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Harvard-Grad Ex-Doctor Raped, Sexually Assaulted 11 More Patients, Faces New Charges: DA Harvard-Grad Ex-Doctor Raped, Sexually Assaulted 11 More Patients, Faces New Charges: DA
Harvard-Grad Ex-Doctor Raped, Sexually Assaulted 11 More Patients, Faces New Charges: DA A former Massachusetts physician has been indicted on multiple sex assault charges after prosecutors say he preyed on patients during medical visits. Derrick Todd, 52, of Wayland, was indicted this week on three counts of rape and 17 counts of indecent assault and battery, the Middlesex County District Attorney said. The charges involve 11 adult women who were patients at Charles River Medical Associates in Framingham.   The alleged assaults happened between 2021 and 2023 while Todd worked as a rheumatologist and primary care physician.  Related: Framingham Doctor Acc…

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by Josh Lanier
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How To Watch Funeral For Slain PA State Police Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr. How To Watch Funeral For Slain PA State Police Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr.
How To Watch Funeral For Slain PA State Police Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr. Details have been released on how the public can watch and navigate road closures for the funeral of a Pennsylvania State Police corporal killed in the line of duty. Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr., 40, of Chester County, will be honored with services at St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release issued Monday, March 16. A public viewing will be held Tuesday, March 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18. While the service and burial are closed to the public at the request of O’Connor’s family, a livestre…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mass Foster Parents Guilty In Infant's Death After Ignoring ‘Clear And Obvious’ Warning Signs Mass Foster Parents Guilty In Infant's Death After Ignoring ‘Clear And Obvious’ Warning Signs
Mass Foster Parents Guilty In Infant's Death After Ignoring ‘Clear And Obvious’ Warning Signs A Western Massachusetts jury has found two Berkshire County foster parents guilty in the death of a 10-month-old child who never got the care he needed. Matthew Tucker and Cassandra Barlow-Tucker, of Adams, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless child endangerment following a six-day trial, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. The couple was accused of ignoring clear warning signs that the 10-month-old Kristoff Zenopolous needed medical attention. The infant died in his crib on Feb. 18, 2020, in Adams, authorities said. The Medical Examiner found the child…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman's Body Found Buried Beneath Mass Garage Floor; Man Charged With Murder Woman's Body Found Buried Beneath Mass Garage Floor; Man Charged With Murder
Woman's Body Found Buried Beneath Mass Garage Floor; Man Charged With Murder A Massachusetts man is accused of shooting a woman and burying her beneath the floor of his garage, according to prosecutors. She was found more than a year later.  Shawn Sullivan, 40, of Tyngsborough, was charged with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and improper disposal of human remains, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Tyngsborough Police Chief Shaun Woods confirmed. The charges stem from the alleged killing of a woman whose identity has not yet been confirmed. Investigators say her remains were found buried beneath the g…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ex-Mass Teacher Gets 10 Years For Targeting Underage Girls Online Across US Ex-Mass Teacher Gets 10 Years For Targeting Underage Girls Online Across US
Ex-Mass Teacher Gets 10 Years For Targeting Underage Girls Online Across US A former Massachusetts science teacher who used social media to target underage girls across the country will spend the next decade behind bars. John Magee Gavin, 35, of Brookline, was sentenced Thursday, March 12, in federal court in Boston to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Gavin previously worked at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston, the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School in Hyde Park, and the Brookline Public Schools. Federal prosecutors said Gavin used a Discord account t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Teen Reported Missing Hours Before ISIS-Inspired IED Plot At NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Home (UPDATE) Teen Reported Missing Hours Before ISIS-Inspired IED Plot At NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Home (UPDATE)
Teen Reported Missing Hours Before Isis-inspired IED Plot At NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Home (Update) Newtown Township police have revealed new details about their role in the investigation tied to the ISIS-inspired explosive plot outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence. The update comes after federal authorities charged Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, with attempting to detonate explosive devices during protests outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday, March 7. Kayumi was reported missing to Newtown Township Police later that evening, authorities said in a community update released Thursday, March 12. A family member told police the 19-year-old …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Rescued From Southbridge House Fire Dies Woman Rescued From Southbridge House Fire Dies
Woman Rescued From Southbridge House Fire Dies A woman rescued from a burning Southridge home this week has died from her injuries, officials said. The victim, a woman in her 60s, was pulled from the house on South Street during a three-alarm fire on Monday, March 9, according to the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine. Her name was not released.  Paramedics rushed her to UMass Memorial Harrington Hospital, and doctors later airlifted her to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she died. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of her death. Investigators say the fire…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Truck Driver Killed In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash In Western Massachusetts CT Truck Driver Killed In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash In Western Massachusetts
CT Truck Driver Killed In Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash In Western Massachusetts A Connecticut tractor-trailer driver died after a violent head-on crash that left two rigs buried in a snowbank along a Massachusetts roadway. Antonio Marcucci, 32, of Waterbury, Connecticut, died after the crash just after 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at 1322 South Main Road in Otis, according to police. Officers arrived to find two tractor-trailers off the roadway. One truck with Connecticut plates sat in the northbound lane. The other, with Oklahoma plates, was in the southbound lane. Both vehicles were lodged in a snowbank. Marcucci was pinned inside the cab of the northbound tractor-trai…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Murdering Mass Father Of 3, Leaving Body Bound In Abandoned Car CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Murdering Mass Father Of 3, Leaving Body Bound In Abandoned Car
CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Murdering Mass Father Of 3, Leaving Body Bound In Abandoned Car A Connecticut man has been found guilty in the kidnapping and killing of a Massachusetts man whose body was later discovered bound in a car in a Somers field. Timothy Lange, 36, of New Britain, was convicted on Thursday, March 5, of second-degree kidnapping, felony murder, and tampering with evidence after a trial before Judge Tejas Bhatt, according to Tolland Judicial District State’s Attorney Craig P. Nowak. Prosecutors said the case began early on Aug. 4, 2021, at a bar in East Windsor. Surveillance video showed Lange arriving with four men. Later, cameras captured the victim, 38-year-o…

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by Josh Lanier
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Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse
Trump-Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life In Prison For Child Sex Abuse A Jan. 6 insurrectionist pardoned by President Donald Trump will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of several child sex crimes, authorities said. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, March 5. A jury in Hernando County, Florida, found him guilty of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12, lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim between 12 and 16, two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition, and transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device. The investigation began in July 2025 after deputies …

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by Chris Spiker
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Police ID 69-Year-Old After Kids Find Dismembered Body In Mass Pond Police ID 69-Year-Old After Kids Find Dismembered Body In Mass Pond
Police ID 69-Year-Old After Kids Find Dismembered Body In Mass Pond The human remains uncovered by a group of middle schoolers earlier this week belong to a 69-year-old man, authorities announced.  Peter Degan, 69, of Rockland, Massachusetts, was confirmed as the victim by Middlesex (Massachusetts) District Attorney Marian Ryan and Shirley Police Chief Samuel Santiago after investigators recovered multiple body parts.  The body had been severed with a sharp instrument, and police believe he died of foul play. Investigators do not believe the killing was random. The discovery happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, near the Maritime Vete…

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by Josh Lanier
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Human Remains Found In Water Near Mass Bridge, Foul Play Suspected Human Remains Found In Water Near Mass Bridge, Foul Play Suspected
Human Remains Found In Water Near Mass Bridge, Foul Play Suspected Authorities confirmed they have opened an investigation after human remains were found in water near the Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge in Shirley.  A group of middle schoolers was walking in the area when they spotted the body in the waterway on Wednesday afternoon, March 4, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.  Police believe the person was the victim of foul play, but did not go any further in what they found.  Investigators said there is no ongoing threat to the community.  Residents should expect an increased police presence near Shaker Road and t…

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by Josh Lanier