Merrimack, NH Area Cold Cases

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
Debra HornAge
11Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Debra horn was eleven years old when she disappeared from her home in allenstown, nh on january 29, 1969. Some teenagers found debra's badly decomposed body in the trunk of an abandoned car in sandown, nh on august 10, 1969.Agency
New Hampshire DOJ
Name
Kenneth JacheAge
28Cause of Death
Shooting and FireInfo
On october 14, 1979 a burned body was discovered in a severely fire damaged subaru station wagon located in a gravel pit off from gould road in south weare, nh. The victim was identified to be kenneth jache, age 28, through dental records. It was determined kenneth's death was due to multiple gunshot wounds and that he had been killed prior to the fire.Agency
New Hampshire DOJ
Name
Clara ProvostAge
23Cause of Death
SlashedInfo
Ms. Provost, the mother of a 3-year-old boy, was found dead in her bed, her throat slit. Ronald dame, who had previously dated ms. Provost, was considered a suspect from the start, but he wasn’t charged until 2006 when dna evidence linked him to the slaying. Police had noticed scratches on his face when he was questioned soon after the murder. Skin scrapings from under ms. Provost’s fingernails were tested decades after she was killed and implicated mr. Dame.Agency
Worcester DA
Name
Theresa StoneAge
39Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
The battered body of ms. Stone was found by a passer-by on kinsman road in fitchburg. The cause of death was determined to be ligature strangulation. In 2008, dna from alex scensy, who was charged with a rape in west boylston, proved to be a match for evidence from ms. Stone, and he was charged with her murder.Agency
Worcester DA
Name
Peggy CalvilloAge
24Cause of Death
Hit By Vehicle/BeatenInfo
Ms. Calvillo, a mother of two, decided to start walking when her ride didn’t arrive on time to take her home from her job at a plastics factory in sterling. Christopher fletcher struck her with his vehicle and attacked her in lancaster. Dna recovered from her body in 2011 matched mr. Fletcher, who had previously been ruled out as a suspect.Agency
Worcester DA
Name
Domingo ValdesAge
44Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
The body of domingo valdes, age 44, of old middlesex turnpike extension in billerica, ma, was found along the side of old gage hill road in pelham, nh, on june 14, 1974. Domingo was shot to death. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact the new hampshire department of justice cold case unit at (603) 271-2663.Agency
New Hampshire Department of Justice Cold Case Unit