Estranged Husband Killed Wife As She Sat In Her Car In Everett Driveway: Jury Estranged Husband Killed Wife As She Sat In Her Car In Everett Driveway: Jury
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…
Chiropractor Secretly Filmed Patients In Bathroom Of Peabody Office: DA Chiropractor Secretly Filmed Patients In Bathroom Of Peabody Office: DA
Chiropractor Secretly Filmed Patients In Bathroom Of Peabody Office: DA A Middlesex County chiropractor is accused of filming at least one person naked in the bathroom of his Peabody business, authorities said.  Scott Kline, 44, of Middleton, is charged with photographing an unsuspecting nude person and was being held on a $10,000 bail, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Several of his former patients have taken to social media to share their disgust as news of his arrest broke. Kline ran the Back On Track chiropractic clinic at 20 Chestnut Street in Peabody. A man who visited the clinic on Friday, July 14, noticed a small black plastic coat hook on the wal…
'Tragic Accident': Search For Missing Lowell 7-Year-Old Ends With Heartbreak 'Tragic Accident': Search For Missing Lowell 7-Year-Old Ends With Heartbreak
'Tragic Accident': Search For Missing Lowell 7-Year-Old Ends With Heartbreak A missing child was found dead in a body of water in Tewksbury, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan. Anna Mburu, a 7-year-old Lowell resident, went missing after being last seen on Sunday, July 9 between 2 and 3 p.m. in the area of East Merrimack Street in the Belvidere neighborhood in Lowell, according to the Lowell Police Department.  A body of a girl, preliminarily believed to be Anna, was found in the Merrimack River around noon on Monday using side-scan sonar. The water was deeper than usual and moving faster than average because of recent heavy rain, but divers were…
Triple Murder: Footprints Lead Cops To Man They Say Slayed 3 In Newton Triple Murder: Footprints Lead Cops To Man They Say Slayed 3 In Newton
Triple Murder: Footprints Lead Cops To Man They Say Slayed 3 In Newton Police have arrested the man they say bludgeoned and stabbed an elderly married couple and the woman's mother in their Newton home over the weekend, authorities announced Monday night, Jan. 26. Moreover, investigators believe the attacks were entirely random.  Christopher Ferguson, 41, has been charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and burglary, the Middlesex District Attorney announced Monday night. He may face more charges as the autopsies are completed.  RELATED: Authorities ID 3 People Killed Inside Newton Home Ferguson is accused of breaking …
Triple Murder: 3 Elderly Residents Found Stabbed To Death In Newton Triple Murder: 3 Elderly Residents Found Stabbed To Death In Newton
Triple Murder: 3 Elderly Residents Found Stabbed To Death In Newton The Middlesex District Attorney is asking residents in Newton to be on alert after three "elderly" residents were found murdered in a home on Broadway Street on Sunday morning, June 25, authorities said. As of Sunday night, no arrest had been made.  A person who knew the victims called 911 around 10:15 a.m. after they found them stabbed to death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. There were signs that someone had forced their way inside the home.  Police are still working to identify the victims.  Broadway Street between Churchill and Linwood Avenue remained closed Sunday nig…
Mom Found Dead: Daughter Charged With Assaulting Her In Somerville Mom Found Dead: Daughter Charged With Assaulting Her In Somerville
Mom Found Dead: Daughter Charged With Assaulting Her In Somerville A 48-year-old Somerville woman is accused of strangling and assaulting her elderly mother, who was found dead on Sunday, May 28, in the younger woman's home, authorities said.  April Monroe is charged with strangulation and assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury in connection with an alleged assault on her mother, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Gail Gasperini, 73, of East Boston, was found dead in Monroe's Summer Street apartment. Gasperini's husband contacted the police after his wife left to visit her daughter on Sunday but never …
Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death
Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death A 77-year-old man charged with a 52-year-old murder now faces accusations that he offered to pay a witness to lie on the witness stand in his defense and threatened others to repay debts, authorities said.  Arthur Massei was charged last year with first-degree murder in the 1971 stabbing and beating death of Natalie Scheublin in her Bedford home, the Middlesex District Attorney. A year later, prosecutors added more charges.  Following months of investigation, authorities charged Massei with solicitation to suborn perjury in a capital case, attempted extortion, solicitation to…
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape
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,…
Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report
Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report Friends and family of Sayed Faisal, the 20-year-old man killed by police on Wednesday, Jan. 4, gathered at Cambridge City Hall Thursday to demand answers. The Bangladesh Association of New England (BANE), who organized the protest, allowed community members to express their frustrations with how police handled the situation and to ask for accountability. "We want justice," the dozens of protesters shouted on the steps of the building. "We want justice for Sayed. Stop killing civilians." Dear community members, Salam and greetings, It’s so heartbreaking to hear about the sad news. …
Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA
Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA A 60-year-old Lowell man killed his wife and then himself on Christmas, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27.  Jose Santiago, 60, is believed to have shot his wife, Rosa Santiago, 55, at their home on Beacon Street just after 1:30 p.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said.  The Chief Medical Examiner performed autopsies on both bodies and determined how and the order in which they died.  Lowell police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating the case. 
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Two teenagers who police arrested this week and charged with robbing a mail carrier at gun and knifepoint in Melrose said they got the idea from a TikTok.  The United States Postal Inspection Service said two 16-year-old Somerville boys were responsible for the midday Dec. 10 robbery. Their names were withheld because of their ages.  Investigators said the boys were sitting on the steps of a home on Orchard Lane when the USPS carrier pulled up around 3 p.m. As the woman was walking back to the truck after delivering mail to a home on the street, the boys sidled up and showed …
Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large
Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large Authorities are looking for a 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing over a traffic dispute in Lowell earlier this month, officials said.  Rafael Garcia-Rey is believed to have shot and killed 26-year-old Odogwu Ganobi of Lowell on Nov. 15 after they got into an argument about a traffic dispute at the intersection of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Police rushed Ganobi to Tufts Medical Center in Boston following the shooting, but he died the next day, reports at that time said.  Garcia-Rey is 5-feet-7-inches tall…