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Murder in Cambridge, 1959–1989The following summary of murder in Cambridge was compiled from archived Cambridge Police Departmentrecords and various newspaper archives. Some Cambridge Police records were damaged or destroyed during asignificant flood when police headquarters was located at 5 Western Avenue. Though great care has been takento ensure the accuracy of the data below, it may contain incomplete or inaccurate information. If you believe thisreport contains inaccurate or incomplete information, please contact the Crime Analysis Unit by phone (617) 3493390 or email CrimeAnalysis@CambridgePolice.org.If you have any information regarding any of the unsolved homicides listed here, please contact theCriminal Investigations Section by calling (617) 349-3370 or to provide an anonymous tip: call (617) 349-3359; send an anonymous email message through our website: www.CambridgePolice.org/tips; or send a text message to Tip411 (847411). Begin your message with Tip650, then type your message.During the 31-year period from 1959 through 1989, Cambridge recorded 121 murdersi – an average of four peryear. Of these, 84 – or 69% – were considered cleared according to Federal Bureau of Investigation standards. Thehomicide clearance rate nationally was 72% in 1980ii and has declined steadily since then to 61.5% in 2015according to FBI rd VOLPE (4), ofCambridgeCosmo REALE (60), ofCambridgeLawrence W.GORMAN (35)Pauline VOLPE (31),of CambridgeWalter KURZINZKI(79), of CambridgeJohn J. KERRIGAN(41), of Dorchesterand Edgar W. COOK(47), of RoxburyDrowned at home in the bathtubby his mother.Stabbed with ice pick by coworker during argument.A Cambridge police officer wasshot and killed during a shootoutwith two men he discovered in analley breaking into a restaurant.Third Street JailDavid S. ROBINSON(53)Norman A. PORTER(21) of Saugus andEdgar W. COOK (47)of Roxbury6/7/1961Dudley StreetWilliam POIRIER6/17/1962Gore Street & FourthStreet2 University RoadBoyzell PERRY (39) ofRoxburyBeverly SAMANS (26)of CambridgeThomas J.SULLIVAN (16) ofCambridgeClarence J.ALEXANDER (45)DanielPENNACCHIO (28)of BelmontWhile trying to prevent theescape of two prisoners, thesuperintendent of the jail wasshot in the head with a gun thathad been smuggled into the jail.Stabbed by acquaintance duringargument.William ANDREOTES(34) of Watertown9/20/1963Huron Ave oppositeFresh Pond golfcourse87 River Street3/11/196494 Larchwood DriveDalton OBRIEN (61)of Cambridge5/4/1964Pearl StreetWalter NASH (51) ofHyde Park8/22/195915 Harrington Road4/27/1960Marcella Street9/3/1960254 Main Street5/14/19613/17/19633/29/1963Joseph MARON (66)of CambridgeJohn H. SACOBASIN(23) and Earl M.BASSETT (21) bothof CambridgeJoseph F. LEPAGE(24) of Watertownand Herbert A.ESKEDAHL (21) ofCambridgeVirginia CROCKETT(25) of CambridgeStatusVOLPE arrested.KURZINZKI arrested.KERRIGAN convicted ofmurder and sentenced todeath. COOK committedsuicide when police raidedthe apartment he was hidingin after he killed a jail guardand escaped.PORTER convicted of murder.COOK committed suicidewhen police raided theapartment he was hiding in.SULLIVAN arrested.Shot and killed.ALEXANDER arrested.Found naked and stabbed todeath in her apartment, handstied behind her back, silk scarftied around her neck.Business owner found seated inhis car with six gunshot woundsto his head.Beaten and robbed of 35 centsoutside of his home.PENNACCHIO arrested bypolice, but a judge would notcharge him.Homeowner shot during burglary.LEPAGE and ESKEDAHLconvicted of murder.Stabbed to death in CROCKETT’sapartment.CROCKETT arrested.SACOBASIN and BASSETTconvicted of manslaughter.
Murder in Cambridge, 6522 Magazine StreetEdward CROWELL(29) of Cambridge8/25/196781 Washington ElmsStephen HOGAN ofCambridgePatrick J. HOGAN(17) of Cambridge10/14/1967Rear of City Hall nearInman StreetRonald CHAMBERS(55) of Cambridge11/25/196754 Columbia Street1/24/1968854 MassachusettsAvenueAlexander GEDUTIS(18) of NewHampshireRobert MCCLURE(45) of Cambridge3/25/19687 ½ Centre StreetLinda S. MARSHALL(25) of CambridgeAnthony PERRY Jr.(19) and Ronald R.CARROLL (19) bothof CambridgeLawrence J.MCCAULEY (20) ofDorchesterEdward R.BRINKMAN (27) ofJamaica PlainWilliam B. BERRY Jr.(22) of Roxbury8/24/1968295 River StreetBryan BURLINGAME(22) of CotuitJoseph M. POWER(23) of Cambridge8/29/1968Sidney StreetFloyd ESTABROOK(48) of Allston9/16/1968Memorial Drive &Pleasant StreetJohn GAUDETT (46)1/1/196914 ½ Rockwell StreetLillian KILMAS (49)1/7/19696 University RoadJane BRITTON (23) ofCambridge1/28/19691252 CambridgeStreet2/6/196941 Linnaean Street6/?/1970391 Columbia StreetCharles SLOAN (58),James CARRIERO (5),and Linda CARRIERO(4) of CambridgeAda BEAN (50) ofCambridgeJoseph PERRY (77) ofCambridge8/23/1970Mobil Gas StationFresh Pond Parkway2/4/1971Pearl Street2/9/19713 Lampson Place5/14/1971Putnam SquareAndrew P.HECHATHORN (34) ofSomervillePhilip TSIHLIS (75) ofCambridgeMaria FEMIA (58) ofCambridgeSteve MYERHenry V. CRIBBS(24) and Ronald F.PENROSE (24) bothof CambridgeJohn W. PARCELLS(50)Michael SUMPTER(21) of BostonRobert R. REED (25)of SomervilleRobert CORCIONE(19) and JosephCLEARY (31) both ofCambridgeStoryStatusBadly decomposed body foundnaked with a gunshot wound in amarsh in Burlington; his bloodsplattered clothes were found inhis Cambridge apartment.Shot in his home by his brotherwhile they were examining ahandgun.Died several days after he wasbeaten and stabbed during astreet robbery near his home.HOGAN arrested.Shot in an apartment byacquaintance.MCCAULEY convicted ofmurder.Strangled at his home by a coworker.BRINKMAN pleaded guilty ofmanslaughter.Found stabbed to death in herapartment by BERRY while hewas on parole from BridgewaterState Hospital.BURLINGAME went to POWER’sapartment at 2 AM to borrow ashotgun and was shot and killedby POWER during an ensuingargument.Owner of catering companyfound by police shot in the headat his store.Attendant at gas station shot andkilled during robbery.BERRY pleaded guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life in prison.Stabbed to death by roommateduring argument.Bludgeoned to death in herapartment.PARCELLS convicted andsentenced to prison.Michael SUMPTER identifiedin 2018 using DNA. He died ofcancer in 2001. BRITTON wasthe third victim of homicideattributed to SUMPTER usingDNA following his death.REED convicted andsentenced to prison.Killed in an arson fire in theirapartment.Bludgeoned to death in herapartment.Murdered in his apartmentduring a robbery.PERRY convicted ofmanslaughter. CARROLcharged with murder.POWER convicted ofmanslaughter.CRIBBS and PENROSEconvicted of murder andsentenced to life in prison.CORCIONE convicted ofmurder. CLEARY arrested butlater acquitted.Found shot in the head outside ofa gas station where he worked.Antonio FEMIA (68)of CambridgeWarren J. JOHNSON(22) AKA CliffordMITCHELLShot during robbery of liquorstore where he worked.Stabbed to death by her husbandbefore he attempted suicide.Shot by acquaintance.FEMIA pleaded guilty ofmanslaughter.JOHNSON arrested.
Murder in Cambridge, 1Date87 Pearl StreetAndrew FILLIOS (41)of CambridgeHarold ADAMS (24)of Dorchester andReese WILLIAMS(18) of RoxburyStore clerk shot and killed duringrobbery.10/23/197149 Hancock Street1/29/197240 Brattle StreetMichael KINNEY(19) of Atlanta,GeorgiaCarl GRIFFIN (23) ofCambridge1/30/197239 Inman StreetClarence BENSON(41) of Sacramento,CaliforniaGovert VAN SCHAIK(32)Edward GRADY (39)of Somerville1/31/1972Jefferson ParkClarence WILSONLloyd A. GREENE(36) of CambridgeIn town for a conference,BENSON was brutally beaten todeath during a street robbery.Owner of Club Casablanca shot atwork.Discovered on the sidewalk at 4AM dead from four gunshotwounds to his head.Shot in the head by anacquaintance.ADAMS convicted of seconddegree murder andsentenced to life with parole.WILLIAMS convicted of firstdegree murder andsentenced to life withoutparole.KINNEY pleaded guilty ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 13-20 years in prison.GRIFFIN convicted of murder.2/5/197236 Blanche StreetClifford BANKS Jr.(34) of Boston2/13/1972558 Green Street4/7/1972988 MassachusettsAvenue2022 MassachusettsAvenueRobert WalterLESSARD (52) ofCambridgeJames WILSONWilliam H BROWNJr. (22) ofCambridgeGrace E. LESSARD(62) of Cambridge4/10/1972LocationJohn MILLS (41) ofBelmont and RobertJ. DONAHUE (32) ofCambridgeStabbed during an argument overa 200 dog.Shot in their home by his wife.GREENE found guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life in prison.His case was discharged 10years later after he wasgranted a new trial.BROWN arrested.LESSARD pleaded guilty ofmanslaughter and given asuspended sentence.Circumstances unknown.Robert J. GUSTIN(35) of SomervilleDONAHUE and MILLS were bothshot in head with a rifle whilethought to be working asbodyguards for a Cambridge caféowner, believed to be theintended target.Found shot in the head seated ina car.Died after being shot by adisgruntled bar patron.4/27/1972Bennett Street YardsPaul SULLIVAN7/24/1972Daniel A. CHASSON(28) of Somerville9/9/1972Falcone’s Bar,2030 MassachusettsAvenueBallord PlaceMilton SMITHCircumstances unknown.10/1/1972New StreetAngelo PANI11/15/1972Roosevelt Towers12/20/1972Holiday InnWilliam GALLAGHER(24)Edward DONOVAN(33) of LincolnBody found strangled andburned.Stabbed to death.12/24/19721 Langdon Street1/1/19731/7/1973Edward J. DOYLE(22) of Hazlett NJAaron PATTEN (25)of Richmond,Virginia and GeorgeE. CLARK (26) ofRoxbury.Owner of the Bit O'GloucesterLounge shot and killed at workduring a shootout with tworobbers.Ruth AbagailHAMILTON (23) ofCambridgeAnthony J. JACKSON(31) of DorchesterFound strangled and stuffedunder a bed in her apartmentwearing only a bra andunderwear.Treadway Motel,110 Mount AuburnStreetAnn Sibley AYRES(37) of CambridgeJames B. AYRES (40)of CambridgeFound dead from a head injurysuffered at the hands of herhusband.Warren StreetJames J. DUFFY (44)of Hyde ParkShot multiple times outside JoeyMac's bar.GUSTIN arrested but murdercharges were dropped aftertwo prosecution witnesseswere threatened anddisappeared.DOYLE arrested.CLARK convicted of firstdegree murder andsentenced to life with parole.PATTEN convicted of firstdegree murder andsentenced to life withoutparole.JACKSON convicted of thefirst degree murders ofHAMILTON and GILLESPIEand sentenced to life withoutparole.AYRES indicted formanslaughter. Found guiltyof assault and battery andgiven a suspended sentence.
Murder in Cambridge, DateBillerica WoodsSynge GILLESPIE (22)of CambridgeAnthony J. JACKSON(31) of DorchesterJACKSON convicted of thefirst degree murders ofHAMILTON and GILLESPIEand sentenced to life withoutparole.5/26/19735/30/1973337 WashingtonStreet648 Huron AvenueEdward BISHOP (36)of CambridgeJames J. DUFFEY (22)6/26/19732 Central SquareBari POGONI (52) ofCambridgePaul R. CAMPBELLJr. (23) ofCambridgeBariki S. SEIT (42) ofLynnDecomposed and naked bodyfound in the woods in Billericatwo months after shedisappeared on her way to work.She had been strangled with herbrassiere.Found shot to death in hisapartment.Stabbed to death at home byacquaintance.Shop owner shot and killed atwork by business partner.11/2/197360 Washington ElmsEvette SPENCER (17)of CambridgeGerald F. SPENCER(19) of CambridgeSEIT found guilty of seconddegree murder andsentenced to life with parole.SPENCER found guilty ofmurder and sentenced to 10– 15 years.11/24/1973Longfellow ParkEthel HIGONNET (30)of Cambridge12/1/19731 Hampshire CourtJames P. LEDWELL(41) of Cambridge12/20/1973Central SquareSubway StationTeresa FRATUS (43)of CambridgeDennis CALLAHAN(72)6/29/1974Amber Motor Inn,Route 2160 Chestnut StreetLawrence SALVUCCI(38) of WatertownNicholas ZOFFREO(18) of CambridgeCarlos M. BOTELHO(19) of ArlingtonRoy C. MCGUIRK(24) of Cambridge8/16/1974Mead StreetJohn MOREE (18) andJhugh Peter PRICE(19) both ofCambridgeJhugh PRICE (41) ofCambridge10/14/1974Phyllis FOXStabbed in her apartment.2/17/1975901 MassachusettsAvenue213 Rindge AvenuePatrick TERLIZZI (58)of Arlington3/25/197529 Lee StreetPaul PSCHICK (25)3/31/197513 Ware StreetCarol PETERSON (48)of CambridgeJohn TARRANT (20)of Cambridge7/24/19754 Arlington Street8/27/197526 Fourth StreetJennifer KOIVISTO(25) of CambridgeSarah PASCUCCI ofCambridgeJames ROMANO(27)9/5/197621 Foch Street9/9/1976155 Webster StreetFound in his variety store deadfrom five gunshot wounds to hisback.Stabbed outside his home duringa robbery.Found stabbed to death investibule of her apartmentfollowing apparent robbery.Found naked in her bath tubstrangled to death.Asphyxiated with plastic bag andelectrical cord by her nephewwhile he was under the influenceof LSD.HOUSTON, POLIN, and threeothers shot in a house by anacquaintance believed to havedated HOUSTON.Shot and killed during a drugdeal.3/5/1974LocationAnn M. HOUSTON(48) of Cambridgeand Elmer POLIN (60)of BrooklineEdward PAULSON(28)John A. BURKE (51)of BrooklineJames A. MARTIN(28) and GordonBROWN (27) bothof Englewood NJStabbed to death in herapartment by her husband.Attacked, stripped partially nude,and shot to death while walkinghome.Shot in her apartment by anacquaintance.Died on 1/17/1974 from injuriessustained four weeks earlierwhen he was beaten during arobbery.Nightclub manager shot andkilled at work during a robbery.Found drowned in Charles River,body bound and weighted withconcrete blocks.MOREE and PRICE shot and killedby PRICE's father during anargument on the street.CAMPBELL convicted ofsecond degree murder.LEDWELL arrested. Chargeslater dismissed at trial.BOTELHO arrested. Case laterdismissed.MCGUIRK found guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life withoutparole.Manslaughter charges for thedeath of PRICE’s son weredropped and a jury foundPRICE innocent of themanslaughter of MOREE.TARRANT believed to havebeen arrested.ROMANO found guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life with parole.BURKE arrested and indictedby a grand jury.MARTIN and BROWN bothconvicted of murder.
Murder in Cambridge, 1959–1989DateLocation10/7/1976808 Memorial DriveArthur WILSON (29)of Cambridge3/30/197718 Norman StreetMarianne TERUEL(37)2/27/197825 Ellery Street3/14/197976 Washington ElmsManuel TERUEL (37),Alisa TERUEL (14),and April TERUEL(16) all of CambridgeJulie CAMPBELL (23)of CambridgeDanny HARRIS9/18/1979362 Rindge AvenueJohn ANDERSONLucille REID (22)and Lisa ODELL (22)1/7/1980Rindge and LatinHigh SchoolAnthony COLISSIMO(17) of MedfordWilliam TASCO (16)of Cambridge7/24/1980Lechmere MBTACarl JOHNSON (37) ofCambridgeDavid BOYLE (16)and JustinMCCARTY both ofSomerville2/18/1981Buffet Cafe, ProspectStreetCambridge Street &Hunting Street12 CambridgeTerrace84 Prescott StreetIrvin SCOTT (42) ofCambridgeEdward WOLK (35)Shot and killed during a bar fight.Barbara MARGOCircumstances unknown.888 MassachusettsAvenue364 Rindge AvenueEdward HOOD7/6/1982770 MassachusettsAvenueJohn MCREEDY (52)of MedfordJean G. BRETON(21) of Somervilleand Robert YOUNGJr. (29) ofDorchesterLeonard SHAPIRO(57) of New York9/11/1982362 Rindge AvenueCarmen OrtizRODRIGUEZVictor DAVILA (19)of Cambridge1/1/1983Porter SquareJohn J. GRIMES (41)of CambridgeKevin J. SULLIVAN(25) of Cambridge1/2/1983226 Hurley StreetMichael POVIO (29)of SomervilleJohn E. NIKAS Jr.(23) of Somerville5/28/19838 Davenport StreetJoseph J. O'MEARASr. (64) of CambridgeJoseph J. O'MEARA(24) of Cambridge7/23/19832 Peabody TerracePrincess VAUGHN(23) of CambridgeAlphonse KeithVAUGHN (27) 982Victim(s)Carl LOEBIG (31) ofCambridgeArchibald KOULESSER(42) of CambridgeOffender(s)Lucille REID (22)StoryStatusShot multiple times in the headand body after getting out of hiscar in the garage beneath hisapartment.Marianne TERUEL shot and killedher husband and their twodaughters in their home beforeturning the shotgun on herself.Stabbed to death while walkinghome.Stabbed to death by a prostitute.TERUEL recovered from herinjuries and was acquitted byreason of insanity by a jury.Stabbed to death by a prostitute(out on bail for murder ofHARRIS) for non-payment ofservices.Stabbed during a brawl amongseveral youths at the Rindge andLatin high school.Shot in the face and killed duringa robbery.REID convicted of murder.REID and ODELL bothconvicted of murder.TASCO found guilty andsentenced to DYS as he was ajuvenile.BOYLE pleaded guilty ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 15-20 years. MCCARTYarrested.Circumstances unknown.Kevin D. ROACH(24) and Arthur W.BROWN (29) bothof CantonStabbed over forty times in hisapartment by an acquaintanceduring a robbery.ROACH and BROWN bothconvicted of first degreemurder and sentenced to lifewithout parole.Circumstances unknown.Tied up and strangled in hisapartment during a robbery.BRETON and YOUNG bothfound guilty of manslaughterand sentenced to 8-10 years.MCREEDY was shot and killed onthe street by his friend SHAPIROduring an argument. SHAPIROthen shot at police before turningthe gun on himself.Shot by an acquaintance duringan argument who believedRODRIGUEZ was responsible forsmothering his half-sister todeath several months earlier.Stabbed to death while coming tothe aid of a women beingassaulted by her husband on thesidewalk.Found on the sidewalk shot twicein the head at close range by anacquaintance after an argument.Found lying in the kitchen of hisapartment with a fatal headwound inflicted by his son duringan argument.Strangled to death in herapartment by her husband.SHAPIRO committed suicideat the scene.DAVILA pleaded guilty ofsecond degree murder andwas sentenced to life withparole.SULLIVAN found guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life with parole.NIKAS found guilty of seconddegree murder andsentenced to life with parole.O’MEARA convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencedto a 10-15 year suspendedsentence.VAUGHN found guilty ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 10-20 years in prison.
Murder in Cambridge, 1959–1989DateLocation10/2/1983Jefferson Park4/16/198450 Churchill Avenue4/24/1984Victim(s)Offender(s)StoryStatusDoel FigueroaCOSME (26) ofJamaica Plain andCarmen PineiroCOSME (25) ofCambridgeRegina DUNNJulio FigueroaCOSME (26) ofCambridgeCOSME shot and killed his wifeand brother because he wasenraged by an affair they werehaving.COSME convicted of twocounts of murder andsentenced to life with parole.John L. HARTMAN(25) of Malden340 Windsor StreetEdward GIRDVANIS(41) of CambridgeStanley GIRDVANIS(65) of CambridgeFound in her apartmentasphyxiated by a plastic bag andelectrical cord.Shot by his father during anargument.HARTMAN convicted ofmurder and sentenced to lifewithout parole.GIRDVANIS convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencedto probation.6/20/198457 Putnam Avenue8/12/1984200 Charles StreetMary CARNEY (81) ofCambridgeFrancis ALVES (54) ofCambridge9/30/198415 Fifth StreetRonald PELTIER11/15/1984480 Green StreetVincent ALDORISIO(68) of Pembroke3/8/1986136 Fifth StreetWilfred MCGRATH(54) of Cambridge5/18/1986Magnolia AvenueDavid WILLIAMS (22)of Roxbury6/3/1986Sciarappa StreetMaureen NARDONE(39) of Cambridge7/27/1986Cambridge Streetand Maple AvenueRobert PERRY (33) ofCambridge10/10/19861200 CambridgeStreet2/8/1987343 Western AveFound beaten to death in herapartment.Believed to have died frominjuries sustained during a fire athis home on 6/12/1984.Circumstances unknown.Michael J.SULLIVAN (25) ofSomerville, EmilPETRLA (42) ofWaltham, StephenANGIER (26) ofBillerica, and GaryGRACE (23)Brian AYLWARD(22) of Cambridgeand MarkLAWRENCE (20) ofSomerville84 Mass Ave (MIT)Beaten to death by anacquaintance while trying tobreak up a fight.Joseph N.NARDONE Jr. (40)of CambridgeJohn J. GOOD Jr.(32) and Gary J.STEWART (26) bothof CambridgeShot in the head in her home byhusband.Gabriel VIERRA (47)of SomervilleArthur BARBOSA(27) of CambridgeAnthony BENNETT(26) of Bronx, NYVinton ASHMAN(27) of RoslindalePushed from a car by anacquaintance who then ran himover after stealing his wallet.Shot and killed at the WesternFront nightclub during a fightbetween what was described asrival Jamaican posse gangs. Asecond man from Dorchester wasalso shot at the club and fled to aBoston hospital. Shortlythereafter Boston police found athird man still clutching a gun hadbeen shot to death in thedriveway of the second man’shome in Boston.Stabbed to death during a fight atan MIT party.(sources alsoreferred to BENNETTas Wayne HARRISand Anthony HARRIS)2/21/1987Found beaten and stabbed todeath inside his Green Streetmachine shop.Beaten to death by acquaintancesduring a robbery.Ignatio ST ROSE (18)of Brooklyn, NYStacey S. HARRIS(20) of RoxburyShot in the head on the street.SULLIVAN convicted ofmurder and sentenced to lifewithout parole. PETRLAconvicted of murder andsentences to life with parole.Charges against ANGIER andGRACE dropped.AYLWARD convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 15-18 years. LAWRENCEconvicted of Assault &Battery and given a 1 yearsuspended sentence.NARDONE convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencesto 12-14 years.GOOD convicted of firstdegree murder andsentenced to life withoutparole. STEWART convictedof second degree murder andsentenced to life with parole.BARBOZA convicted ofmanslaughter.ASHMAN pleaded guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life with parole.HARRIS convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 15-20 years in prison.
Murder in Cambridge, 1959–1989DateiLocationVictim(s)Jeanne TaylorTELISNOR (30), EarlTELISNOR (7), andErnest TELISNOR (5)all of CambridgeMarcos U. REYES (22)of SomervilleSarah MCGEOGHAN(1) of CambridgeOffender(s)Story2/24/1988247 WashingtonStreet3/13/19881151 Mass Av8/15/198891 Sherman Street9/12/1988241 Columbia StreetArthur GAMBLE (26)of CambridgeNelio DUMERVILLE(22) of Cambridge9/16/198898 River Street3/4/1989113 River StJoseph CURTIS (21)of CambridgeTimothy RYAN (35) ofCambridgeSpencer C. HICKS(19) of DorchesterPatrick GREEN (40)of CambridgeStabbed during fight outsideparty.Strangled to death by her motherwho, according to the testimonyof a friend, was worried that heralmost two-year-old daughterwould reveal that she was havingan affair while her husband wasin prison.Stabbed to death outside hishome during argument withneighbor.Shot and killed inside barbershop.Beaten to death by fellowhomeless man during argument.6/11/1989Huron & Grove St.Juan Andreas DRESP(19) of BelmontJustin HOLMES (18)of CambridgeStabbed to death during a brawlinvolving several youths.6/24/1989295 Windsor St7/7/19893 Baldwin StreetCourt7/18/1989Cambridge ParkDriveAnthony CECERE (25)of CambridgeEleanor RIZZUTO (67)and GenevieveRIZZUTO (46) both ofCambridgeTeresita BISBAL (26)of BostonVan WILLIAMS (25)of RoxburyFound stabbed to death near theAlewife MBTA station.9/9/1989291 CambridgeStreetJoseph PIRES (32) ofCambridgeDonald SLEEPER(34) of CambridgeStabbed to death outside theCourthouse Tavern.Jose S. PARADA (23)of SomervilleNancyMCGEOGHAN (20)of CambridgePARADA found not guilty attrial.MCGEOGHAN convicted offirst degree murder andsentenced to life withoutparole.DUMERVILLE convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 15-17 years in prison.HICKS arrested. Case laterdismissed.GREEN convicted ofmanslaughter and sentencedto 9-10 years.HOLMES found guilty ofsecond degree murder andsentenced to life with parole.Found stabbed to death in frontof a bar at 4:45 AM.Killed in fire at their home.Historical FBI Uniform Crime Report data indicates 116 homicides during this ment/clearances/national-dataiiStatusJeanne was strangled to deathprior to her apartment being seton fire. Her children Earl andErnest both died in the fire.WILLIAMS arrested andindicted for murder. Caselater dismissed.SLEEPER arrested. Case laterdismissed.
Murder in Cambridge, 1959-1989 The following summary of murder in Cambridge was compiled from archived Cambridge Police Department records and various newspaper archives. Some Cambridge Police records were damaged or destroyed during a significant flood when police headquarters was located at 5 Western Avenue. Though great care has been taken
