Justice For Jeremiah: Man Charged With Killing 5-Year-Old Fitchburg Boy Nearly 10 Years Ago

Almost 10 years after the body of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver was found stuffed inside a suitcase and left on the side of I-190 in Sterling, authorities announced they have arrested the man they say is responsible.

Jeremiah Oliver disappeared from his Fitchburg home in September 2013. His body was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the side of the highway in Sterling several months later.
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Josh Lanier

05/17/2023 4:55 p.m.

Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, the boyfriend of the Fitchburg boy's mother at the time of his death, was indicted on Wednesday, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. He was charged with murder and disinterring a body, the prosecutor said.

Sierra is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.

Jeremiah was last seen alive in September 2014, but his mother didn't report him missing until December, reports said. His body was found in April 2014.

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