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Haverhill Man Gets Life In Prison For 'Horrific' 2019 Groveland Murder: DA Haverhill Man Gets Life In Prison For 'Horrific' 2019 Groveland Murder: DA
LeeDell Graham Bludgeoned And Stabbed Patsy “Pat” Schena A Haverhill man who viciously beat an 82-year-old man with a lamp before stabbing him to death will spend the rest of his life in prison, a judge ruled on Friday, June 21.  Leedell Graham, age 53, was convicted on Tuesday, June 18, of the 2019 murder of Patsy “Pat” Schena at Scena's home in Groveland, the Essex County District Attorney said. The jury found Graham guilty of first-degree murder with extreme atrocity or cruelty and breaking and entering with the intent to commit larceny over $1,200.  Related: Leedell Graham Guilty Of Bludgeoning Death Of 82-Year-Old …

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA Boston Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA
Boston Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA A 51-year-old Boston man was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the stabbing death of Ricardo Garcia, a father of two, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston in 2021, authorities said.  Karonn Brown, of Mattapan, is one of three people charged in connection with the fatal stabbing, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Brown, Derrell Sanford, age 28, of Boston, and Dravon Robinson, age 38, of Everett, were all charged in the attack, the prosecutor said.  Their trials will begin next week, the same time that Brown is set to be sentenced to life with…

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by Josh Lanier
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Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA
Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA A 34-year-old Middlesex County man convicted this summer of gunning down a man in a parking lot in 2017 was given a life sentence this week, authorities said.  Tony Dyshaun Harris, of Everett, was found guilty of murder, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, and carrying a loaded firearm without a license on June 6, the Middlesex District Attorney said on Thursday, Aug. 17. A judge found him guilty of being a career armed criminal in July because of his previous conviction for a violent assault.  Harris shot and killed 20-year-old&n…

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Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte A 36-year-old Worcester man who pleaded not guilty to murdering a 27-year-old woman six years ago has pleaded to a lesser charge, authorities said. Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Vanessa Marcotte in 2016, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports.  He was sentenced to serve life in prison on the murder charge and will not be eligible for parole for 45 years. Colon-Ortiz originally pled not guilty to first-degree murder and unarmed robbery after being arrested and arraigned in 2017.  “The completion of this case is the…

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Central Mass Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2019 Murder Of Kelsey Clifford Central Mass Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2019 Murder Of Kelsey Clifford
Central Mass Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2019 Murder Of Kelsey Clifford A 25-year-old Athol man was sentenced to life in prison for the vicious murder of a 26-year-old Leominster woman almost three years ago, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office reports. Keith Hamel was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of murdering Kelsey Clifford with a hammer on November 11, 2019, the office reports.  Her body was later found outside the entrance of the Athol Wastewater Treatment Plant, WBZ NewsRadio reports. It is also alleged that Hamel tried to rob Clifford before killing her, MassLive reports. After hearing from membe…

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by David Cifarelli