Boston Blotter: Police Searching for Man Who Attacked 67-Year-Old Woman

Correction: We had an image of James Albrecht, which we put in our standard top left (or right) corner for the Blotter. We've replaced it with crime-scene tape. As a commenter pointed out, the image and the headline have nothing to do with each other, and the positioning might cause someone to mix up the stories, so we replaced it. Apologies for any confusion.

--The hunt is on for a man who raped a 67-year-old woman in her own apartment in the Back Bay, near Clarendon and Columbus, yesterday. This person pretended to be maintenance. Once he was in the building, he got to the apartment and attacked her.

Here's the description via BPD:
The suspect is described as a dark skinned black male, approx. 30 years old, standing 5 ft. 7 in. with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a large pair of black-rimmed eyeglasses, a brown, button-down, short sleeve shirt with blue and gray stripes and gray sweatpants with a white drawstring. In addition, he is also reported to be missing three front teeth.

--An MIT student who was studying in New York City died last Sunday night, and his death spawned intense tabloid headlines such as "East Village Horror." 21-year-old James Albrecht fell three stories, and his body struck a ledge. Reports say Albrecht "may have been intoxicated" at the time of the incident. Gothamist notes that an investigation has been launched.

Albrecht was well-known on campus. He was the president of Baker House and an executive vice president of the MIT dormitory council.

--Two people from Massachusetts died in a sightseeing plane crash in Alaska yesterday. Paul McManus and Mary Ann McManus, of Cherry Valley, were in a plane with another couple and a pilot when it went down near the Misty Fjords National Monument. They had been on a Princess Cruise when they took the trip.

--As if there weren't enough problems with the state crime lab! The bungling at the state crime lab might delay the trial of Neil Entwhistle, who is accused of murdering his wife and their baby. The lab hasn't completed necessary tests to move ahead. Entwhistle's wife and child were found in January of 2006.

All charges alleged until proven under law.