They had been brutally hacked to death with a weapon resembling an axe. The vehicle was a 1973 brown Cadillac. Milton J. Valencia TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF. On the more far-fetched side of things, the area is reportedly the home of giant snakes, UFOs, violent woodland spirits, and spectral orbs of light. An all-star basketball and football player in high school in Maryland, Smith was fatally stabbed in the chest on Sept. 21, 2008, at an off-campus party at 59 North Ashland St. in Worcester. She was last seen with her husband leaving Barney Googles bar on Washington Street. You had remains of woman after woman found on two highways. Karen Marchioni (Photo submitted by Jennifer Case). Kevin Harkins had made similar calls to other family members, they now recall. 36 year old female reported missing 2-19-2009 from 2 Sigourney Street. 22 year old male was shot to death on 2-10-2001 at an after hours party at 141 Chandler Street with approximately 20 to 30 witnesses. Me looking at him, he seems like a very wholesome kid, she continued. So, it was almost like when the weather started to turn good, that the snow revealed her body.. Blanco was found on 28 Dix Street. He puts a pretty comprehensive packet together of where youve been since the murder happened, and so when we go to meet these people, we have a good idea what theyve been up to as well, both good and bad The biggest technology we use is finding you.. In 2003, Chief Gemme, then commander of the Detective Bureau, had his investigators review files of all unsolved murders dating back to 1980. Wielding submachine guns, they tied up the driver and drove the truck to an unknown location. The couple managed to pull their two-year-old son Scott from the wreckage, but Samantha was trapped in the mangled vehicle. 82 year old male was stabbed in the chest at his kitchen table at 118 Norfolk Street on 12-4-1987. 2023 www.worcestermag.com. Its a case District Attorney John J. Conte said at the time was one of many his office was reviewing with the help of new DNA technology. Karina Holmer laughed with friends outside a nightclub in Downtown Boston, marking the last time the 20-year-old Swedish au pair would be seen alive. Be sure to look for more from Worcester Magazine on unresolved murders online at worcestermagazine.com. On 14 August 1962, two gunmen stopped a postal truck that was delivering $1.5 million ($12 million adjusted for inflation) in small bills from Cape Cod to the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. WORCESTER On a cold and rainy October night 30 years ago, a 17-year-old girl was killed on the train tracks by Canterbury Street. The body has been mutilated, sexually assaulted likely after death, and was missing limbs. They had been brutally hacked to death with a weapon resembling an axe. We all used to leave our doors open.. Unlike their depiction on popular shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and NCIS, their jobs are a bit different than one might think. In the weeks following, her ex-boyfriend Kevin Crozier, with the help of two friends, tried burning down his grandmothers home on Dixfield Road in Worcester in a futile attempt to collect insurance money. Rather than letting these slayings and disappearances run cold, producers of the new true crime podcast Unsolved: Worcester are working with the Worcester police to unpack each case, some dating back to the 1950s. Beltran was believed to be the victim of a gang war that was going on at the time. All addicted to drugs - that was the unifying element, Maureen Boyle, author of Shallow Graves a book about the investigation into the New Bedford highway killer, told CBS. Winds will also gust as high as 35 mph. Unresolved Cases | City of Worcester, MA Home Departments Police Investigations Unresolved Cases Unresolved Cases Help us solve these cases and bring justice to the victims' families! Im not happy with that. Details of Memorial for Webster Firefighter Paul Cloutier Announced. Missing since December 2014 Her mother, Magi Bish, claimed that she saw a suspicious man in a white sedan in the parking lot of the beach where Molly was working as a lifeguard the day before her daughters disappearance. A female passenger was also struck by stray bullets but survived her injuries. The cause of death was undetermined skeletal remains. 24 year old male was shot on 10-31-09 at 4 N. Ashland Street along with Andrew Robinson. The Worcester PD updated the list of unresolved cases this month. Evidence would suggest he was tortured prior to being executed. Shot during argument in rear of 3 Duncannon Ave. It was then that an unknown man appeared and was able to rescue Samantha. Others less so, like 82-year-old Guy Barnes, who died alone at his kitchen table, the victim of an apparent stabbing. But nothing ever came. Similar situations, similar backgrounds. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Calls can also be made to the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at 508-799-8651. Unsolved: Worcester is a series of narrative episodes examining over 70 unsolved cold cases on file with the Worcester Police Department. These homicides and missing persons cases cover nearly 60 years from 1951 to 2009. Last seen by his foster mother who failed to report him missing for two days. Monroes autopsy revealed no drugs or alcohol in his system. The perpetrators were not caught and the case went unsolved. She was attacked by an unknown intruder described as a white male 5'8" stalky build with a mustache. It would be very nice and gratifying to see justice served, but its not going to give [Catherine Wailgum] any closure. He was shot during an after hours party by a Spanish male late teens to early twenties who fled in a small 4 door vehicle. Since Candace Scola worked for the Worcester Juvenile Court and Anthony Scola was a former assistant district attorney, the case was assigned to a special prosecutor who, unfortunately, died of cancer in 2008. Since its debut on Oct. 18, Unsolved: Worcester is receiving praise from listeners with reactions such as Its about time and This is amazing! Another tool detectives before Sullivan and Donovan did not have is the internet. The killer was never apprehended, though reports of similar murders in other locations suggest the so-called New Bedford Highway Killer may still be active. 25 year old male was shot on 4-12-09 at 8 Hammond St. ### Media Contact This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. 21 year old female was strangled to death on 11-3-1967. Do you know of any other baffling Massachusetts mysteries? Phone: 311 These homicide and missing persons cases cover nearly 70 years from 1951 to 2019. Three months later, in March 2015, Crozier and his co-conspirators are in court facing multiple charges, including arson. I looked up to her.. Gagowski was a homeless male with a history of alcohol abuse. It definitely appears that this was a robbery, as well as a murder. Calls can also be made to the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at 508-799-8651. Although her brothers body has never been found, police have asked Mrs. Ramirez to begin the formal process of declaring her brother dead. 326. There was no prejudice in the date, he said. 26 year old female was found dead on 2-4-1993, along with Sonia Blanco. Said Sullivan: We were very fortunate that the guys that came before us, Lt. John McKiernan and his crew of guys back in the 80s and 90s, they had the forethought to at least think that technology was going to catch up, so they preserved a lot of stuff that if it wasnt for their forward thinking, even before the technology was really state of the art, that we have stuff that we never would have had it just been used in the regular course of an investigation.. Homicide Info. Its the internet, said Sullivan. Three male suspects were seen fleeing the scene. Homicides should never be closed and should continue to be investigated, he said. The two had restraining orders filed against one another. Who can say what the creature in the harbor may have been, but we certainly don't want to risk running into a sea monster. You start realizing something bad happened, Mrs. Ramirez said. Warrants had been sought for a Jose Antonio Melendez 11-3-1954 of 5 King Street. He had been run over by his car, which had been recovered two days later across from 79 Illinois Street. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 22 year old male was shot to death at 8 Congress Street on 9-15-1993. In a nutshell, said Sullivan, I would say that its a lot of old fashioned police work when it comes to these cases. Officials hope the cards could inspire someone with information to come forward. Its like a roller coaster.. I think that he either heard something, saw something Ive begged that if he knows something, he needs to not live in fear and take his life back, because hes the only one that can step forward and say exactly what happened because, again, this would be a fluke for him to be able to write something this specific to every one of my sons injuries.. For more than two decades, the family of Molly Bish has searched for an answer following the disappearance of their 16-year-old daughter. If you have any information about any of these cases or any incident you can send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD. (Jeanette DeForge/Republican staff). But new technology does have its advantages. Its slow with the labs and the reports.. We speak to the show runner of "Unsolved: Worcester . Their deaths were similar mainly because of the modus operandi of their killer or killers, specifically the lack of evidence at the scenes. 24 year old female was murdered on 10-12-1982. There are 43 victims that shouldnt be forgotten about, the chief said. Investigators believe there was an altercation after a group of men, about four or five, who were not invited went inside the party. Yet technology only goes so far, and in many cases police are left with little but reluctant witnesses and scarce evidence. Before the identification, multiple facial reconstructions have been commissioned, and one theory holds that she may have been an extra in the movie Jaws, which was being filmed in the area in 1974. Of the 9,686 homicides that took place in Massachusetts from 1965 until 2019, there are 3,749 that remain unsolved, according to statistics from Project: Cold Cases. This is one of those historical things, obviously, its not as big as now, but back in those days there were a lot of traveling dart leagues. Over the years, newspaper stories and barroom talk continued, though. She was found unresponsive by her boyfriend. Im not sure we should look at a case having hit a stone wall and shouldnt be investigated, Chief Gemme said. You can find a list of those cases, short of five cases that still need to be uploaded to the page, according to Worcester Police Detective Dan Sullivan, on the citys website under the Investigative Division within the polices page. 27 year old female was reported missing late February 1994. 23 year old male wasshot to death on 8-1-2003 along with Kwaku Osei-Owusu while seated in a car at the intersection of Franklin Street and Portland Street. Love Massachusetts? Are you psychic? Berry asked rhetorically. Between July 1988 and April 1989, the bodies of nine women were found along New Bedford-area highways. Sworn statements made were made before a local Justice of the Peace and published across the state in 1818. The lack of evidence around the crime scene is nearly as peculiar as the lack of evidence on the bodies. She was a good student, a good friend and just a good person, LEcuyer said. While the detectives might use the internet and some technology to get their man, at the end of the day, the most helpful tool is talking to people. These and other cases have gone unsolved for years, frustrating friends and family members and challenging investigators to turn up new leads. Was found in the parking lot of Clason Rd Beach with a gunshot wound to the head. Three years following her disappearance, her remains were discovered a few miles from the pond. We do a lot of interviews person to person, although we do use the internet to find you initially. We like to get some of these cases out there, and were looking for that person who has just that little bit of information that me way need to get over the hump, and maybe theyll come forward now.. 35 year old male was shot in the chest on Jacques Avenue on 9-25-1991. 31 year old female was found on Bailey Road on 4-7-1992. Since then, forensic evidence has helped solve countless cases, and will continue to do so. The case was then assigned to Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Frank J.Middleton, but now rests under Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. And while shows like CSI and NCIS show detectives working with extraordinarily impressive technology and scientific data, what real detectives are working with can be much less sumptuous. Vanessa Teresa Marcotte (June 17, 1989 - August 7, 2016) was a 27-year-old American woman who, while running on a rural road in Princeton, Massachusetts, was assaulted and murdered. It was multiple people out there at the time.. He was believed to be involved in the sale of illegal narcotics. One of the most famous unsolved mysteries and murder cases occurred in Fall River, Massachusetts, around 11 o'clock on the stifling-hot morning of August 4, 1892. Here are Worcester's 69 Unsolved Homicide and Missing Person Cases: Prev Next Synopsis: 20 year old male was shot at 191 Fairhaven Road on 3-11-1951. Get more stories delivered right to your email. We knew road rage was bad in Massachusetts but this takes it to a new level. Officials ruled the cause of the fire to be arson. She claimed that it had been ruined when she brushed against fresh paint. Yet no one heard from him after that. 41 year old male was found shot to death in the hallway of his apartment at 353 Chandler Street on 12-10-1989. Once I finally came up with a list of which cases I wanted in the first season, I started researching each case on my own, too, and then writing started this summer.. The first person to be convicted as a result of DNA testing in the U.S. was Tommie Lee Andrews, a Florida man convicted of rape. (Photo from Google Maps). At the time of its occurrence, this robbery was the largest cash heist of all time. The killer still has not been found. Name. Its pretty impressive when we ask for all the different agencies to cooperate, how much cooperation we get. Calls can be made to the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at 508-799-8651. Morgan and L'Ecuyer remember being there when Gonyea's body was found, naked in the window well of the then Branson Wire Company on Grand Street. Maybe it was Kevin, who was 36 when he disappeared from Suneys Pub on Chandler Street in Worcester on Feb. 15, 1994, leaving his wallet and beer on the bar. Bruce P. Wood looked at his frightened 5 year old son, Bruce Jr., and whispered, "I love you.". December 5, 1978. These older cases are handled a little bit differently because not every case has forensic evidence that you can use and apply new technologies.. Where can I learn more about Massachusettss history? Its not all computer-generated animation and DNA and blood spats and that kind of stuff, although its good policing for now and stuff that happens in the office. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. The case made national headlines because the deaths triggered the involvement of the FBI, which thought a serial killer could be responsible. 32 year old female brutally stabbed to death in her residence at 3 Knox Street. The new Massachusetts State Police Unresolved Case Unit is undertaking a new push to help break some of the state's toughest cases. On Wednesday night, the weather was much the same as friends of Patricia Gonyea's gathered to remember the young woman in the place where she was last alive. Theyre older, obviously, but he had nothing in his background that would make it look like someone came to get him, specifically. Investigators reported to commanders on the probability of ever seeing an indictment. Read on for a collection of chilling head-scratchers. The following information has been compiled from data provided by the Worcester Police Department. Melendez was supposed to graduate from North High School on 6-5-1989 but never showed up to her graduation rehearsal at 9:00 AM. Three male suspects were seen fleeing the scene toward Newbury Street. You will receive your first email soon. Alario was involved in the sale of illegal narcotics. He was last seen alive on 12-26-1999 by his father. Ive seen what were able to do at a crime scene, and what were able to determine.. The WPDs Unresolved Homicide Unit, consisting of detectives William Donovan and Dan Sullivan, is dedicated specifically to working on unresolved murder cases and endangered/missing people cases. . Perry, a Cape Verdean man, was last seen by his wife Laura Perry on Oct. 4, 1975. The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, or carvings, that depict designs of ancient and uncertain origin. 71 year old female was stabbed to death at 11 Salem Street on 11-28-1980. Ironically, it was Stephen King's son who put that theory forward. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. They had a tumultuous relationship. We cant proceed without evidence; thats the hallmark of this office.. In the ensuing weeks came fear, chaos, confusion and more questions. 49 year old female was beaten and thrown from a motor vehicle on 4-18-1965. In other cases, news about the tragedy dies with the end of a TV segment, and the crime is forgotten beyond police reports and families frustrations. All rights reserved (About Us). But each day they burden the family members and the investigators looking for one last witness, one last strand of evidence. Weve been very fortunate that people have reached out after these things.. You want to get it done. Official City of Worcester, MA Website WorcesterMA.gov. No witnesses came forward in the case. The bodies of the two victims were found in the street, one on top of the other. Sydney Boles. Some of these stories are fantastical and easy to dismiss but others are bone chilling and close to home. Sometimes reality really is stranger than fiction. Both women were strangled and laced with drugs, dumped on public roads and found minutes apart. More than 90 murders across Central Massachusetts have gone unsolved since 1970, and more than 40 in Worcester since 1982 are still under investigation. New crimes deplete manpower and eclipse any intentions of investigating old cases, leaving police frustrated and families with still no closure. He had been at Festa's Dog House on Millbury Street prior to the shooting and there was a large altercation between Wheeler and his friends and members of a local gang. WORCESTER- The murder of John E. Volungis Jr. 15 years ago remains one of the city's most provocative mysteries. Was last seen on Shrewsbury Street at the Italian Kitchen Restaurant. But that doesnt produce evidence., In some cases, we feel we know who did it, but we dont have the evidence, he said. Details of Memorial for Webster Firefighter Paul Cloutier Announced. The vehicle, a gray 1999 Lexus CS300, was towed from the area of 108 Eastern Avenue prior to his body being discovered. The state police, Department of Corrections, and district attorneys are distributing playing cards featuring the victims in unsolved homicides and missing-persons cases. WORCESTER - A true crime, cold case podcast series exploring the dozens of unsolved murders and missing persons cases currently under investigation by the Worcester Police Department released episode 7 of Season 2 on Tuesday. Especially when there are over 70 cases still open., After putting out some feelers to see if people would listen to it (Worcester: Unsolved), I reached out to the Worcester Public Library,and Alex London started gathering newspaper clippings and anything else he could find online for me. He died as a result of multiple stab wounds. Police determined that the killings were the work of one individual due to the manner of their deaths. 24 year old victim was shot to death while seated in his car on Hawley Street on 8-19-2004. Some of the cases reappear. 21 year old male was found in the trunk of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head. He was involved in the illegal sale of narcotics. See the comments by members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on voting to approve a new charter school in Worcester. Police stress all homicides are treated equally, regardless of family pressure or media attention. He was last seen leaving Madigans Again on Millbury Street on 12-27-1995 after playing darts. To learn more about this initiative, click here to watch a MSP video which features the playing cards. The 1951 killing of Irish immigrant Sean Goggin is the oldest unsolved homicide listed by the Worcester Police Department. 21 year old male was shot to death on 8-1-2003 along with Frank Vanney while seated in a car at the intersection of Franklin Street and Portland Street. Armed with electronic candles, a couple of heart shaped balloons and the song Purple Rain, the last movie Gonyea ever saw, the crowd of over a dozen people shared some of their memories. Some of the cases have been well publicized, such as the death of Molly Anne Bish, whose remains were found on a wooded hillside in Palmer in 2003, three years after she was abducted from Comins Pond beach in Warren. Shes kind of made her peace already. Jeanette DeForge of The Republican reported. She wont accept this was just a hit and run. Then, again, they would hear nothing. The Bristol District Attorneys Office said Perrys body was discovered on Oct. 19, 1975, by a teenager who was riding in the gravel pits near New Plainville Road, The Standard Times reported. Services Tour. Thank you for bringing attention to these unsolved cases. The podcast had reached over 21,000 listeners and over a thousand YouTube subscribers by its fourth episode covering three cases: the 2001 double homicide of Elizabeth Matos and William Vega on Dewey Street, the 2007 double homicide of Andrew Robinson and Luis Acevedo on Halloween, and the 2002 murder of Candace Scola who was found stabbed 13 times on July 5. . 16 year old female was shot dead along with William Vega while walking down Dewey Street on 3-15-2001. A medical examiner determined that the body belonged to a young woman, around 19 to 27 years old, who was approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall and had dirty blond hair. Provincetown is a beautiful vacation area but it has more than its share of mysteries! We work the case like it just happened, said Sullivan. Upon listening to the police reports there were two young men that claimed to have killed Travis, his mother, Christi Berry, said. 53 year old male was murdered at Gold Street and Summit Street on 11-13-1977. Homicide has the highest clearance rate of all serious crimes, with a majority of them solved, according to U.S. Department of Justice statistics. You can visit the boulder for yourself at Dighton Rock State Park. There is a way to find them one way or another, even with the very littlest of information. Martin was a cab driver in the city. For example, little is known about the death of Paul Maiorana, 21, beyond the discovery of his body in the trunk of a car brought to a Worcester tow yard. In each case, a family such as the. The Worcester PD updated the list of unresolved cases this month. WORCESTER - There are more than 70 active unsolved murders and missing persons cases being investigated by the Worcester Police Department. This week, 7,000 decks of playing cards, each card containing the image of a missing persons case or an unsolved homicide, will be sent into the state prison system. On June 22, 1996, Karina Holmer laughed with friends outside a nightclub in Downtown Boston, marking the last time the 20-year-old Swedish au pair would be seen alive. There may be a guy trying to be off the grid. Sports. In many others, lack of evidence or witnesses hampers police investigations, leaving families with no justice. What are you clairvoyant? Here are some of the states remaining unsolved homicides. We can't verify alien activity, but there's definitely some strange energy in this area of the South Shore. Several cards involve notorious, unsolved cases from Western Massachusetts. No one has heard from Vicke since February 1974. No arrests have been made in connection with the killing. She said Gonyeas mother, Cookie, as they called her, died a few years ago. Unsolved: Worcester runs every Tuesday and Thursday and is available on all streaming services, including Spotify, Apple, iHeartRadio and Amazon Music. Thats the way the justice system is, unfortunately set up. She noted Gonyea worked three jobs, including as a waitress and a babysitter, and still found time to help take care of her younger siblings. That's when Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby, were hacked to death with an ax. On Nov. 15, 1978, loggers walking through the woods off Amherst Road in Granby found the decomposing body of a young woman hidden underneath a log. All rights reserved. It all happens through a combination of resources from different agencies. On the evening of March 15, 2001, Elizabeth Matos and William Vega were shot and killed while walking on Dewey Street in Worcester. An investigation continues in each case, police say, stressing theres no such thing as a cold case. According to the Plymouth District Attorneys office, however, the case is still actively being pursued. 00:00. Massachusetts natives will surely be familiar with this one. Lindsay Corcoran | lindsay.corcoran@masslive.com. But let me tell you, he was never forgotten, Mrs. Thorpe said. 29 year old male was shot to death on 7-18-2004 at the Lakeside Avenue Housing Complex. The Northwestern District Attorneys Office identified the man shot and killed outside of Anthonys Gentlemens Club on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, as Jean Carlos Bones-Colon, 25, of Holyoke. What got all those other injuries to him? A 911 call for service to his brother's address on the same day revealed his brother being shot in the arm. All of these women were known to have abused drugs, and some worked as prostitutes. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. more Unsolved: Worcester Unsolved: Worcester True Crime 3.6 25 Ratings FEB 14, 2023 30 year old female was the victim of a sexual assault and strangulation. At the same time, as more time passes, it can help. They take it into retirement and live with it the rest of their life, said state police Detective Lt. Richard L. Nagle, who headed the state police Cold Case Unit from 1997 to 2002. Hypotheses about the carvings are numerous. Unresolved Cases | City of Worcester, MA Home Departments Police Investigations Unresolved Cases Unresolved Cases Help us solve these cases and bring justice to the victims' families! Thats if there is any evidence at all: In some cases, police search for one strand of material, one piece of hair to develop any leads. After the discovery, her body was been exhumed three times in efforts to solve the mystery of her identity and her murderer. Morgan said she hoped her friend died quick, but LEcuyer shuddered and said, she was tortured.. But none of the three men can provide or are willing to provide an answer on Sabrinas whereabouts. The following are some of the unresolved cases being worked in Worcester and Worcester County. The medical examiner, Dr. Elizabeth Bundock, said in the police report he had marks on his back that were consistent with that of a motor vehicle strike. She said Monroes injuries were the result of one impact, not multiple like an assault would sustain. Perhaps the biggest distinction between the TV world and reality is the time it takes to solve a case. There are not enough resources to test every DNA sample, and often theres no sample to test anyway. 5 month old male missing from 175 Eastern Avenue on 11-5-1998. These homicides and missing persons cases cover nearly 60 years from 1951 to 2009. Two males about 30 years old came to the door and fired a gun killing Goggin. From the founder of ThisWeekinWorcester.com, "Unsolved: Worcester" is a series of narrative episodes airing every. The women are Judith Vieweg, 31, of Townsend; Jo-Anne Muldoon, 20, and Debra Ann Johnson, 20, of Fitchburg; Marcia Tyman, 18, of Auburndale; and Clara J. Provost, 23, of Fitchburg. In New Bedford, authorities continue to seek leads in the death of Joaquim Jack Perry, who was 21 years old when his beaten body was discovered in the woods behind the New Bedford Airport, The Standard Times reported. Monday - Friday 35 year old male was stabbed to death outside of 179 Pleasant Street on 5-2-1997. Marchioni, of Framingham, was savagely stabbed to death inside her home on Oct. 8, 2001. 37 year old male was last seen on 1-1-1991 at May Street and Park Avenue. Sabrina was last heard from on Smith, a 19-year-old Scotland, Maryland resident, enrolled at Becker College in 2008 to study sports management. 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