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Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim
Gilgo Beach Murders: New Images Of 'Asian Doe' Released In Effort To ID Male Victim Investigators are hoping newly released images will lead to the identification of another victim in the Gilgo Beach serial murders. On Long Island, the Gilgo Beach Task Force distributed facial reconstructions of who they've long referred to as "Asian Doe" during a press conference in Brentwood on Monday morning, Sept. 16. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney said the man’s skeletal remains were found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach on April 4, 2011, though it’s believed he “suffered a violent death” sometime before 2006. Earlier Report: Heuermann Used 'Planning Doc' …
Ex-Boston Prosecutor Gets 5-10 Years For 2021 Rape; Victim Says Her Life Full Of Fear, Paranoia Ex-Boston Prosecutor Gets 5-10 Years For 2021 Rape; Victim Says Her Life Full Of Fear, Paranoia
Ex-Boston Prosecutor Gets 5-10 Years For 2021 Rape; Victim Says Her Life Full Of Fear, Paranoia Gary Zerola, a well-known Boston defense attorney who served as a former prosecutor in Suffolk and Essex counties, was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of 2021 rape, authorities said.  Zerola, 52, of Salem, was found guilty last month after prosecutors said he broke into a 21-year-old woman's home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.  He had been accused and acquitted of several rapes in 2008, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Zerola's victim submitted a letter to the court explaining how her life has chang…
'More Playtime': Rex Heuermann Used 'Planning Document' To Guide Gilgo Beach Murders, DA Says 'More Playtime': Rex Heuermann Used 'Planning Document' To Guide Gilgo Beach Murders, DA Says
'More Playtime': Rex Heuermann Used 'Planning Document' To Guide Gilgo Beach Murders, DA Says New details are shedding light on the lengths that accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann went to in hopes of getting away with his alleged murder spree. The 60-year-old Long Island resident, of Massapequa Park, was arraigned on two more charges of second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, June 6, in the killings of Jessica Taylor and Sandra Costilla. Heuermann was previously charged with the murders of four Gilgo Beach victims: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, and Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beach Murders: Suspect …
Mother Of 4 Dead Babies Found In South Boston Freezer Will Not Face Charges, DA Decides Mother Of 4 Dead Babies Found In South Boston Freezer Will Not Face Charges, DA Decides
Mother Of 4 Dead Babies Found In South Boston Freezer Will Not Face Charges, DA Decides The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said it will not file charges against a woman who was found to have stashed the bodies of four of her babies inside her freezer in South Boston.  The bodies of two boys and two girls were found inside a shoebox, wrapped in tin foil, and stored in a freezer at an apartment at 838 East Broadway on November 17, 2022. After more than a year and a half long investigation, police have been unable to determine when they were born, when they died, or how long they had been frozen, DA Kevin Hayden said on Tuesday, April 30.  Hayden said he coul…
Caribbean Carnival Shooting: 4 Charged In Attack That Hospitalized 8, DA Says Caribbean Carnival Shooting: 4 Charged In Attack That Hospitalized 8, DA Says
Caribbean Carnival Shooting: 4 Charged In Attack That Hospitalized 8, DA Says Four men have been indicted in connection with a shooting that left eight people shot during a Caribbean celebration in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood in August 2023, officials said. The men and women who were shot around 7:45 a.m. on Talbot Avenue during the Caribbean J’ouvert parade were rushed to local hospitals but suffered non-life-threatening injuries, a police spokesperson told the Boston Globe. The shootings stemmed from a fight between two groups nearby and didn’t involve people taking part in the festivities, the Boston police spokesperson confirmed. Related: HOMICIDE: Ma…
Toddler Dies After Being Removed From Home Of Winthrop Lieutenant Facing Child Rape Charges: DA Toddler Dies After Being Removed From Home Of Winthrop Lieutenant Facing Child Rape Charges: DA
Toddler Dies After Being Removed From Home Of Winthrop Lieutenant Facing Child Rape Charges: DA A 2-year-old who was found unresponsive at the Winthrop home of a police lieutenant facing child rape and indecent assault charges has died, officials said. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of the toddler’s death, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. It is the relationship the child had with the police lieutenant.  “The initial investigation into the death of a two-year-old in Winthrop today indicates no signs of foul play or physical trauma,” the prosecutor said on Friday, Jan. 26.  Related: Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley Charged…
(UPDATED) Winthrop Police Lt. Charged With Child Rape Placed On Administrative Leave: DA (UPDATED) Winthrop Police Lt. Charged With Child Rape Placed On Administrative Leave: DA
(Updated) Winthrop Police Lt. Charged With Child Rape Placed On Administrative Leave: DA Update: Winthrop Police Lieutenant James Feeley appeared in East Boston BMC on child rape and other related charges, the Suffolk District Attorney said on Wednesday, Dec. 27. The assaults happened over the past year, according to the assistant DA.  Feeley was arrested by state police on Tuesday night, Dec. 26. He is held on $200,000 bail. Feeley will return to court Jan. 29, 2024, for a probable cause hearing. Original: A police lieutenant in Winthrop has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested and charged with child rape, authorities said. Winthrop P…
Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA
Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA An arrest warrant has been issued for a Lowell man suspected of killing a Whitman woman whose body was found in a garage at Boston Logan Airport, officials said. Troopers found the deceased woman inside a car in the Central Parking garage at Logan Airport around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, authorities said. The woman has been identified as Margaret Mbitu (pronounced m-BEE-too), 31, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police. She was reported missing by her family on Monday, Oct. 30. Kevin Kangethe (pronounced ken-GET-ay), 40, the susp…
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Woman In Mass More Than 40 Years Ago: DA Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Woman In Mass More Than 40 Years Ago: DA
Oregon Man Confesses To 'Ice-Blooded Murder' Of Woman In Mass More Than 40 Years Ago: DA An Oregon man has confessed to beating a 24-year-old woman to death with a hammer and raping her in a Massachusetts apartment building more than four decades ago, officials said. John Michael Irmer, age 68, of Portland, Oregon, was scheduled to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on Monday, Sept. 11, for the rape and murder of 24-year-old Pennsylvania native Susan Marcia Rose in October 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, in August, Irmer walked into the Portland Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Baby Hospitalized After Baseball Bat Attack Over Boston Road Rage Incident: DA Baby Hospitalized After Baseball Bat Attack Over Boston Road Rage Incident: DA
Baby Hospitalized After Baseball Bat Attack Over Boston Road Rage Incident: DA Police say a 66-year-old Malden man with an "extensive" criminal record injured a baby when he smashed in the windows of the car the infant was in with a baseball bat, authorities said Sunday, July 30.  Clifford Jones is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (baseball bat) on a child under 14, malicious destruction of property, possession of a class D substance, selling unstamped cigarettes, and selling cigarettes without a license, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He was being held on a $7,500 bond.  Police say Jones backed his…
4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says 4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says
4 Nabbed In Takedown Of 'Vast Drug Network' Operating Throughout Northeast, DA Says Four Long Island men have been arrested for allegedly running a drug ring that sold drugs through the Northeast. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Friday, Oct. 7, that the four Montauk residents had been arrested and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance.  The four are: Angel Garces-Diaz, age not available Anuedy Garces-Medrano, age 35 Yadaris Baez-Rivera, age 26 Everado Hernandez, age 45 “From Babylon to Montauk and every place in between, every community is unfortunately affected by the scourge of these drugs that are becomi…
29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA 29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA
29-Year-Old Boston Man Charged In Homophobic Beating At MBTA Station: DA A 29-year-old Boston man faces civil rights and assault charges after authorities said he attacked a caused a man head injuries during a beating earlier this month at an MBTA station.  Aiyoub Alsallak is accused of shouting homophobic slurs at two men at Andrew Station platform on Sept. 5 just before 9 p.m., the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. That escalated to Alsallak punching one of the men in the face and knocking him to the ground, where he hit the back of his head on the concrete, authorities said. He also kicked the man during the attack, the prosecutor said.…
Accused Quincy Serial Rapist Had Charge Dropped In 2003: Report Accused Quincy Serial Rapist Had Charge Dropped In 2003: Report
Accused Quincy Serial Rapist Had Charge Dropped In 2003: Report A news report said that police in 2003 arrested a Quincy man accused of multiple violent rapes, but prosecutors dropped the charges.  Ivan Cheung, 42, is charged with four counts of rape — two against children — that allegedly happened in 2003, 2005, and 2006, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators arrested Cheung on Monday, Sept. 12. He did not appear at his initial hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 13, but his attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf, the prosecutor said.  Cheung, who was being held on a $1 million bail, will return to court …
Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA
Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA A convicted serial rapist has been sentenced for 25-30 years in prison for the 2018 rape of a woman in a McDonald's bathroom in Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Shawn McClinton, age 41, raped and beat the woman in Dorchester McDonald's bathroom on February 19, 2018, the office reports.  In a victim impact statement, the woman said the attack has caused her to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and that she struggles with daily panic attacks.  “I feel as if Shawn McClinton tried to take my life away,” she said, according to the offic…
Autistic 4-Year-Old Dies After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston Autistic 4-Year-Old Dies After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston
Autistic 4-Year-Old Dies After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston A young child with Autism has died after falling out of a fourth floor window in a Boston apartment complex, according to a GoFundMe organized in his honor.  Erika Moon said her 4-year-old son, Isaac, got around a baby gate and opened a window at their home at 12 American Legion Highway on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 17, the campaign read.  Isaac was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries afterwards. He was in the hospital for several days before he was declared braindead.  "Unfortunately he passed away, and was declared brain dead," an update on the page said on S…
Autistic 4-Year-Old Fighting For Life After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston Autistic 4-Year-Old Fighting For Life After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston
Autistic 4-Year-Old Fighting For Life After Falling From 4th Floor Window In Boston A young child with Autism is in critical condition after falling out of a fourth floor window in a Boston apartment complex, WHDH reports.  Erika Moon said her 4-year-old son, Isaac, got around a baby gate and opened a window at their home at 12 American Legion Highway on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 17, the outlet reports. Live Boston said multiple crews were on the scene.  "He opened the gate that's blocking my window and he opened the window. He leaned out and 'boom,' he fell out the window," Moon told WHDH. "I heard the boom, so I went running down and I picked him up. He wasn't br…
Alabama Man, 62, Raped Killed Mom Of 4-Week-Old At Massachusetts Hotel In 1980 Alabama Man, 62, Raped Killed Mom Of 4-Week-Old At Massachusetts Hotel In 1980
Alabama Man, 62, Raped Killed Mom Of 4-Week-Old At Massachusetts Hotel In 1980 An employee of Boston's Hotel Diplomat was making their morning rounds on March 19, 1980, when they made a discovery that took nearly two decades to unravel. However, that tangled mess started to detangle as police announced this week they've made a break in the case.  Wendy Dansereau, a 19-year-old mother with a 4-week-old daughter, was found in one of the rooms at the South End hotel after she was raped and strangled, reports said. Detectives scoured the scene, but there were few leads. Luckily, they collected items that had the killer's DNA.  Nearly 40 years later, co…
Pro Football Player Beat Boston Man So Badly He May Lose Kidney: Police Pro Football Player Beat Boston Man So Badly He May Lose Kidney: Police
Pro Football Player Beat Boston Man So Badly He May Lose Kidney: Police A professional Gaelic football player and star from Ireland beat a Boston man so badly that the man may lose one of his kidneys, authorities said this week.  Ciaran McFaul, 28, was charged on Wednesday, Aug. 3, with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  The attack happened around 2 a.m. on June 20 when employees of Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant in South Boston tossed out a drunk McFaul for trying to start fights, the prosecutor said. While outside the bar on West Broadway, McFa…
Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor
Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor Police say a 28-year-old Boston man brought a loaded, high-capacity 'ghost gun' with a laser sight with him to the Puerto Rican Festival last week.  Marc Serrano, of Dorchester, was arrested near Franklin Park as he left the festival on Saturday, July 30, because he had an outstanding assault and battery warrant, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. When police searched his bookbag, they found the loaded handgun with an attached laser sight along with a 31-round clip, prosecutors said. Serrano had 24 bullets in the magazine, a round in the chamber, and another one stuck i…
Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape
Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape Victor Pena, the Boston man convicted last week of kidnapping and raping a woman for three days, will spend the next several decades in prison. Judge Anthony Campo on Monday, Aug. 1, sentenced the 42-year-old man to 29-39 years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced. A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty on Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019.  The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 sa…
Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman For 3 Days Unexpectedly Testifies At Trial Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman For 3 Days Unexpectedly Testifies At Trial
Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman For 3 Days Unexpectedly Testifies At Trial Victor Pena unexpectedly took the stand in his defense Monday, July 25, during his rape and kidnapping trial in Boston.  The 42-year-old is accused of kidnapping a woman in 2019 and raping her for three days before police found her in his Charlestown apartment. Police, prosecutors, and the victim have all said that Pena found her on the street in January 2019 and lured her back to his house. But he said they had a relationship, and their encounter was consensual. Pena testified he met the 23-year-old woman on the street when she asked him to help her cross the road, according to CBS News…
Boston Man Told Pregnant Woman To 'Go Freshen Up' After Beating Her, Infant Boston Man Told Pregnant Woman To 'Go Freshen Up' After Beating Her, Infant
Boston Man Told Pregnant Woman To 'Go Freshen Up' After Beating Her, Infant A Boston man is awaiting a dangerousness hearing after he was charged with beating a pregnant woman and assaulting an infant, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Marvin De La Cruz, age 23, attacked and strangled the woman, who is two months pregnant, while she was sleeping in her bedroom in Dorchester on Saturday, June 25, the office reports. De La Cruz apparently punched the woman in the head, dragged her to the ground by her hair, and kicked her in the stomach, the office reports. He then proceeded to strangle her until she lost consciousness. De La Cruz also covered a…
Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation
Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation A Boston man is facing several charges for allegedly making threats against the Boston Police officers while he was under investigation for extortion, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  The investigation began when Christopher Drayton, age 31, allegedly refused to return equipment to a former business associate unless they paid him up to $500 in return, the office reports.  During a call with a Boston Police detective, who was trying to resolve the issue, Drayton made statements about the detective's address and claimed to know the layout of his house.&…
Former Boston Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child With Disabilities Former Boston Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child With Disabilities
Former Boston Educator Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Child With Disabilities A former Boston Public Schools employee was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing a child with developmental disabilities, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Jose Melendez, age 55, was previously convicted four counts of aggravated rape of a child and one count of aggravated assault and battery on a child on May 31, the office reports. The counts stem from his time as a paraprofessional at Mario Umana Academy in East Boston, during which he abused a male student from 2015 to 2016. "Before, [he] would want to go out, but after he stopped and never w…
Boston Car Thief Wearing Ski Mask, Sunglasses Undergoes Mental Evaluation Boston Car Thief Wearing Ski Mask, Sunglasses Undergoes Mental Evaluation
Boston Car Thief Wearing Ski Mask, Sunglasses Undergoes Mental Evaluation After he pleaded guilty to a five-month crime spree in Dorchester, a Boston man was back in court for causing a multi-car crash in a stolen vehicle, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Thanh Le, age 50, was sentenced to three years of probation and two years in the House of Correction, suspended for a probationary term of three years, the office reports. This came after he was forced to undergo a mental health evaluation. The crash apparently happened while Le was on probation for earlier offenses, the office reports.  “Less than two weeks ago we re…
Second Boston Bar Employee Facing Charges In Marine Vet's Stabbing Death Second Boston Bar Employee Facing Charges In Marine Vet's Stabbing Death
Second Boston Bar Employee Facing Charges In Marine Vet's Stabbing Death A second employee at Sons of Boston is facing charges in connection with the stabbing death of a Marine veteran outside earlier this year, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Alisha Dumeer, age 34, of Everett was indicted on a charge of accessory after the fact of murder in connection with the death of 23-year-old Daniel Martinez, the office reports.  This comes after Alvaro Larrama, age 38, was charged with Martinez's murder outside the bar on March 19, the office reports. Larrama, who worked at the bar as a bouncer, is also facing charges stemming from an a…
Boston Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death Boston Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death
Boston Woman Facing Animal Cruelty Charges For 6-Year-Old Pit Bull's Death A Boston woman was arraigned in court on an animal cruelty charge stemming from the death of her dog earlier this dog, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Natividad Pizzaro, age 37, was ordered to not own or work with animals after her dog, named Beauty, died in February and from frostbite and severe emaciation, the office reports.  A veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center told law enforcement that an owner, later identified as Pizzaro, had brought in her dead six-year-old female Pit Bull-type dog on Feb. 2, the office reports.  The dog, late…
Man Allegedly Threatened To Stab Store Clerk In Greater Boston Area With 'Dirty' Needle Man Allegedly Threatened To Stab Store Clerk In Greater Boston Area With 'Dirty' Needle
Man Allegedly Threatened To Stab Store Clerk In Greater Boston Area With 'Dirty' Needle A Billerica man who failed to come to court after two incidents in Revere last year finally appeared before a judge last week, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Paul Gioiosa, 44, was arraigned in Chelsea District Court for the incidents on Thursday, June 2, the office said, one in which he allegedly threatened a store clerk with a "dirty" needle.  Revere Police responded to a call about a man, later identified as Gioiosa, who threatened the clerk with a hypodermic needle around 8:10 p.m. on December 20, 2021, the office reports.  Gioiosa apparently th…