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Amherst, MA
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(Update) Man Dragged From Car By Bear After Fatal Western Mass Crash ID'd By Police
A driver whose body was dragged away from a Hampshire County crash by a bear on Sunday, May 5, has been identified by police as a 31-year-old Western Massachusetts man, police said. Update: Friends Remember Man Dragged From Wrecked Car By Bear As "Unique Soul" Daniel Ducharme, of South Hadley, was ejected partially or fully from his Honda Civic just after 11 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, hit the guardrail multiple times, and crashed down an embankment on I-91 South, state police said. Police found Ducharme's body next to the tree line near mile marker 30.8 in Hatfield. In…
Cambridge, MA
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Cambridge Driver ID'd As Man Killed In Boston Rollover Crash
A 58-year-old Cambridge man was identified as the driver who was killed when his car rolled over in Boston on Saturday, May 4, authorities said. Police were called to northbound I-93 near exit 17 to reports of a car that had flipped onto its side just after midnight. Robert Smith was the only person inside. He was pronounced dead at the scene, State Police said. Troopers are investigating what caused Smith to lose control of his Jeep Compass and crash into the western edge of the road.
Springfield, MA
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Man Admits To Killing Child 58 Years Ago, Leaving Body In Western Mass River
A 75-year-old man has admitted to beating a 10-year-old Hampden County girl with a rock and leaving her to drown in a river in Western Massachusetts. Donald Mars, of Bedford, pleaded guilty Thursday, May 2, to manslaughter after he was indicted in the 1966 murder of Betty Lou Zukowski, the Hampden County District Attorney said. He will serve two and a half years in prison and two years probation, and he must register as a level-3 sex offender after his release. “Sadly, Betty Lou’s parents are deceased, and are not able to see Donald Mars answer for the brutality he inflicte…
Amherst, MA
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Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years
The remains of a 65-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin County have been identified thanks to new advancements in DNA testing. How she ended up there remains a mystery, but prosecutors have a person of interest. Constance Holminski Bassignani was found not far off the road on Route 76 in Warwick on June 24, 1989. She had been living in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her husband, William Bassignani. Constance was last seen alive on Memorial Day in 1989. Soon after, her husband told friends she had moved back to her native Hawaii, but investigator…
Jersey City, NJ
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: Fugitive Wanted For Gunning Down Beloved Hoboken Athlete Captured In Massachusetts
UPDATE: A fugitive from North Bergen who authorities said shot and killed a beloved athlete from Hoboken was captured in Massachusetts on Tuesday, authorities said. Albert Morales, 33, will be extradited to New Jersey to face murder and illegal weapons charges in the cold-blooded killing of Damon "NuNu" Murray, 21, (see photo above) at a Hoboken public housing project shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Murray -- a Rutgers University football walk-on who left school to care for his family -- was brought to Jersey City Medical Center i…
Lynn, MA
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'Sweet Soul': Mass Dad Of 2 Killed In Crash; Family Urges Drivers To 'Check Your Surroundings'
A Massachusetts family is urging drivers to take better precautions after a father of two young children was killed in a car crash. Daniel Robichau, age 32, of Beverly, died Friday evening, April 19, following a two-vehicle wreck in Danvers, relatives confirmed on a GoFundMe campaign. According to police, Robichau was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Maple Street when a Honda sedan made a left turn from Poplar Street and struck him. He was later pronounced dead at Beverly Hospital. Danvers Police and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the crash. Meanwhile, social media tribut…
Albany, NY
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New Details: Woman Found Dead In Capital Region 'Died Peacefully, In Place She Loved Most'
Relatives of a Massachusetts woman who was found dead on an upstate New York hiking trail after a weekslong search are finding solace in knowing she spent her final moments someplace she adored. The body of 40-year-old Fae Morgana Barbone was found Tuesday, April 16, in a rural part of Rensselaer County on the Taconic Crest Trail, located nearly eight miles east of Berlin, Williamstown Police said. Barbone was reported missing out of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7. Earlier Report: Body Of Fae Morgana Barbone Found On Taconic Crest Trail She had last been seen in …
Lynn, MA
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Man Wanted For Fatal Nightclub Shooting Added To State's Most Wanted List: Police
A man accused of shooting and killing a rival in a Lawrence nightclub parking lot is the latest addition to the state's most wanted criminals. Franklin M. Laras, 27, is wanted on charges of murder and firearm offenses following the Christmas Eve 2023 shooting of Edward Javier-Perez at the Energy Lounge in Lawrence, Massachusetts State Police said. Related: One Of Massachusetts Most Wanted Captured In Worcester Investigators said Laras and Javier-Perez got into an argument in the Broadway club before Laras approached Javier-Perez and shot him with a pistol. He's been on th…
Worcester, MA
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ID Released For Driver Killed After Deliberate Crash Into Health Center In Mass
The identity of a Massachusetts man who allegedly deliberately crashed into the front of a psychiatric hospital has been released by officials. Related: Driver Dies After Deliberate Crash Into Devens Health Center The incident occurred in Worcester County around 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 10, at 85 Patton Road in Devens. On Thursday, April 12, Lindsay Corcoran of the Worcester County District Attorney's Office identified John M. Ahern Jr., age 62, of West Boylston, as the person who crashed into the front of the building at 85 Patton Road in Devens. The truck was on fir…
Worcester, MA
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Driver Killed After Deliberate Crash Into Health Center In Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police are investigating after a person was killed after allegedly deliberately crashing a truck into the front of a mental healthcare center. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Driver Killed After Deliberate Crash Into Health Center In Mass The incident occurred in Worcester County around 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 10, at 85 Patton Road in Devens. According to Lindsay Corcoran of the Worcester County District Attorney's Office, a truck was found to have crashed into the front of the building at 85 Patton Road in Devens. The truck was on fire, …
Springfield, MA
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Blake Scanlon Given Life In Prison For Stabbing Girlfriend To Death: DA
Blake Scanlon, the 27-year-old Westfield man found guilty of killing his girlfriend, will spend the rest of his life in prison following his conviction last week. A judge sentenced Scanlon to life without parole for the 2019 stabbing of Alexis Avery, the Hampden County District Attorney said on Tuesday, April 2. The couple had an infant child together. A jury found him guilty last week of stabbing Avery multiple times on Jan. 13, 2019. Police were called to the home they shared on White Street after Scanlon called 911 to report he had been attacked. Police found Aver…
Albany, NY
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Search Intensifies For Missing Woman After Car Found Abandoned In Capital Region
Search crews have descended on a remote area near the New York/Massachusetts state line after finding an abandoned car belonging to a woman who has been missing for weeks. Fae Morgana Barbone, age 40, was reported missing out of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7. She was last seen in Maine, where she had an “interaction” with a police officer, according to Williamstown Police. Sightings of the woman have also been reported in North Adams and the Carolinas. The case got a major break at around 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, when someone reported a suspicious vehicle parked in W…
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