melissa tremblay

Marvin McLendon Jr., a former corrections officer, has been charged with the murder of 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay, of New Hampshire, 33 years ago at a rail yard in Lawrence.

The suspected killer of 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay in Massachusetts over three decades ago pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Salem Superior Court Thursday. Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., a 75-year-old ex-corrections officer, was ordered held without bail in May in the deadly 1988 stabbing after being arrested in Alabama in April. Tremblay’s family released a statement shortly after he…

The suspected killer of 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay in Massachusetts over three decades ago appeared in court Friday to face a murder charge for the first time, and on Saturday her family released a statement expressing their relief that there has been an update in the case, and frustration that some of the family are no longer alive to see…

A Lawrence District Court judge ordered Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., a 74-year-old ex-corrections officer, be held without bail in the deadly 1988 stabbing.

The suspected killer of 11-year-old Melissa Ann Tremblay in Massachusetts over three decades ago appeared in court Friday to face a murder charge for the first time. A Lawrence District Court judge ordered Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., a 74-year-old ex-corrections officer, be held without bail in the deadly 1988 stabbing after being arrested in Alabama last month, prosecutors said. He’ll…

The man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl to death in a Massachusetts railyard over 30 years ago is due in court to face a murder charge this week. Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., 74, is set to appear in Lawrence District Court on Friday in the 1988 killing of Melissa Ann Tremblay, the Essex District Attorney’s Office said Monday. The…

The family of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay, who was murdered 35 years ago, are speaking out following the arrest of a retired corrections officer this week. The family released a statement on Friday thanking law enforcement for their efforts in arresting Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., 74, of Breman, Alabama. “We would like to thank the police who have worked so hard…

An Alabama man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl found stabbed to death in a Massachusetts railyard, authorities said Wednesday. Marvin C. McClendon Jr., 74, faces a murder charge in the death of Melissa Ann Tremblay, of Salem, New Hampshire, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said at a news conference Wednesday. He was…

Marvin McClendon Jr. will face a judge in Alabama on Thursday. He’s expected to be extradited back to Massachusetts to face a murder charge nearly 35 years after the body of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay, of Salem, New Hampshire, was discovered in a rail yard in Lawrence.

A retired Massachusetts Department of Corrections employee has been arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay nearly 35 years ago in Lawrence.

A retired Massachusetts Department of Corrections employee has been arrested in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay nearly 35 years ago in Lawrence. Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr., 74, of Breman, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday night in Alabama, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett announced at a press conference Wednesday morning. He was charged as a fugitive from justice and…