Major crimes like murder and armed robbery are down in Massachusetts, according to a preliminary state analysis. But hate crimes against Jewish people recently saw a 20.5% spike.
Homicide
Forensic breakthrough identifies killer in 1980 cold case murder of Ayer woman
AYER — More than four decades after the horrific murder of Katharina Reitz Brow shook the town of Ayer, investigators have finally identified the man responsible.
Investigators seek public’s help in 50-year-old cold case mystery
BURLINGTON — On May 22, 1975, a haunting discovery in the woods of Burlington set off a homicide investigation that has remained unsolved for half a century. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the case, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Burlington Police are making a renewed appeal to the public for help identifying the victim — a man who has only been known as “John Doe.”
Trial of Brian Walshe, accused of killing and dismembering Cohasset wife, set for October 2025
Alleged wife killer Brian Walshe returned to Norfolk Superior Court for another hearing Monday afternoon, during which the high-profile trial was finally scheduled.
FBI extradites man who allegedly left girlfriend’s body at Boston’s Logan Airport, fled to Kenya
The alleged killer of a Brockton nurse who fled to Kenya in 2023 was extradited back to Massachusetts over the weekend, the Boston Division of the FBI and the Massachusetts State Police announced Monday.
Tewksbury man held without bail in fatal shooting of 15-year-old Lowell girl
LOWELL — Grieving friends and family of 15-year-old Ahliana Dickey packed a courtroom in Lowell District Court Monday morning as Trevor Bady was arraigned on multiple charges stemming from Dickey’s shooting death last week.
