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Murder-Suicide: Mom, Baby Boy ID'd As Victims In Mass. Stabbings Murder-Suicide: Mom, Baby Boy ID'd As Victims In Mass. Stabbings
Murder-Suicide: Mom, Baby Boy ID'd As Victims In Mass. Stabbings Police believe the 35-year-old woman who was found dead at a North Andover home this week fatally stabbed her 9-month-old son before turning the knife on herself.  Jennifer T. Paez and her son Valentino Paez were found on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Turnpike Street home just after 5:15 p.m., the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. Jennifer was dead when officers arrived, but Valentino clung to life for more than an hour before dying from his injuries at Lawrence General Hospital at 6:30 p.m.  Evidence at the scene revealed that Jennifer stabbed Valentino and then hersel…

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by Josh Lanier
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Body Of Missing Mass. Teen Pulled From Walden Pond Body Of Missing Mass. Teen Pulled From Walden Pond
Body Of Missing Mass. Teen Pulled From Walden Pond The body of a teenager pulled from Walden Pond on Tuesday morning, July 30, is believed to belong to a 17-year-old who went missing last week, authorities said.  Brian Lopez, of Lynn, who was a rising senior at Lynn Classical High School, was reported missing on Friday. Police had marshaled an aggressive campaign to find him, but all early indications point to the body belonging to Lopez, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will make the final identification and cause of death. Police do not believe he was killed and say there is…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Man Charged With Fatally Pushing His Sister Down Steps On New Year’s Day: DA Massachusetts Man Charged With Fatally Pushing His Sister Down Steps On New Year’s Day: DA
Massachusetts Man Charged With Fatally Pushing His Sister Down Steps On New Year’s Day: DA A Peabody man has been charged with fatally assaulting his sister on New Year’s Day, according to officials. Alban Dobra, 39, is charged with manslaughter stemming from an assault that happened shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Peabody police responded to a medical emergency at a home on Esquire Drive in Peabody, where they found Mimosa Sawtelle, 54, with serious head trauma outside of the single-family home. Dobra tried to get his two sisters to leave his house, while grabbing Sawtelle and pushing her off the front steps onto…

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Drunk Driver Kills Methuen Woman, Critically Injures Man In Hit-Run Andover Crash: Police Drunk Driver Kills Methuen Woman, Critically Injures Man In Hit-Run Andover Crash: Police
Drunk Driver Kills Methuen Woman, Critically Injures Man In Hit-Run Andover Crash: Police An elderly Methuen woman was killed and an elderly man is in critical condition after a drunk driver rear-ended their car in a hit-and-run crash in Andover on Saturday, Dec. 30, authorities said.  Constantino Quispe, 76, and Luzmila Medina Quispe, 75, both of Methuen, were in the backseat of a 2009 Honda Fit hatchback traveling on I-495 north, south of Exit 99, when a 2014 Ford Edge sedan crashed behind them, Massachusetts State Police said.  The hatchback was pushed across the breakdown lane and hit a guardrail. Jaymee K. Miller, 32, of Lawrence, later identified as the sedan's …

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Methuen Man Drowned Trying To Save Child At Salisbury Beach: DA Methuen Man Drowned Trying To Save Child At Salisbury Beach: DA
Methuen Man Drowned Trying To Save Child At Salisbury Beach: DA A man who drowned after he swam out to save a child in Salisbury on Wednesday, Sept. 20, has been identified as a 44-year-old father of four.  Gary Simard, of Methuen, was hanging out with his family at Salisbury Beach when one of his children was pulled out to sea and could not swim back, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  Simard and two other bystanders swam out to save the child. The two others pulled the child back to shore, but Simard went under the water, officials said.  Salisbury police and firefighters responded to the 266 North End Blvd. and found S…

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by Josh Lanier
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Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help
Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help Jonathan Castillo says his days have fallen into a miserable routine since his sister Nayeli Nieves was brutally murdered in early August in Essex County. He wakes up to help search for the 20-year-old's body near her Essex County home or in other areas where he's heard whispers she could have been dumped. At night, he struggles to sleep.  "She had called me to come see her new place," Jonathan said. "She was so excited for me to see it, but I couldn't. I had to work. I can't stop thinking about that. I should have just stayed out (of work) that day. I should have seen her." Salem poli…

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by Josh Lanier
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(UPDATE) 7 Shot In Lynn: 1 Dead, 2 Critical In Attack At House Party, Police Say (UPDATE) 7 Shot In Lynn: 1 Dead, 2 Critical In Attack At House Party, Police Say
(Update) 7 Shot In Lynn: 1 Dead, 2 Critical In Attack At House Party, Police Say Update: The brother of Abraham Diaz, the man reportedly killed in the Lynn mass shooting early Saturday morning, Sept. 2, has created a GoFundMe.  Brian Diaz posted about the fundraiser on social media, as people wrote memorials to the 25-year-old.  Hi my name is Brian Diaz I tragically lost my ONLY little bother Abraham Diaz to gun violence. As many of you know my brother was a great young man that would help anyone in need and at this very sad time he needs everyone show him and love and keep his name alive all donations will be greatly appreciated. Original: A mass shooting at an Essex …

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IDs Released For 4 Family Members Killed In Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn IDs Released For 4 Family Members Killed In Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn
IDs Released For 4 Family Members Killed In Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn Authorities have released the identities of the four family members who died in an apparent murder/suicide in Lynn earlier this week.  Investigators determined that Kahosay Sharifi, age 31, shot and killed her 66-year-old father, Mohamad Sharifi, and 34-year-old brother-in-law, Sanjar Halin, at 98 Rockaway Street on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  Kahosay then proceeded to shoot and kill her brother-in-law's father, 56-year-old Abdul Halin, in his vehicle outside of 44 Laighton Street. Kahosay then took her own life in her own vehicle in the nearby park…

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by David Cifarelli
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4 Family Members Dead After Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn (UPDATE) 4 Family Members Dead After Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn (UPDATE)
4 Family Members Dead After Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn (Update) Four family members are dead following an apparent murder/suicide in Lynn, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  Authorities said a 31-year-old woman shot and killed her father, age 66, and brother-in-law, age 34, at 98 Rockaway Street around 2:53 p.m. She then proceeded to shoot and kill the father of her brother-in-law, outside of a home at 44 Laighton Street, the office reports. The woman was then found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside her vehicle at the nearby Stop & Shop parking lot at 35 Washington Street.  Authorities believe 31-year-old…

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by David Cifarelli
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Massachusetts Man Gets Life In Prison For 2017 Homicide Of 25-Year-Old Man Massachusetts Man Gets Life In Prison For 2017 Homicide Of 25-Year-Old Man
Massachusetts Man Gets Life In Prison For 2017 Homicide Of 25-Year-Old Man A Boston man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 25-year-old man from Lawrence five years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  Jeffrey Tapia, age 28, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Jensey Hernandez on Wednesday, June 29, the office reports.  Investigators determined Tapia shot Jensey, along with his brother Javier, during an altercation outside of a house party at 234 Bailey Street in Lawrence on July 30, 2017, the office reports.  Jensey was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead while Javier has lost complete use…

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by David Cifarelli
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Authorities ID 18-Year-Old Who Drowned In North Shore Quarry Authorities ID 18-Year-Old Who Drowned In North Shore Quarry
Authorities ID 18-Year-Old Who Drowned In North Shore Quarry Authorities have identified the 18-year-old who drowned in a prohibited swimming area in Gloucester as Fabieri Fabert of Everett, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. Fabert was pulled from the water after crews responded to the reported drowning at Vernon's Pit around 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22, Massachusetts State Police said.  Fabert apparently jumped off a high rock into the quarry and did not resurface while he was swimming with friends, police said. He was pulled from the water two hours later and pronounced dead at a local hos…

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by David Cifarelli
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Former Chelmsford Man Charged With 1988 Homicide Of 11-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts Former Chelmsford Man Charged With 1988 Homicide Of 11-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts
Former Chelmsford Man Charged With 1988 Homicide Of 11-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts A former Chelmsford man was charged in connection with the murder of an 11-year-old girl nearly 34 years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. Marvin C. “Skip” McClendon, Jr., age 74, is facing multiple murder charges in connection with the death of Melissa Ann Tremblay, from Salem, NH, the office reports.  Melissa was found stabbed dead and run over by a freight car on railroad tracks at the Boston & Maine freight terminal in Lawrence on Sept. 12, 1988, according to the Eagle Tribune. She was reported missing only a day prior.  McClendon, who …

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by David Cifarelli
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Police ID 22-Year-Old Woman Who Drowned In Pool At Club In Greater Boston Area Police ID 22-Year-Old Woman Who Drowned In Pool At Club In Greater Boston Area
Police ID 22-Year-Old Woman Who Drowned In Pool At Club In Greater Boston Area Authorities have identified the woman who drowned at a Nahant pool as 22-year-old Elke Noblesse. Noblesse was originally from the Netherlands was living in Nahant, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. There was no foul play suspected in her death. Emergency crews responded to the Cary Street Club in Nahant around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, the office reports. Upon arrival, crews found Noblesse in unresponsive. She was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will release an official cause of death later. …

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by David Cifarelli
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Suspect Nabbed In Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl In New England Suspect Nabbed In Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl In New England
Suspect Nabbed In Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl In New England A former corrections officer has been charged in the cold case murder of an 11-year-old New England girl. The announcement of an arrest was made in Massachusetts by Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett on Wednesday, April 27, that after nearly 34 years, a suspect has been nabbed in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in 1988. On Sept. 12, 1988, Melissa's body was discovered in the old Boston & Maine Railway in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She had been stabbed to death. Postmortem, her body was run over by a train car causing her left leg to be amputated, …

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by Kathy Reakes