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2 women killed in Miami murder-suicide were NH college student-athletes
Two women who were fatally shot by a man in a murder-suicide Saturday in Miami, Florida, were student-athletes at New Hampshire’s New England College, the school confirmed Monday. Miami-Dade police on Monday identified the victims of the killing as Meghan Moore, 25, and Sidney Capolino, 23, and New England College confirmed to NBC South Florida that the pair were former…
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Logan airport killing: Suspect, still in Kenya, indicted on murder charge
A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted on a murder charge the Lowell man who is accused of killing his girlfriend, leaving her body at Boston Logan International Airport and fleeing to Kenya — where he remained as of Tuesday, despite having been slated for an extradition hearing. Kevin Kangethe was wanted for months after the body of Margaret Mbitu was…
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Harmony Montgomery murder trial: Witnesses testify after opening statements
Prosecutors said that Adam Montgomery beat his daughter Harmony to death on Dec. 7, 2019 because she peed her pants in the car they were living in, compressed her body into a duffel bag and disposed of it four months later. His attorneys admit he is guilty of two lesser charges, but say he is not to blame for her death.
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As Harmony Montgomery murder trial begins, father to admit guilt to lesser charges
Editor’s note: Some of the details described in the story below may be disturbing for readers. The trial of Adam Montgomery, the New Hampshire father accused of murdering his 5-year-old daughter, began Wednesday afternoon with the defendant absent from the courtroom – though he did make a virtual appearance where he told the judge he intended to admit guilt to…
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Man convicted of murder in 2019 Revere rush hour shooting
A man was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in a car-to-car shooting that left a man dead in Revere, Massachusetts, in the summer of 2019, prosecutors said. Nelio Barbosa was shot in the neck while driving down North Shore Road near the Wonderland MBTA station about 5:16 p.m. on Aug. 2, 2019, and died two days later. Carlos Lemon was…
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Harmony Montgomery murder trial: Opening delayed, dad to admit 2 lesser charges
Editor’s note: Some of the details included in the livestream in the video player above and in the story below may be disturbing for readers. The trial of the New Hampshire father accused of murdering his 5-year-old daughter began Wednesday afternoon with an unusual delay of the opening statements as Adam Montgomery discussed with attorneys and the judge his...
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Harmony Montgomery murder case: What to know on the eve of trial
Adam Montgomery, accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony, “doesn’t present a sympathetic case,” our analyst says, even though much of the evidence against him is circumstantial
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Teen arrested on murder charge in killing of father, ex-Boston Children's Museum employee
A 17-year-old has been arrested on a murder charge in the killing of his father at a Sharon, Massachusetts, home in November, prosecutors said Friday. Lucas Larson, who’s been hospitalized since his father, Brad Larson, was found dead on Nov. 2 at the home on Deerfield Road, appeared in Norfolk Superior Court Friday afternoon and was ordered held without bail…
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Woman killed at Maine liquor store is IDed as murder suspect remains sought
The woman found slain at a liquor store in Waterville, Maine, early Thursday morning has been identified, while police continue looking for the colleague suspected of killing her. Angela Bragg, 52, was found to have died from sharp-force injury in a homicide, Maine State Police said Friday. The Waterville resident’s body was found by another employee at Damon’s Beverage...
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Family of girl killed in 1988 reacts to murder mistrial: ‘Justice needs to be served!'
The family of 11-year-old New Hampshire girl Melissa Ann Tremblay, whose body was found in a railyard in Massachusetts 35 years ago, has released a statement on the mistrial declared this week in the murder case against her suspected killer. Melissa’s family put their support behind the decision from the Essex County District Attorney’s Office to retry the murder...
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NH inmate indicted in death of fellow prisoner
A New Hampshire prisoner accused of killing another inmate earlier this year has been indicted on a murder charge. James Dale, a 65-year-old prisoner at the Northern New Hampshire Corrections Facility in Berlin, was attacked on Feb. 13. Corrections officials said he was assaulted by another prisoner, but did not immediately give more details. An autopsy determined Dale had died…
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Woman killed in NH by man she lived with was pregnant, authorities say
The woman killed at a home in Ossipee, New Hampshire, this week was pregnant, and the unborn child died as well, authorities announced Tuesday. Christine Falzone, 33, died by homicide, an autopsy found, and the cause of death was multiple blunt-force injuries, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office and state and local police, who also released more details…
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Man arrested on murder charge over woman's body found in Maine in Sept.
A man has been arrested on a murder charge in the killing of a woman whose body was found not far from The Maine Mall in South Portland in September, authorities said. Danielle Goodwin’s body was found off Clark’s Pond Road the evening of Sept. 5, according to Maine State Police. Investigators determined that Gary Mariner, 65, killed the 52-year-old…
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Manhunt continues in Massachusetts for ‘armed and dangerous' military vet suspected of killing wife
Aaron Pennington, a 33-year-old Air Force veteran is the prime suspect in the murder of his 30-year-old wife at their home in Massachusetts.
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Man pleads guilty to murdering mom in 2020 Boston strangling case
A man pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for strangling his mother in their home in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood while she was on the phone seeking mental health care for him in 2020, prosecutors said. A Suffolk Superior Court judge sentenced Zackery Grandy, 25, to life in prison with the possibility of being released on parole after 20 years,…
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Mom's boyfriend arrested on murder charge in Maine girl's death on Christmas
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of a 3-year-old girl in Edgecomb, Maine, on Christmas 2022, prosecutors announced Friday.
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Man arrested in Tupac killing also questioned in Biggie Smalls' murder investigation
The first arrest in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls.
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Canton officials cut off public comment at meeting amid Karen Read legal saga
Protesters who believe Karen Read is being framed for the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe held up signs and put tape over their mouths at a Canton Select Board meeting Wednesday.
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Karen Read murder case still overshadowing everyday life in Canton
The Karen Read murder case continues to vex the town of Canton, Massachusetts, causing so much commotion at a town meeting Tuesday that the board decided to cut off public comment. Read has been charged with second-degree murder. But protesters who believe that a cover-up is hiding who really killed Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, who was Read’s boyfriend,...
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Driver in deadly Hingham Apple store crash returns to jail over GPS bracelet
The driver accused in a deadly crash at the Apple store in Hingham, Massachusetts, last year had his bail revoked on Tuesday after allegedly failing to charge the device used to guarantee he’s obeying his home confinement. Bradley Rein, 54, was ordered to wear the bracelet while out of jail on grand jury charges in the Nov. 21, 2022, crash that…