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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. …
23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman ID'd As Victim In Apparent Double-Murder Suicide
Two women killed by a boyfriend in an apparent double murder-suicide have been identified as a New York native and her college hockey teammate from New England.
The incident occurred in Dade County in Miami, Florida, before 9 a.m. Saturday, March 16 at a Bird Road apartment building, the Miami-Dade Police said.
According to Det. A. Colome of the Miami-Dade PD, Dutchess County native Sidney Capolino, age 23, of Pawling, and her roommate from Massachusetts, Meghan Moore, age 25, from Centerville on Cape Cod, were shot and killed by 40-year-old Luis Napoles, addre…
Boyfriend Killed Woman In Haverhill Murder-Suicide: Report
A new report says that a Rhode Island man was responsible for the death of his girlfriend before shooting himself in Haverhill on Sunday, March 3.
Loren Marino, 24, of Haverhill, and Austin Amaral, 24, of North Providence, Rhode Island, were found shot to death at a home at 195 Broadway when police were called to perform a welfare check, the Essex County District Attorney said.
MassLive reported that Amaral was the one who pulled the trigger, according to the prosecutor's office.
Original Report: Haverhill Slayings Ruled Murder-Suicide
An obituary for Loren said she wa…
(Update) Haverhill Slayings Ruled Murder-Suicide; Family, Friends Remember Woman Killed
Update: Essex County officials determined that Austin Amaral killed Loren Marino and then himself. Click here for more information.
Original Report: Haverhill authorities said the bodies found in a home over the weekend were the result of a murder-suicide.
Loren Marino, 24, of Haverhill, and Austin Amaral, 24, of North Providence, Rhode Island, were found at a home at 195 Broadway on Sunday, March 3, when police were called to perform a welfare check, the Essex County District Attorney said.
Both had been shot. It's unclear who fired the weapon.
The two were da…
Murder-Suicide: Autopsy Results Shed Light On Mass Family's Deaths
The family found dead inside a Dover mansion last week died of a murder-suicide, autopsy reports found this week.
Rakesh Kamal, 57, Teena Kamal, 54, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18, were found shot to death inside their 11-bedroom, $4 million home in Dover about 20 miles from Boston just before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. They had all been shot to death.
An autopsy found that Rakesh Kamal killed his wife and daughter before turning the .40-caliber pistol on himself, the prosecutor's office said.
The gun was…
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 …
Girl, 10, Shot In Springfield Murder-Suicide Has Died, Her Mother Says
The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was shot in Springfield earlier this week in a murder-suicide has died in the hospital, her mother announced on Facebook.
Aubrianna Lynn was shot on Monday, Aug. 14, along with her 12-year-old sister and grandmother, Kim Fairbanks, at their home at 174 Berkshire Ave., Springfield police said. Their upstairs neighbor Victor Nieves, who knew the family well, pulled the trigger before killing himself, police said.
Stephanie Croteau, the girl's mother, posted on Facebook that the 10-year-old was in heaven dancing with her grandmother, who was also killed…
ID Released For Third Victim Found Dead Along With 2 Others In CT Home
State police have identified a third Massachusetts resident found dead inside a northern Connecticut home.
The three people, including a child, were found in Windham County in the small town of Brooklyn around 8:27 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, said Connecticut State Police.
Two had been identified as Lury M. Pizarro, age 33, and Emanual M. Pizarro, age 3, both of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Jose A. Perez, age 32, also of Worcester, was identified on Friday, Feb. 17.
Although the state police have not released much information on the case and say the investigation remains ongoing, the state…
Woman Killed By Police Sergeant Husband In CT Murder-Suicide ID'd As Beloved Library Director
A Connecticut woman killed by her police sergeant husband was a beloved library director.
The couple was found shot to death in Hartford County in East Granby, on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m., and were identified as T.J. Jacius, age 49, and Doreen Jacius, age 48, both of East Granby.
Earlier report: Suspicious East Granby Shooting Leaves Man, Woman Dead
Jacius was a police sergeant for Avon Police Department where he worked for 24 years, the Avon Police said.
Doreen Jacius was the director of the East Granby Town Library.
The library, which is currently closed to grieve for Jacius said…
Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In Fairfield County Murder-Suicide
Two Fairfield County schools will be closed on Monday, June 21, following the deaths of a 7-year-old student and her mother.
The schools, Coleytown Elementary School, which the child attended, along with Stepping Stones Preschool, which is located inside Coleytown, will be closed Monday in response to the tragedy.
Monday was supposed to be the last day of school, but School Superintendent Thomas Scarice said that instead of classes, students and teachers and staff, can receive grief counseling.
Scarice sent out a letter to parents which said: "As our community mourns the tragic loss of one…
Mother, 7-Year-Old Daughter Found Dead Inside Fairfield County Home
Click here for an updated story - New Details, IDs: Fairfield County Mother Drowned Daughter, Then Killed Herself, Police Say
An investigation is underway after a mother and her young daughter were found dead inside a home in Connecticut.
At approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, in Fairfield County, the Westport Police Department, along with Westport Emergency Medical Services and the Westport Fire Department, responded to the home on Lyndale Park in Westport on a report of an unresponsive female.
Upon arrival, the woman was located inside the home, and it was determined that sh…
