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In 1972 the Croteau family had a traditionally large Catholic family, the five sons were alter boys. Father Richard Lavigne was the parish priest. Dan threatened to reveal that Lavigne was suppling him with alcohol and molesting him. Shortly thereafter, Dan was found floating in the Chicopee River in Springfield, Massachusetts. Father Lavigne was an immediate suspect, Dan's brothers admitted that Father Lavigne was also molesting them and others. State Police investigators informed the Springf...

Rod Matthews told two friends he wanted to kill a person with a bat or knife. He showed them a list, he whittled it down and decided that 14yr old Shaun Ouillette, would not be missed. Rod fulfilled his evil fantasy, with ruthless efficiency. He has been denied parole twice, but is the third time the charm? Statistically yes, would you like Mr. Matthews sitting next to you and yours on the bus? This week's sponsors Cookies for Breakfast Podcast by Spark Tabor https://apple.co/3hKeXFP

In 1991 Thomas Shay Jr. was living with his dad in Roslindale, Massachusetts. A strange device fell from his car in the driveway. The Boston Police Bomb squad arrived. During investigation-transport the bomb ignited. Officer Jeremiah Hurley was killed and Officer Frank Foley was blinded in one eye. The investigation revealed Thomas Shay Jr. wanted to kill his father. There was a nearly half million dollars in insurance money at stake. Alfred Trinkler was convicted of making the bomb, he had made...

Jack and Gerri Magee, appeared ready to retire from a lucrative career in luxury real estate development. The business transition from father to son, appeared to be going smoothly. No readily apparent family jealousy. An impeccable business reputation and a solid financial history leave few avenues of investigation in this case. The couple's SUV was stolen and set a blaze in Boston's North End neighborhood, the night before the bodies were discovered. This is a seemingly ham-fisted attempt to i...

Gary Lee Sampson seemed straight out of central casting for a stereotypical drifter. Gary may have been the world's worst criminal. He escaped prison, as a juvenile, but that was likely his primary criminal achievement. Gary Lee Sampson stained everyone he encountered, alcohol simply turned him into a fiend. He robbed several banks in the Carolina's, with the police on his trail, he drove to Abington, Massachusetts. Upon arrival he called the Boston field office of the FBI to turn himself in. T...

The movie "A Few Good Men" was based on real life events. David Cox was a motivated Marine Scout Sniper on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He did participate in a code red that inspired the movie, however in reality no one died as a result of the hazing. The police believe that David may have known his killer. His body was found in a nature reserve on the Charles River. It was a twenty minute walk into this secluded area, between two shooting ranges. There was almost a foot of newly fallen snow in the are...

The phrase "if I can't have you, no one will" was a common utterance at the Melo household. Luis Melo stalked his wife, he needed to know where she was at ALL times, until she went missing in 2000. Then, he refused to help look for his wife. Luis Melo NEVER looked for Debra, after she was reported missing, maybe he already knew where she was? Luis Melo told police his wife stormed off after an argument in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He told police he searched Weymouth for Debra, the night she disap...

Conrad Roy, was a young man in crisis. He had previously attempted suicide, but appeared to be making progress with counseling and medication. He then crossed paths with Michelle Carter, she was suffering from her own mental health struggles. Conrad committed suicide in 2014, a routine examination of his cell phone, revealed dozens of dark and suicidal text messages between the couple. In fact, Michelle, had ordered Conrad back into the truck (as it filled carbon monoxide) when he expressed doub...

Jennifer Fay, a beautiful 16yr old disappeared from hardscrabble Brockton, Massachusetts in November 1989. She attended a series of parties in her neighborhood, she never returned. The police lost precious time treating the case as a runaway. The Fay's were told the police were coming to the house with a trained police dog and an evidence collection team. They NEVER came. Jennifer was last seen talking to what is described as an older man, who was sitting in a brown pick up truck. The truck disa...

Louise Woodard was wholly unqualified to care for an infant and a toddler. The eighteen year old nanny was in over her head caring for two active children. She was reprimanded for coming home late and not being able to get up with the children she was supervising, Louise resented this correction and the situation was about to come to a head. On the fateful day in 1997, Matthew Eappen was cranky, Louise admitted to "getting rough" with the child in the bathtub, she also, admitted to plopping the ...

A group of high school sophomores all hung around together. Matthew Borges age 15, thought his girlfriend was cheating on him, she wasn't. But that did not stop Matthew in enlisting other members of the crew to rob the victim. The plan was Matthew would take his friend Lee Paulino to the nearby river to smoke and talk through their damaged friendship. Instead Matthew stabbed Lee in excess of seventy-five times. He also decapitated him and cut his hands off. A chilling reminder of what kids can...

Woburn Massachusetts, Police officer Jack Maguire answered a radio call for an armed robbery at Kohl's the day after Christmas 2010. Jack was forced to engage an armed robber. He heroically did what was necessary, however Jack was struck four times in the chest and succumbed to his wounds a short time later. The career felon was removed from the earth as a result of his idiotic choices. Patrolman Maguire had served for 34 years and was set to retire in six months. An investigation revealed the ...

Deanna Cremin was 17yrs old and had an entire life in front of her. 1995 was a year of firsts for the beautiful Somerville, Massachusetts teen. She got her driver's license and a job at a local market. She also had a boyfriend. On the night of March 30, 1995 she was walked halfway home by her boyfriend. Her body was found by school children the next day, 475 feet from where her boyfriend said he'd left her. Typically, the couple had a routine, he'd walk her all the way home and then he'd call ...

In the second half of our series on the Falmouth Fox, we cover the disappearance another young man, Paul Alwardt. He was set to testify against Melvin Reine. The cops put the kid on the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, he never got off the boat. Paul was never seen again. We also cover the attempted murder of Falmouth police officer, John Busby. Officer Busby was shot in the face with a shot gun on his way to work. Busby identified Melvin Reine as the man who shot him, why was Melvin never arrested? ...

This may be the strangest story you've never heard of. Melvin Reine was suspected in three homicides on scenic Cape Cod. He was also the local arsonist. He served 18 months in Walpole State Prison for a string of arsons in the late 60's. He vowed to never go back. The police were terrified of this guy, maybe because he lit the police chief's cruiser on fire and laughed in his face about it. Despite all of this Reine was granted lucrative trash hauling contracts for the Town of Falmouth. Melvin...

Jeremiah age 5, went missing in September 2013, his mother NEVER reported him missing. One of his siblings did, she told school authorities that all of her siblings were being abused at home, the abuse was so horrific one child had lost a portion of a finger. This brave girl also told officials that she hadn't seen her brother Jeremiah, in weeks. The mother and live in boyfriend were ultimately arrested for kidnapping and a host of other charges. In April 2014, Jeremiah's body was discovered in ...

The McDonough family was sweltering in the summer heat, the air conditioner was broken. Sleeping was difficult, that turned out to be a fortuitous break. They awoke in the early morning hours, to muffled sounds of a struggle. The parents get to their daughter's room and see a 255 lbs beast wearing all black straddling their 15year old daughter, holding a fifteen inch hunting knife . The parents jump into action and refuse to be further victimized. The investigation revealed that, Adam Lane was o...

One of the prime suspects in this case is believed to have made a fraudulent phone call, stating he discovered a body on the highway. A short time later the local criminal walked into the police station asking if it was Theresa's body on the highway. The police had barely arrived at the scene, how would he have that information? The dispatcher stated that the caller sounded just like the local man standing in the police lobby. He walked out without being interviewed, his vehicle and home were no...

Phillip Markoff was a second year medical student, his beautiful fiancé was scheduled to begin medical school. Why would he throw it all away, during a murderous crime spree?

The Petit family was attacked by two men who should never have been released on parole. Surely, after multiple rapes and the triple homicide the two heartless parolees would face the death penalty, that they richly deserved, correct? No! after the hellacious attack the state legislature worked to ensure that the two perpetrators would NEVER face the ultimate punishment. Please be advised that this episode contains explicit violence. Please share this episode with a friend! http://www.bostonconfi...

In 1989 Chuck Stuart went from making four dollars an hour to over one hundred thousand annually in the space of a few years. His beautiful wife, carrying his first son. A suburban Boston home, what more could any man desire? Apparently, he wanted to open a restaurant and he murdered his wife and baby for the insurance money. He forged an elaborate lie that sent race relations in Boston back fifty years. Who else was involved and would justice ever be served in this case? http://www.bostonconf...

In 1986 Daniel Laplante, became obsessed with a local teenage girl. She didn't like Daniel and he reacted by breaking into her home and living in her basement secretly, tormenting the family. He was caught and as a juvenile avoided punishment -treatment. The following year he committed one of the most heinous family massacres in Massachusetts history. In this episode British author Joe Turner, provides a glimpse of the book he is working on about Daniel Laplante. This is a fascinating interview...

Eddie was described as a gentle giant, an alter boy, grandson of a police chief. He was in reality a troubled soul, obsessed with his best friends mom. He committed one of the most heinous murders in Massachusetts history. This episode was sponsored by Podcorn, a marketplace for podcasters and advertisers www.bostonconfidential.net

The son of Red Sox royalty, Jared Remy beat bloody, every woman he was involved with. He was a hulking monster, taking steroids, coke and abusing alcohol. He was arrested for severe abuse over and over again. Did Jared's parents have a moral responsible to warn his last girlfriend that their son was a raging domestic abuser? Maybe it would have helped, because he stabbed Jennifer Martel to death in front of their daughter in 2007, after being arrested the night before for smashing her head into...