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Lives Stolen: These Are 7 Names Behind Gilgo Beach Murder Indictment Lives Stolen: These Are 7 Names Behind Gilgo Beach Murder Indictment
Lives Stolen: These Are 7 Names Behind Gilgo Beach Murder Indictment As accused serial killer Rex Heuermann faces his seventh murder charge, the stories of his alleged victims – young women whose lives were tragically and violently cut short – offer a haunting reminder of the human toll behind the Gilgo Beach case. Here’s a closer look at the seven victims named in the indictment: Melissa Barthelemy, 24 Melissa Barthelemy Suffolk County Police Described by family as a talented hair stylist from the Bronx, she dreamed of opening her own salon. She was last seen alive on July 10, 2009, in her basement apartment on Underhill Avenue.  Barthelemy’s…
Western Mass Woman Guilty Of Fatal Stabbing Of Friend Who Tried To Help Her: DA Western Mass Woman Guilty Of Fatal Stabbing Of Friend Who Tried To Help Her: DA
Brenda Mayhew Guilty Of Murder Of Marcia Wilson In Palmer A 58-year-old Hampden County woman is expected to spend the rest of her life behind bars for the brutal murder of a friend who was trying to help her, authorities said.  Brenda Mayhew, of Three Rivers, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2021 fatal stabbing of Marcia Wilson in her home in Palmer, the Hampden District Attorney said. The penalty for first-degree murder is life in prison without parole.  Police received a 911 call about an attack at 15 Fox Street in Palmer. When officers tried to open the door, they couldn't budge it. The body of Marcia Wilson had fal…
Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Mother Of 2 Stephanie Olivieri In Western Mass Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Mother Of 2 Stephanie Olivieri In Western Mass
Shooter Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Mother Of 2 Stephanie Olivieri In Western Mass A 30-year-old man who was found guilty of the August 2019 killing of Stephanie Olivieri, a mother, in her car in Berkshire County was sentenced to life in prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 18. Police found several gifts and decorations in Oliveri's vehicle as she was preparing to celebrate one of her two children's birthday.  Tyler Sumner, of North Adams, was found guilty on May 31 of first-degree murder and possession of ammunition without FID card, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  Pittsfield police responded to 66 South John Street, where …
Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Killing Bloodied 4-Year-Old's Mom In PA Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Killing Bloodied 4-Year-Old's Mom In PA
Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Killing Bloodied 4-Year-Old's Mom In PA A Chatham, Massachusetts man will spend the rest of his life in a Pennsylvania prison, prosecutors say.  Thadius W. McGrath, 37, was convicted of the 2022 murder of Samantha Jean Rementer on Tuesday, April 16, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office in a release.  Authorities said previously that McGrath killed Rementer in front of her two children in Northampton Township then tried to take his own life on June 8, 2022.  Police arrived at the Clark Court scene to find one of Rementer's children, then 4 years old, "covered in blood," the DA's Office said. The ot…
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA 'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA
'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…
A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Western Mass Cop Who Killed His Wife A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Western Mass Cop Who Killed His Wife
A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Western Mass Cop Who Killed His Wife Convicted murderer Brian Fanion is ready for his close-up. Well, as close as his jailers will let the cameras get.  Fanion, a former Hampden County cop who was convicted earlier this year of killing his wife, will be the subject of a true-crime series on A&E called "Killer Cases." The hour-long episode will air on Friday, Oct. 13, at 9 p.m. on the A&E Network.  All the emotion, drama, and suspense of America’s most chilling murder trials are captured on "Killer Cases." Weaving together interviews and gripping footage, "Killer Cases" is an immersive true crime roller coaster. Vi…
Man Guilty Of Brutal 2020 Murder In Springfield: DA Man Guilty Of Brutal 2020 Murder In Springfield: DA
Man Guilty Of Brutal 2020 Murder In Springfield: DA A 25-year-old Springfield man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of killing a 28-year-old in 2020, authorities said.  Isiah Taylor was found guilty on Friday, Aug. 11, of first-degree murder in the killing of Christopher Fonville, 28, of Springfield, on Chestnut Street on March 16, 2020, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Police were called to Chestnut Street around 11:30 a.m. to reports of gunshots. They found Fonville bleeding from a bullet wound, and responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center. The exten…
High Court Upholds 2005 Murder Conviction Of Man Who Killed Pregnant Woman In Western Mass High Court Upholds 2005 Murder Conviction Of Man Who Killed Pregnant Woman In Western Mass
High Court Upholds 2005 Murder Conviction Of Man Who Killed Pregnant Woman In Western Mass A Massachusetts court has once again upheld Dennis Bateman's murder conviction for the vicious killing of 21-year-old Brandy Waryasz and her unborn child in April 2005 in Franklin County.  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied Bateman's request for a retrial, the Northwestern District Attorney announced on Monday, July 17.  Bateman was convicted of first-degree murder in 2007 and ordered to serve two life sentences without parole after a jury found him guilty of the strangulation death of Waryasz, who was seven months pregnant, records show. Her unborn child, who s…
Holyoke Mall Shooting: Accused Shooter Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge Holyoke Mall Shooting: Accused Shooter Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge
Holyoke Mall Shooting: Accused Shooter Indicted On First-Degree Murder Charge A 23-year-old Springfield man accused of shooting and killing a man at a mall in Holyoke in January was indicted on a first-degree murder charge on Monday, May 22, authorities announced.  Kenneth Rodriguez-Santana is accused of killing 33-year-old Trung Tran on Jan. 28 at the Holyoke Mall, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Police received several 911 calls around 7 p.m. when the shooting began.  Investigators have previously said that Rodriguez-Santana was getting a pedicure with his girlfriend at A Touch of Beauty, where Tran worked. A man …
Guilty: Ex-Western Mass Cop Sentenced To Life For Killing His Wife, DA Says Guilty: Ex-Western Mass Cop Sentenced To Life For Killing His Wife, DA Says
Guilty: Ex-Western Mass Cop Sentenced To Life For Killing His Wife, DA Says A former Hampden County police officer will spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of killing his wife in 2018, officials said.  Brian Fanion was convicted on first-degree murder charges Wednesday, March 22, for the death of Amy Fanion, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office announced. A judge imposed a life sentence without the possibility of parole following the verdict.  The ruling comes after a three-week trial where the defense argued that his wife had killed herself. The prosecutor argued that Brian Fanion killed Amy with his service revolver du…
Western Mass Man Gets 9-10 Years For Girlfriend's 2014 KIlling: DA Western Mass Man Gets 9-10 Years For Girlfriend's 2014 KIlling: DA
Western Mass Man Gets 9-10 Years For Girlfriend's 2014 KIlling: DA Frederick Pinney, the Springfield man whose case has been tied up in legal limbo for nearly a decade, found out his fate on Friday, March 10: nine to 10 years behind bars.  A jury convicted Pinney of manslaughter on Monday. The prosecution asked for the harshest penalty possible — 18 to 20 years – but the judge handed down half that, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Pinney was accused of killing his girlfriend, TayClair Moore, in his bedroom on March 23, 2014. He called police and said he found her body, but a coroner ruled that she'd been strangled, the p…
Brothers From Western Mass Convicted In Luring, Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Brothers From Western Mass Convicted In Luring, Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old
Brothers From Western Mass Convicted In Luring, Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Two brothers have been convicted in the luring and shooting death of an 18-year-old man from the region. After more than two weeks of trial in Western Massachusetts, a jury in Berkshire County found Omar Pascual-Polanco, age 26, and Carlos Pascual-Polanco, age 22, both of Pittsfield, guilty of first-degree murder Thursday, Sept. 22, in the death of Jaden Salois. The brothers were running a marijuana distribution operation through a fake social media account when they used it to lure Salois, of Dalton, from a home in Pittsfield early on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, the Berkshire DA’s Office said. …
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Western Massachusetts Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Western Massachusetts Shooting
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Western Massachusetts Shooting A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Western Massachusetts, officials announced. Berkshire County resident Edward Jennings, of Pittsfield, was arrested on Tuesday, April 20, and charged with first-degree murder in connection to the death of local resident Lemond Grady, age 39, who was shot and killed on North Street. Officers from the Pittsfield Police Department responded to the area of North Street at 6:18 p.m. on Tuesday evening, where there were reports of shots fired, officials said. Upon arrival, investigators located Jennings, who took off on …