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Send a text In 1978 Theresa Corley 19, attended a party for a girlfriend.  After an argument Theresa stormed off into the winter night.  She was picked up by "friends" and ended up suffering though a rape, she escaped and almost made it home, but was ultimately killed and left naked on the highway. The police have physical evidence tying members of the group to the rape, however the poli...

Send a text One of New England's most heart wrenching homicides. Bella's mother already had two children taken by child services due to severe abuse and neglect, how did the Commonwealth conclude that she was fit to care for another baby? Bella's mother was a lifelong hard core drug addict and petty criminal, her live in boyfriend was worse,  if that is even possible. A great articl...

Send a text Phillip Markoff was a second year medical student, his beautiful fiancé was scheduled to begin medical school. Why would he throw it all away, during a murderous crime spree? X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net

Send a text The Petit family was attacked by two men who should never have been released on parole. Surely, after multiple rapes and the triple homicide the two heartless parolees would face the death penalty, that they richly deserved, correct? No! after the hellacious attack the state legislature worked to ensure that the two perpetrators would NEVER face the ultimate punishment. Please be advis...

Send a text Two parolees one jailed more than seventeen times, the other committed more than twenty burglaries and was freed from an ankle monitor three days prior. The Petit family was set for a relaxing Sunday dinner and a needed family night. Things would never be the same. The murderers stated they just wanted money, the evidence suggests they wanted to commit robbery, rape and murder. They we...

Send a text In 1989 Chuck Stuart went from making four dollars an hour to over one hundred thousand annually in the space of a few years. His beautiful wife, carrying his first son.  A suburban Boston home, what more could any man desire? Apparently, he wanted to open a restaurant and he murdered his wife and baby for the insurance money.  He forged an elaborate lie that sent race relations in Bos...

Send a text In 1986 Daniel Laplante, became obsessed with a local teenage girl.  She didn't like Daniel and he reacted by breaking into her home and living in her basement secretly, tormenting the family. He was caught and as a juvenile avoided punishment -treatment. The following year he committed one of the most heinous family massacres in Massachusetts history. In this episode British auth...

Send a text Eddie was described as a gentle giant, an alter boy, grandson of a police chief.  He was in reality a troubled soul, obsessed with his best friends mom.  He committed one of the most heinous murders in Massachusetts history. This episode was sponsored by Podcorn, a marketplace for podcasters and advertisers www.bostonconfidential.net X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net

Send a text The son of Red Sox royalty, Jared Remy beat bloody, every woman he was involved with.  He was a hulking monster, taking steroids, coke and abusing alcohol. He was arrested for severe abuse over and over again. Did Jared's parents have a moral responsible to warn his last girlfriend that their son was a raging domestic abuser? Maybe it would have helped, because he stabbed Jennifer...

Send a text The defendant had committed two bank robberies, he should be serving 20 years in prison. Soft on crime policies let him out in ten months, he thanked the court for its second chance by stabbing two innocent people in excess of twenty times. He also threatened to kill the prosecutors wife. Welcome to Massachusetts This episode is sponsored by Podcorn, a marketplace for podcasters and ad...

Send a text Christa Worhtington, a talented fashion writer returns to Cape Cod from Manhattan.  An extra martial affair, an unexpected pregnancy and a senseless murder, all within the garden of eden of Massachusetts. X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net

Send a text **Please be advised this episode contains graphic material, please use caution** Colleen was an inspired teacher, graduating from Magna Cum Laude from Assumption College. She wanted to be a math teacher since she was a little girl. When she saw a new student wasn't focused, she was concerned as a test was on the horizon. She wanted to provide extra help. She was rewarded with rage...

Send a text A  quintessential  Boston story, a group of robbers, on Boston's north shore, all with colorful lives, plan a major heist that would soon take on a life of its own and, go down in history.  Listen to this episode to find out what a majority of the gang did for straight jobs? You won't believe it "trust" me! Feel free to contact us at bostonconfidential.net  X-bcpbea...

Send a text Sarah Pryor disappeared from Wayland, Mass. in 1985. We all know the heart breaking story, however did you know two months prior Cathy Malcolmson disappeared 10 miles away? Was a serial killer operating in metro-west? Did you know there is a viable suspect? X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net

Send a text In this episode we conduct an interview with Susan's mother, Marlene Taraskiewicz. Marlene guides us through the maze of abuse and thievery that was going on at Logan airport in the early 1990's. There is still a 250,000 reward in this case! X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net

Send a text The victim of what could only be described as atomic level sexual harassment at Northwest Airlines in 1992, Sue Taraskiewicz, persevered. At work, a group of mafia wannabes concocted an ill conceived plan to steal credit cards from Northwest airplanes, and steal they did. They stole approximately eight million dollars. Those that harassed Sue, thought that she was talking to the police...

Send a text 1988- 11 women disappeared from hard scrabble New Bedford, they were found one by one. The police worked this case with a vengeance, but the victims were transient at best. There was one indictment, but it was quickly dismissed. The case remains unsolved. In this episode we speak with Maureen Boyle, who authored "Shallow Graves:The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer&qu...

Send a text In early 1950 some of Boston's most notorious burglars staged the greatest robbery in Massachusetts history. The score netted almost 2 million in cash and securities. The statute of limitations was due to expire in mere days, until one man turned informant. Check out the brinks job, one of Boston's most infamous heists. P.S. Most of the money was never recovered! X-bcpbeantow...

Send a text Holly Piirainen, 1993-A ten year old girl, visiting for the summer, she goes to visit puppies down the street. Her little brother returns alone and only one Holly's shoe was found. Some new developments arise in 2012. DNA was found on some of Holly's items, a person of interest was named, but they refuse to call him a suspect, Why? Is this case connected to the Molly Bish cas...

Send a text What happened to Molly Bish? Every parents nightmare. Who are the suspects and why hasn't this case been solved? A text book cold case that will leave you shaking your head. X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@bostonconfidential.net

Send a text A lesser known, but important player in this Tsarnaev -FBI saga. Morley was identified as an armed robber in Cambridge, while MIT Officer Collier was being gunned down. A diversion? Arrested in a virtual bomb factory, eight weeks after the bombing. What was the connection to Tsarnaev? What materials tied him to the marathon bombing? Tune in to find out! X-bcpbeantown Email-barry@boston...

Send a text Ibrahim Todashev, a tough as nails MMA fighter and friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev admitted to at lest being present at a ritualistic triple murder in Waltham, Ma. Two of three victims were Jewish, they were sexually mutilated and nearly beheaded. This massacre occurred on the tenth anniversary of 9-11-01. The investigation into this case was pitiful. It is believed that Tamerlan Tsarnaev...

Send a text Amy's killer had struck in a similar manner less than a year prior. Alemany had actually left his ID (wallet) on top of an unconscious victim. Both the victim and a passerby gave accurate physical descriptions, why wasn't Alemany arrested and charged with this brutal assault? He would likely have not met bail conditions and would have been held awaiting trial, when Amy's...

Send a text The tragic case of Amy Lord, a true urban boogeyman story. Amy was abducted from the safety of her own home by an urban madman, Edwin Alemany. Mr Alemany had over 50 entries on his criminal record by age 28. He was a tragedy waiting to happen. Amy Lord was not the first victim that Alemany had violated, during a spree of violence in 2013. Check out the first part of this story, which s...

Send a text Neil Entwistle gave the outward impression of an english gentleman. He went to a prestigious university and met a beautiful American exchange student Rachel Souza. A fairy tale love affair ensued and a beautiful baby was born, shortly thereafter. The family  planted roots in bucolic Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Neil's secrets would soon come to light and no one would be the same.  Pl...