A Plymouth couple, and their two dogs, are dead in a gruesome crime scene discovered on Monday night. Police arrived at 7 Farmhurst Road around 10 p.m. Monday to check on the residents in time to observe a man using a power saw on his own leg. Police didn't identify the couple, who were both in their 40's. They moved to Plymouth from Vermont in July. Police provided first aid and had him sent to the hospital, where he later died. Police then searched the home and found the deceased woman and two dead dogs. [WCVB], [Patriot Ledger]
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The Christian Scientists are planning to change their reflecting pool, and some think they'll ruin the beauty of it. [Boston Globe]
Believe it or not, people die by jumping off the Harvard Bridge into the Charles River. [Boston Herald]
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The State Police are investigating an "apparent suicide by gunshot wound" at the Camp Good News summer camp in Sandwich, the camp where Senator Scott Brown was allegedly sexually abused in the 1970's. Brown's revelation was contained in Brown's memoir that was released in February. A body was found this morning at the camp just a day after the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office began investigating a second abuse claim lodged by a man who claimed he was molested in the 1980's at age 10 by a camp employee. [WCVB], [Globe]
A Peabody man is dead after apparently hanging himself with his own pants in a holding cell yesterday at Salem District Court. No foul play is suspected. According to the Essex County District Attorney's office, Harley L. Sawyer, 40, took his own life after pleading guilty to a larceny charge from 2006. and receiving a year of probation as a sentence. Court officials found an outstanding warrant on Sawyer from Texas for a probation violation. Sawyer reportedly wished to go to Texas to deal with the warrant before his suicide, his lawyer John Morris said. State police, Salem police, and the Trial Court are investigating the case. Sawyer was born in Somerville and had a long record with about 60 entries. [Salem News], [Globe]
Middlesex County Sheriff James V. DiPaola was found dead today after apparently killing himself in Wells, Maine. DiPaola was found on a bed in his room at the Lafayette Resorts from what appeared to be a single gunshot wound to his head. DiPaola resigned last week over reports he planned to work as sheriff while collecting a pension. The State Ethics Commission is investigating the Middlesex Sheriff's Office over campaign finance issues. [Globe], [WCVB]
A day after Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral said there was "nothing remarkable" about the circumstances leading up to Philip Markoff's suicide, the Boston Herald reported that an anonymous source "close to the Suffolk House of Corrections officers’ union" said Markoff was "hell-bent" on taking his life. Markoff, referred to as the "Craigslist Killer" was previously on suicide watch, just not at the time of his death.
Alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff apparently killed himself and was pronounced dead at 10:17 a.m. Sunday. He reportedly suffocated himself with a plastic bag in his cell at the Nashua Street jail. Another report said he had a cut artery. Authorities are still investigating his death.
A Tribute to Ingmar Bergman Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge Friday, December 7-Wednesday, December 12 Tickets and more information Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died in July, made too many movies to fit neatly into a polite retrospective. With that in mind, be grateful that the Brattle Theatre has arranged its Bergman tribute around a tidy theme -- films starring Liv Ullmann -- that demonstrates the broad range of Bergman's mastery. (The Harvard Film...
Four Stories The Bitter End: Stories of loss, endings, and final acts Featuring Jeremiah Healey, Drew Johnson, Julia Glass, and Joan Wickersham The Enormous Room
(567 Mass Ave,
Central Square) Monday, December 3 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Free! Four Stories is a unique reading series: Boston-based but also Japan-based, set in a bar, and featuring four writers instead of just one, the event proves that readings don’t have to be torture. The unorthodox setting and...
--John Edwards, the Harvard sophomore whose body was found yesterday at Harvard Medical School, committed suicide. People who knew him, such as a professor and his roommate are mystified. Eva Wolchover lists Edwards' many accomplishments. He was a top science student (and that's saying something around here), a stem cell researcher, and a guitar player. A Facebook group named "In Memory of John Edwards" has already been established. --Michele McPhee reports that a State Trooper...
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2007 Recap from Super!Alright! on Vimeo. Austinist attended a town hall meeting about proposed noise ordinances that could undermine the city's future as the Live Music Capital of the World, and lamented the possible loss of Texas's only feminist bookstore. Throughout the week, they interviewed a bunch of indie fashion designers and D-I-Y websites—Etsy, Ornamental Things, 31 Corn Lane, and Aorta Designs—for the upcoming Stitch Fashion Show. They also did...
The 19th Annual Boston Jewish Film Festival Now through November 11 At almost every theater in town Official site Sometimes film festivals aim to achieve a specific tone each year, or they provide selections that fit neatly into certain genres. This year's Boston Jewish Film Festival selections are unruly. They won't be boxed in. Even when it comes to their screenings, specific movies might be hard to find because they are popping up all over...
In honor of the mother of all football matchups, which will take place when the New England Patriots play the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday afternoon, Bostonist is going to compare the coaches and the quarterbacks. First up is a comparison of Pats coach Bill Belichick, known on Bostonist as the "Sexy Beast," and Colts coach Tony Dungy. When you consider the coaching talents of Bill Belichick and Tony Dungy, Belichick appears to win hands down,...
"Authorial Intent" is Bostonist's roundup of reading events in the area. All events are free unless otherwise noted. Thursday, November 1 Alice Medrich, 7:00 pm, Brookline Booksmith Not in the mood for candy corn but still craving something sweet? Alice Medrich, aka the "Queen of Chocolate," will inspire your palate in a discussion of her book Pure Dessert: True Flavors, Inspiring Ingredients, and Simple Recipes. Friday, November 2 Paula Kamen, 3:00 pm, Harvard Book Store....
--After his picture was splashed all over the TV and Internets, the guy who allegedly stabbed two people at Park Street Station after the Red Sox Rally Monday night has been arraigned on two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury. Christopher Casey, 22, of Dorchester, was rounded up by T police last night. Bail was set at $25,000. --How about this for a reversal? You'd think law enforcement...
Ann Patchett, Wednesday, September 26, 6:00 pm, Coolidge Corner (via Brookline Booksmith) The author of Bel Canto situates her latest book in Boston, and the plot should seem awfully familiar - the head of a political family tries to perpetuate a political dynasty. A Boston mayor steps down and tries to drive two of his adopted sons into politics. In the span of one day, events unfold that might change those plans. Vincent Lam, Wednesday,...
Money and draft pick(s). That's what NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is taking from Coach Bill and the Patriots as punishment for this week's video brouhaha. The team gets fined $250K and a draft pick or two, depending on how they finish this year. Bill gets whacked for half a million personally, which will eat heavily into his suit budget. Let's just all agree we probably got off very easy, and get ready for San Diego...
Our eyes! Our eyes! Boston usually hasn't seen this many famous people since, since, oh forget it. We're seeing a lot now. One Bostonist actually spotted Kate Hudson shooting Bachelor No. 2. The Track Girls spotted her filming a scene at Centerfolds.
Friday at Back Bay station: it's hot, it's midnight, and the crowd on the platform is ever deepening. Low-level panic set in when the MBTA's dreaded Mr. Roboto Voice of Sorrow (as opposed to the Worf Voice of Normalcy) comes over the intercom and says, "Due to a trespasser on the right of way, Orange Line service between Haymarket and Wellington Station is being diverted to shuttle buses." Everyone knew that it was going...
In his will, Delp left his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire, to another ex-girlfriend, Patricia Komor. According to everyone who knows Delp, he hadn't seen Komor in 11 years.
Angela Vasquez, the mother who allegedly killed her son and daughter and attempted to kill herself in Roslindale Sunday night, has been charged for two counts of murder. She appeared in court yesterday, where she was "deemed suicidal." She will undergo a psychological evaluation.
This week ended with the launch of the seventh and final Harry Potter installation. But while the world was consumed with Pottermania, it's important to remember that there were more serious things going on in the world, too - two of them in -Ist cities. Sampaist was shocked when a passenger jet crashed into the center of Sao Paulo, killing at least 200 people. The airplane, an Airbus A320, skidded off the runway at the...
--A car chase happened in Cambridge last night. WBZ reports, "The chase started in Cambridge when officials spotted the driver of a black Hummer almost hit a police officer as he left the Alewife 'T' station parking lot." This was no ordinary pursuit. One witness described the chase as "insane." The police learned a lesson after the tragic police-chase deaths in Somerville - they eventually let the guy go on. And it worked out fine...
--The BPD released a statement about a series of eight armed robberies in the South End and Downtown that have a clear pattern. They've robbed a Lindt Chocolate Shop, Ben & Jerry's, Emack and Boulios, Bon Bon, the gift shop at New England Medical Center, Truly Jorg's Patisserie, Papyrus, and Vitamin Shoppe. Perhaps they hit up the Vitamin Shoppe because they realized their robbery diet was on the unhealthy side. Despite their fondness for candy...
--Several shootings happened last night in Dorchester and Roxbury. An unidentified man was killed and 27-year-old Sabrina Smith was shot in the leg at about 5:15 pm in Dorchester, and about 30 minutes later, 20-year-old Jerome Wells was killed in Roxbury. Police apprehended two suspects in the Wells slaying because an officer was there to witness the incident. The BPD is lucky only one person died – a bystander, Hector Miranda, was almost hit by...
James Murphy is a busy man, and over the years he's seen a lot. "I was there in 1968. I was at the first Can show in Cologne," he says before declaring the song's title, "I'm losing my edge." He was also there in 1974 at the first Suicide practices in a loft in NYC. "I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids. I palyed it at CBGB's. Everybody thought I...
ESPN has never met a story it couldn't drive into the ground. Remember Terrell Owens' "suicide attempt" last fall? Unfortunately, with the Red Sox off, we need something sporty to talk about, so enter the Worldwide Leader's hyping of Barry Bonds' chase of the home run record. Jayson Stark, probably the best non-Gammons baseball writer out there, is flummoxed that not as many people are against Bonds as everyone seems to think.
This Sunday Project Bread's Walk for Hunger takes over the streets of Boston, Newton, Watertown…oh, you get the picture. The walk starts in the morning and thousands of people will be walking to raise money to support food banks, soup kitchens, and other initiatives across the Commonwealth. There are lots of good shows going on this week – and it's capped off with a weekend extravaganza that includes both Arts First and Harvard Square's...