12 Feb, 2025

Connecticut woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering victim whose headless body was found in a park

Crime Casandra Nazario, 26, had entered a plea deal with prosecutors and testified against her codefendant, who was sentenced Aug. 2 to 55 years in prison. By Associated Press August 18, 2023 | 9:09 AM WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a woman […]

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Court documents: Woman allegedly threatened victim on social media before fatally stabbing her on Boston Common

Crime The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday that defendant Alyssa Partsch previously pleaded guilty to attacking a different woman with a knife in 2017. Alyssa Partsch, 30, is arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Suffolk Superior Court on Monday. Suffolk County Superior Court Alyssa Partsch, the woman accused of fatally stabbing a […]

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Victim killed in Worcester State shooting identified as 19-year-old Southbridge man

Local News Authorities are still searching for 18-year-old Kevin Rodriguez, who is wanted on charges connected with the shooting. Randy Melendez, 19, was killed in a shooting at Worcester State University on Saturday. GoFundMe Authorities identified a 19-year-old Southbridge man as the person killed in a shooting at Worcester State University over the weekend as […]

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Fatal Blue Hill Avenue shooting victim identified by police

Crime Kalil Jackson, 25, of Dorchester died early Saturday morning. Boston police have identified a 25-year-old Dorchester man as the victim in a Saturday shooting on Blue Hill Avenue.  Police said officers responded around 12:27 a.m. on Saturday to a radio call for a person shot at 1194 Blue Hill Ave. At the scene, they […]

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Victim killed by falling mast on Maine schooner carrying tourists was a doctor

Local News Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, was declared dead Monday after she was evacuated from the stricken vessel Grace Bailey by the Coast Guard. This photo the schooner Grace Bailey with its main mast broken off the coast of Rockland, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Kurt Schleicher via AP By Associated Press […]

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DA: Man hit victim with brass knuckles for buying woman a drink at Seaport bar

Crime The victim “bled heavily” and had surgery after he was attacked with brass knuckles outside of a Seaport bar, the Suffolk County DA’s office said. A Charlestown man who allegedly attacked another man with brass knuckles outside of a bar in Seaport in May was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon […]

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Victim shot outside Jeremiah Burke High School sues Boston and school district for negligence

Crime The lawsuit alleged that metal detectors at Burke should have stopped a gun from entering the school, but didn’t. A teen and his family are suing the City of Boston and the school district after the teen was shot at Jeremiah Burke High School in October 2022. David L Ryan/Boston Globe The family of […]

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Family of beating victim in Woburn football case sues school, city officials

The Boston Globe The Coucelos family is seeking $750,000, or a greater amount if warranted by the evidence at trial, according to their complaint. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff By Bob Hohler, The Boston Globe updated on September 8, 2023 The parents of a young football player who was pummeled by a mob of teammates in a […]

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