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The Oldest Cold Case Murder Ever Solved in Massachusetts
The blue-and-white Chevy Impala was missing. Raymond Scheublin noticed it the moment he pulled up to his home on Pine Hill Road—a quiet street in […]
The Crypto Con Woman and the Charlestown Houseboat Murder
It was nearing 11 o’clock on a February night when two Boston police officers stepped from their patrol car into the Charlestown Navy Yard. Biting […]
How the Karen Read Case Turned a Neighborhood Bar Into a True Crime Landmark
This article was originally published on December 8, 2024. We are recirculating it now timed to verdict of Karen Read‘s second trial. The cheeseburger arrived […]
The Chilling Case of Nathan Carman’s Deadly Fishing Trip
This story is an excerpt from Casey Sherman’s forthcoming book Blood in the Water, published by Sourcebooks and out April 8. In the early evening […]
Could Sandra Birchmore’s Accused Killer Also Be Charged with Larceny?
Three months after former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell’s arrest in Revere for the alleged murder of Sandra Birchmore, new details have come to light […]
The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore
Growing up in Stoughton, Sandra Birchmore idolized police officers. She dreamed of becoming one herself someday and longed to enroll in the town’s Police Explorers […]
The Sandra Birchmore Case Details Get Worse
Read our longform investigative feature “The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore” here. Investigators have uncovered text messages between disgraced former Stoughton police officer William Farwell, whose […]
The James Rodwell Case: A Somerville Man Fights for His Innocence
The stark lamplights of East Somerville’s industrial district cast an eerie glow on the gold Buick Electra, its engine still purring in the cold December […]
The Sandra Birchmore Case: Ex Stoughton Police Detective Indicted on Murder Charges
Federal authorities indicted former Stoughton Police detective Matthew Farwell today on charges of allegedly murdering Sandra Birchmore, a 23-year-old woman that the 38-year-old North Easton […]
Remembering the Real Victim in the Karen Read Case, My Friend John O’Keefe
My phone was still on silent when I woke the morning of January 30, 2022, to four missed calls and a text from a friend […]
Confessions of a Moll: A Boston Gangster’s Long-Time Girlfriend Speaks
When Shirley Grispi walked into a room, heads turned. Lots of them. But on that day in 1969, when the fit, tanned knockout strode into […]
The George Hamilton Cold Case: How to Get Away With Murder
Jolted awake by the sound of someone frantically ringing the doorbell, the young woman begged her husband not to answer the door. It was around […]
Why I Did the Charles Stuart HBO Doc
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning is a three-part HBO original documentary series exploring Boston’s history of race-based hostilities against the backdrop of the […]
The Karen Read Case in Canton: The Killing That Tore a Town Apart
Snow had just started to fall as John O’Keefe and Karen Read stepped into the Waterfall Bar & Grille on Washington Street, Canton’s main drag, […]
The Secret Life of Cohasset Con Man Brian Walshe
On January 4, Cohasset police officers drove down a long, rocky driveway to check on a woman named Ana Walshe. The gray Colonial with a […]