We all know that participating in a sexual assault is illegal. In fact, if you are a joint venturer with someone who is involved with sexual assault, you may be held to be as guilty as the actual assailant, even if you never touch the victim. In Lynn, we just…
Jurors in Suffolk Superior Court found Edwin Alemany guilty of first-degree murder and 15 other counts, including premeditated murder, for the killing of Amy Lord. Alemany was also found guilty of attacking two other women before and after killing Lord. In July of 2013, Alemany kidnapped Lord from outside her…
Those of you who are regular readers of this blog know that I suggest, in general, that if law enforcement tries to talk to you about criminal activity to which they would like to connect you, you should politely defer questioning until you have an experienced lawyer present. Of course,…
Over the past couple days, the criminal investigation into the disappearance of Hannah Graham (the “Missing”) and the until-now-officially-“non-suspect” Jesse Leroy Mathew (now the “Defendant”) has had some developments. Finally, it would seem that the façade that the Defendant was merely wanted for his poor driving habits and simply a…
Another story involving potential college campus crimes is in the news today. It involves what all parents fear…the disappearance of a child. Hannah Graham, 18, a sophomore at University of Virginia, has been missing since September 13th. To make matters worse, at least three other young women have disappeared in…
Well, I don’t know how you are starting your week, but I started mine arguing with my alarm claiming that “It is not bright enough outside to be morning!” I lost that argument as shorter days get ready to become the norm. I would guess, however, that as reluctant as…
Last week, Dedham police officer Michael Schoener (hereinafter, the “Defendant”), 40, was in court. No, not in the seats reserved for police officers waiting to testify…in the defendant’s seat waiting to be arraigned. The Defendant has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into the kidnapping of an Avon…
This week is a big one for Danvers’s own Nathaniel Hudon, the 31 year-old- man who is now referred to as “the Defendant”. He began the week in custody and remains there awaiting a “Dangerousness Hearing” scheduled for tomorrow. Reports have it that he was under the influence of cocaine…
The Norfolk district attorney’s office says that Brighton resident Joseph Arita and Waltham local Ismael Martinez are serving 20 – 25 years in prison for the 2009 Brookline rape and kidnapping of a 30-year-old woman. Arita, 26, and Martinez, 27, each pleaded guilty earlier this month to one count of…
Authorities said that a 14-year-old Falmouth girl escaped from an attempted abduction yesterday. According to the Boston Globe, she was walking from her bus stop in the afternoon when two men in a white pickup truck approached her and attempted to force her into the truck. The girl escaped by…