Westwood, MA Area Cold Cases
Name
Richard VolpeAge
4Cause of Death
DrowningInfo
Pauline volpe (31), richard’s mother, arrested.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Cosmo RealeAge
60Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed by walter kurzinzki (79) during an argument. Kurzinzki arrested.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Lawrence GormanAge
35Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot while confronting john j. Kerrigan and edgar w. Cook breaking into a restaurant. Kerrigan convicted, cook committed suicide.Agency
Cambridge
Name
David RobinsonAge
53Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot by norman a. Porter and edgar w. Cook during escape attempt. Porter convicted, cook committed suicide.Agency
Cambridge
Name
William PoirierAge
Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed during argument by thomas j. Sullivan (16). Sullivan arrested.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Beverly SamansAge
26Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Found stabbed, hands tied behind back. Daniel pennacchio arrested, but not charged by judge.Agency
Cambridge
Name
William AndreotesAge
34Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Found in car with six gunshot wounds to the head.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Joseph MaronAge
66Cause of Death
RobberyInfo
Beaten and robbed of 35 cents by john h. Sacobasin and earl m. Bassett. Both convicted of manslaughter.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Dalton ObrienAge
61Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot by joseph f. Lepage and herbert a. Eskedahl. Both convicted of murder.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Edward CrowellAge
29Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Badly decomposed body found naked with a gunshot wound in a marsh in burlington; blood-splattered clothes found in his cambridge apartment.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Stephen HoganAge
17Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot in his home by his brother while they were examining a handgun. Brother arrested.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Ronald ChambersAge
55Cause of Death
Beaten/StabbingInfo
Died several days after being beaten and stabbed during a street robbery near his home. Two suspects convicted of manslaughter and murder.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Alexander GedutisAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot in an apartment by an acquaintance. Suspect convicted of murder.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Robert McclureAge
45Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
Strangled at his home by a coworker. Suspect pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Linda MarshallAge
25Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Found stabbed to death in her apartment by a suspect on parole. Suspect pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Bryan BurlingameAge
22Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Killed during an argument when he went to borrow a shotgun from the suspect at 2 am. Suspect convicted of manslaughter.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Floyd EstabrookAge
48Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Owner of a catering company found shot in the head at his store.Agency
Cambridge
Name
John GaudettAge
46Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Attendant at a gas station shot and killed during a robbery. Two suspects convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Lillian KilmasAge
49Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed to death by her roommate during an argument. Roommate convicted and sentenced to prison.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Jane BrittonAge
23Cause of Death
Bludgeoned To DeathInfo
Identified in 2018 as a victim of michael sumpter through dna. Sumpter, who died in 2001, was linked to two other homicides posthumously.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Charles SloanAge
58Cause of Death
ArsonInfo
Killed along with james and linda carriero in an arson fire. Suspect convicted and sentenced to prison.Agency
Cambridge
Name
James CarrieroAge
5Cause of Death
ArsonInfo
Killed along with james and linda carriero in an arson fire. Suspect convicted and sentenced to prison.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Linda CarrieroAge
4Cause of Death
ArsonInfo
Killed along with james and linda carriero in an arson fire. Suspect convicted and sentenced to prison.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Ada BeanAge
50Cause of Death
Bludgeoned To DeathInfo
Bludgeoned to death in her apartment.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Joseph PerryAge
77Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Murdered in his apartment during a robbery. One suspect convicted of murder; another arrested but later acquitted.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Andrew HechathornAge
34Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Found shot in the head outside of a gas station where he worked.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Philip TsihlisAge
75Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot during the robbery of a liquor store where he worked.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Maria FemiaAge
58Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed to death by her husband, who later attempted suicide. Husband pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Steve MyerAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot by an acquaintance, who was arrested.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Ynge GillespieAge
22Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
Decomposed and naked body found in the woods in billerica two months after she disappeared on her way to work. She had been strangled with her brassiere. Anthony j. Jackson convicted of the first-degree murders of hamilton and gillespie and sentenced to life without parole.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Edward BishopAge
36Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Found shot to death in his apartment.Agency
Cambridge
Name
James DuffeyAge
22Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed to death at home by acquaintance. Paul r. Campbell jr. Convicted of second-degree murder.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Bari PogoniAge
52Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shop owner shot and killed at work by business partner. Bariki s. Seit found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to life with parole.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Evette SpencerAge
17Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed to death in her apartment by her husband. Gerald f. Spencer found guilty of murder and sentenced to 10-15 years.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Ethel HigonnetAge
30Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Attacked, stripped partially nude, and shot to death while walking home.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Teresa FratusAge
43Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot in her apartment by an acquaintance. James p. Ledwell arrested. Charges later dismissed at trial.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Dennis CallahanAge
72Cause of Death
Injury/AssaultInfo
Died from injuries sustained four weeks earlier when he was beaten during a robbery.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Lawrence SalvucciAge
38Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Nightclub manager shot and killed at work during a robbery. Carlos m. Botelho arrested. Case later dismissed.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Nicholas ZoffreoAge
18Cause of Death
DrowningInfo
Found drowned in charles river, body bound and weighted with concrete blocks. Roy c. Mcguirk found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole.Agency
Cambridge
Name
John MoreeAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot and killed by jhugh peter price’s father during an argument on the street. Manslaughter charges for the death of price’s son were dropped, and a jury found price innocent of the manslaughter of moree.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Phyllis FoxAge
Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed in her apartment.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Patrick TerlizziAge
58Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Found in his variety store dead from five gunshot wounds to his back.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Paul PschickAge
25Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Stabbed outside his home during a robbery.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Carol PetersonAge
48Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Found stabbed to death in vestibule of her apartment following apparent robbery. John tarrant believed to have been arrested.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Jennifer KoivistoAge
25Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
Found naked in her bathtub strangled to death.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Sarah PascucciAge
Cause of Death
AsphyxiationInfo
Asphyxiated with plastic bag and electrical cord by her nephew while he was under the influence of lsd. James romano found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to life with parole.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Ann HoustonAge
48Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot along with elmer polin and three others in a house by an acquaintance believed to have dated houston. John a. Burke arrested and indicted by a grand jury.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Edward PaulsonAge
28Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot and killed during a drug deal. James a. Martin and gordon brown both convicted of murder.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Arthur WilsonAge
29Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot multiple times in the head and body after getting out of his car in the garage beneath his apartment.Agency
Cambridge
Name
Manuel TeruelAge
37Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Marianne teruel shot and killed her husband and two daughters in their home before turning the shotgun on herself. She was acquitted by reason of insanity.Agency
Cambridge