Boston Blotter: Murder-Suicide in West End

033107_body_outline.jpg-- Christian Morgenson, a 61-year-old man, shot and killed his wife Sunday night before calling the police and killing himself, according to authorities. In a chilling twist, Morgenson posted a notice of the couple's deaths on his website prior to carrying out the apparent murder-suicide. [Globe]

-- A man was arrested outside of the Jackson Square T station in Jamaica Plain Sunday night after he allegedly pulled a knife on a passerby and tried to take his cell phone. [BPDNews]

-- Boston bike cops busted an alleged unarmed robber in Dorchester yesterday. The suspect did not help his own cause when he spit on the arresting officers. He faces charges of unarmed robbery and assault and battery on a police officer. [BPDNews]

-- A pair of murderers were sentenced to life in prison by a Middlesex Court for shooting a newlywed to death in the hopes of snatching his gold chain. [Somerville Journal]

All charges alleged until proven under law.

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