. They had all been shot to death. Dover police received a 911 call from a family member who went to the house to check on the family. The investigation into the killings has just begun, but police do not beli…
Obituaries
Murder-Suicide: Victim, 28, Moved To US To Chase Her Dreams, Friends Say
Kethlen Paula Alves Tavares Trindade Rocha, a 28-year-old woman gunned down by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide in Marlborough, came to the United States to find a better life, her friends said in a fundraiser. Kethlen was shot and killed Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, by her ex-boyfriend, Marlon Moreira Costa, 29, at her home on Rice Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Related: Murder-Suicide: Man Shoots Ex, Himself In Marlborough Home The couple had been in an argument at his home the night before. The next morning, he followed her home, forced his way …
Police & Fire
2 Adults Killed, 2 Kids Shot Inside Springfield Home (Developing)
Officials in Springfield say a man and woman were killed, and two young children were gravely wounded in a shooting at a home on Berkshire Avenue on Monday, Aug. 14. The shootings happened just after 2:30 p.m. at 174 Berkshire Ave. near Jasper Street, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said in a press conference. The man police believe pulled the trigger died of a self-indicted gunshot wound, reports said. It's unclear what sparked the shooting or how the victims are connected. Police said a woman was found dead inside the house. Two children were also shot and were in s…
Police & Fire
Estranged Husband Killed Wife As She Sat In Her Car In Everett Driveway: Jury
A 58-year-old Peabody man was convicted Tuesday, Aug. 8, of gunning down his estranged wife a month after she requested a divorce in 2018, authorities announced. Emilio Matarazzo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo following a 16-day trial in Middlesex County, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A judge will sentence him on Thursday. Ersilia was sitting in her car in her parents' driveway in Everett on the morning of Dec. 19, 2018, when her soon-to-be ex-husband ambushed her and shot her in the chest with a Beretta .12-gauge…
Police & Fire
Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA
A 33-year-old Pablo Vicente man is charged with killing the mother of his two children and dumping her body, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 8. Nayeli Nieves, 20, of Salem, was reported missing on Monday from the home where she lived with Vicente and their 3-year-old and 18-month-old children, investigators said. They are being cared for by the Department of Children and Families. Salem police said officers received a tip that Vincente had harmed Nieves and began investigating him. Related: Salem Man Charged In Missing Woman's Murder While Vincente was arraigned on a murder charg…
Police & Fire
(Update) Woman Killed Boyfriend At Marlborough Home With His Young Son Inside: Police
A 37-year-old woman accused of killing her boyfriend during an argument at their home in Middlesex County on Wednesday, Aug. 2, is being held without bail, authorities said. Darlene Carreras, of Marlborough, is charged with manslaughter in the stabbing death of 45-year-old Eric Murray inside the Stone Gate Apartments on Saint Ives Way, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A neighbor of Carreras called 911 just after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday after they heard sounds of a fight and a woman screaming for help, the prosecutor said. When officers arrived, they found M…
News
Massachusetts Steps Up To Support Children Of Mother Allegedly Killed By Husband
The family that fell victim to an "unthinkable" tragedy in Massachusetts received a flood of support from compassionate Middlesex County community members. Nancy Hanson, age 54, died on Saturday, July 15, in her Brookline Street home in Newton after her husband, Richard Hanson, allegedly beat her to death with multiple items in their home, according to the Newton Police Department. Nancy had issued a restraining order against Richard Hanson days earlier, but police had not been able to serve it. She leaves behind three sons who are being cared for by a family member. In the wa…
Police & Fire
Lowell Man Beat His Mom To Death After She Visited His Home: DA
A family argument exploded into violence on Monday, July 17, in Lowell and ended when a 23-year-old man beat his mother to death, authorities allege. Michael Belous, of Lowell, is accused of attacking his 51-year-old mother when she visited his condominium on Middlesex Street, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Police were called to the condo early Monday morning and found Elena Vainer on the floor, badly beaten and barely breathing, officials said. She had heavy bruises on her face and other signs of trauma. After a short investigation, police said a fig…
Police & Fire
Tewksbury Man Convicted Of Beating Girlfriend To Death In Their Bed
A 43-year-old Tewksbury man was found guilty this week of first-degree murder in the brutal beating death of his girlfriend in 2019, authorities said. Eric Griffin was convicted of the murder charge as well as strangulation, two counts of domestic assault and battery and battery, and intimidation of a witness in connection with the killing of Jennifer Kalicki, 39, of Tewksbury, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, July 13. Tewksbury police were called to the home Griffin and Kalicki shared on Sept. 15, 2019, around 8:30 p.m. to reports of a sus…
Police & Fire
Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass
Local and state police are continuing their search for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts this week. Jeffrey Cote, of Savoy in the Berkshires, is wanted in connection with the stabbing that happened on early Wednesday morning, June 7, Massachusetts State Police report. Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Inves…
Police & Fire
Acton Cop Assaults Pregnant Wife, Arrested, Placed On Leave: DA
A police officer had his badge and gun revoked after getting arrested for throwing his pregnant wife to the ground, officials say. Steven Stalzer, an Acton police officer, and veteran, was placed on paid administrative leave after getting arrested in Stow on Saturday, April 29, according to a statement by Acton Interim Police Chief James Cogan. The officer was charged with domestic assault and battery and assault and battery on a pregnant person. He allegedly pushed his wife, who is five months pregnant, to the ground during an argument inside their shared home in Stow. Stalzer's li…
Police & Fire
Domestic Violence: Man Held Without Bail In 'Disturbing' Boston Attack, DA Says
A 26-year-old Boston man was ordered held without bond pending a dangerousness hearing after officials charged him in a vicious domestic assault case, authorities said. Philippe Elie, of Dorchester, is charged with assault and battery on a family or household member, assault with a dangerous weapon, and malicious destruction of property in the alleged March 1 attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Boston police were called to reports of domestic violence around 11 p.m. when they found a woman standing on Intervale Street with no shoes on and blood on her shirt, …
Police & Fire
Newton Man Injures 2 Cops, Held Without Bail Despite Reports Of Excessive Force By Police
A pair of cops who were responding to a report of domestic violence were punched in the head and sent to the hospital by a man who attempted to take the officers' guns from them, officials say. Newton police responded to a report of domestic violence and were met with an "out of control" suspect on Saturday, March 4 around 9:55 p.m., the Newton Police Department said. The domestic violence suspect dashed away from police and into an apartment when they tried to arrest him, police said. Police found the suspect but he attacked him, trying to unholster the officers' guns and punching a pai…
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Attacking Sleeping Woman In Her Boston Apartment: DA
A 44-year-old Boston man allegedly attacked a sleeping woman over the weekend while her children were nearby, authorities said. Dale Newman, of Dorchester, is charged with assault and battery on a family or household member and was ordered held on a $1,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He must also stay away from the victim. The alleged victim told police she was asleep on Sunday, Feb. 26, at her West Dedham Street home when she was woken up by Newman punching her in the face, the prosecutor said. Officers arrived just after 7 p.m. and fou…
News
Andover Father Was Depressed When He Shot 12-Year-Old Son, Wife To Death: DA
A man who shot and killed his wife and son at their Merrimack Valley home earlier this month was struggling with his mental health, investigators determined. Andrew Robinson was depressed and "seeking treatment for physical and mental health issues" when he shot and killed his wife Linda and son Sebastian at their Andover home on Thursday, Feb. 9, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports. Investigators also learned that Andrew was prescribed medication for his conditions. Police had never been called to the house before, the office continued. “Unfortunately, we …
Police & Fire
'Well-Loved' Student Found Shot To Death With Parents Inside Andover Home
Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after three family members were found shot to death at an Andover home this week. Andover Police responded to a home at 48 Porter Road after receiving a call around 3:21 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker reports. Responding officers found three people inside the home who were all dead after being shot. They were later identified as a 12-year-old Sebastian Robinson, his 55-year-old Linda and 56-year-old father Andrew, who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Tucker reports. Therefo…
Police & Fire
Man Who Choked Woman To Death In Front Of Their Son Convicted Of Murder: DA
A Lawrence man who choked a woman to death in front of their then 4-year-old son was convicted Thursday, Feb. 2, of murder, authorities said. Emilio DeLarosa, age 38, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2016 killing of Wanda Rosa, 28, the Essex County District Attorney's Office announced. “One of the most important things we do is give voice and seek justice for victims,” DA Paul F. Tucker said in a news release. “The work done by our team gave voice to Wanda and justice to her family, friends – and son.” Their son, who's now an 11-year-old fifth grader in Lawre…
Neighbors
Randolph Community Rallies Behind Mother Of 2 Murdered By Husband In Texas
A community just south of Boston is digging into their pockets to help the family of a mother to two children who was murdered by her husband in Texas earlier this month. Amanda Montgomery, age 42, was shot to death by her husband, Bruce Shealy, age 48, at their home in San Leon, TX on Friday, Dec. 9, the Galveston County Daily News reports. Shealy shot himself in the stomach after pulling the trigger on his wife, the outlet continued. He was hospitalized in stable condition and charged with murder the following Monday. Shealy was later placed on a $250,000 bail which, according to Montgom…
Police & Fire
Bail Revoked: Boston Man Accused Of Strangling 2 Children Staying In Jail: DA
A 36-year-old man accused of attacking a 12 and 14-year-old girl at an apartment in Boston last week will await his day in court behind bars, a judge ruled on Tuesday, Dec. 20, authorities said. Michael Fairweather is charged with assault and battery, two counts of assault and battery on a child causing injury, and two counts of strangulation from the alleged, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Fairweather, who was out on bail on an earlier assault case involving the two children, had his bond revoked, which means he will be held in police custody for …
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