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Send a text What a week in Norfolk County,Massachusetts! The prosecution concluded their case in chief. What exactly did they prove. It appears that the Commonwealth has NOT proven the intent factor in the second degree homicide charge. The forensic case against Karen Read is shaky at best. Dr Welcher, an accident re-constructionist  was the last witness called by the Commonwealth, was simply not...

Send a text Ahhh,  The week of May 23, 2025 were to begin, the brain surgeon straight from central casting, who would not rule out death by accident? The state medical examiner who refused to call the case a homicide, despite hearing all the information surrounding how John allegedly died? (She also could not rule out death by accident) How does the Judge allow a new report when witnesses have alr...

Send a text Darryl "God" Whiting ran a 100+ member drug gang out of the Orchard Park public housing project in the early 90's. The operation is said to have overseen a 24hr a day crack distribution business, that wrought havoc in Roxbury. He was celebrated as a local hero, while simultaneously decimating the entire neighborhood. Darryl also had legitimate businesses and a thriving &...

Send a text Aiden Kearney's witness intimidation case appears to be in legal jeopardy, a witness has been implicated in conspiring with the elected D.A. and Jen Mcabe , a major witness in the Karen Read case. A bombshell affidavit was dropped by Turtleboy on Saturday morning, this document states among other things, That Katie Peter, was following Karen Read and Allen Jackson, around the seap...

Send a text What are the statistical odds of six "butt dials" occurring at the time of death during a homicide investigation? None of which went to voicemail? What are the odds two other witnesses (cops), butt dialed each other and left the line open for 22 seconds, with NO communication? It's ALL fugazi!! Let's hope justice prevails in Dedham Ma. This time!! WCVB-TV- https://b...

Send a text A double homicide of armored car guards in 1994, revealed a professional crew of armed robbers from, Charlestown, Mass. The investigation that followed found an unrelenting string of bank and armored car robberies, that continued, even after this botched robbery that netted $500,000. The trial crushed the code of silence that the criminals had counted on, if it truly existed at all. Th...

Send a text It begins! The retrial of Karen Read is underway, approximately 9-10 jurors have been seated so far. A full jury is likely to be seated this week. Judge Bev denied the defense motion for a police policy and procedure expert Mike Easter. The judge says that normal police procedure is within the common knowledge of laypersons?  The third party culprit defense has been winnowed down to tw...

Send a text An unsolved double homicide from idyllic Rockport, Massachusetts in 1932 rocked eastern Massachusetts. Boston Confidential interviews Robert Fitzgibbon, author of Murder In Rockport, Terror in a small town. The depression struck hard on Cape Ann, the quarry business dissipated and double digit unemployment was the norm. On May 21, 1932 town tailor Arthur Oker was found murdered in his...

Send a text In this episode the BCP covers the most frequently cited theories, including our own, What actually happened that fateful night of February 4, 2004?  We cover some interesting facts, that are not typically discussed, the grand jury and several suspects. What happened that night in New Hampshire? Its become of of the most enduring mysteries in New England crime stories. This case can be...

Send a text A flurry of motions with a sprinkling of missing witnesses, was on display in the Karen Read case last week. Aiden Kearney is listed as a Prosecution witness, while Allie McCabe is removed. Allie’s timeline seemingly proved too problematic for the state. Dighton Sgt. Barros was also left off the Prosecution witness list. Don’t worry, the Defense will call them both. The madness continu...

Send a text The Heath Street gang has been a blight on the Bromley-Heath Housing project for decades, but a large scale raid in 2024, has decimated the gang. The gang's members were deadly, but not very smart. During one foray into murder, one Heath Street gang member, shot another, while the duo tried to kill a gang rival. Another member conducted a shooting, while on an ankle monitor for an...

Send a text How much weight will Judge Cannone give the new motion to dismiss for Extraordinary Government Misconduct? Will she dismiss the case? Probably not, but there will have to be some penalty. The motion is heavily redacted, at least on the Jury Tampering element, described by the defense. The motion also covers the inverted video in the sally-port and Brady violations pertaining to the vid...

Send a text Kimberly had a host of issues, crack cocaine chief among them. She was trying to get her life in order, so her seven year old child could have a future. She was walking with a friend Halloween night, when a pack of gang members ran them both down and beat them with a tree branch, they were robbed of one dollar and then Kimberly suffered what can only be described as nazi level torture....

Send a text Three things you'd have to believe to find Karen Read guilty of murder! Have you ever wondered how in excess of 8 people, drove directly past the spot where the Commonwealth said John O'Keefe was lying in the snow? Brian Higgins a highly trained ATF, testified he pulled out and his jeeps's lights would have fully illuminated that very area, yet no body? C'mon. Jen M...

Send a text Maura Murray 21, in 2004 was a junior, studying nursing at University of Massachusetts. She was a well liked, athletic student. On the surface Maura seemed to have it all figured out, however a deeper analysis would reveal multiple areas of concern. Just prior to her departure, Maura seemingly invented a situation with her sister, she later told professors that there was a death in the...

Send a text Karen Read’s defense team has indicated that they will file a motion to dismiss the second degree murder case against Karen Read. The defense team highlights new issues with sallyport video, previously sallyport video had been found to have been inverted, new video depicts Brian Higgins at the sallyport, talking on his cell phone, he previously testified, that he was home at that time....

Send a text Ray Patriarca was a complete hellion on the streets of Providence RI. He was named public enemy #1 in 1938. He was accused as an accessory to murder, armed robbery and an assortment of crimes. His boss got jacked up in a tax beef and Raymond assumed the big seat. He ruled the underworld with an iron fist and he oversaw the most profitable era in New England history. "The Man"...

Send a text Some new revelations and some old "gems".  The newly revealed 2:22am phone conversations between Brian Albert and Brian Higgins occurred was revealed, what was the topic of conversation? Because no one knew that John O'Keefe was injured / dead. The condition of the body. A six thousand pound SUV struck John going twenty-four miles an hour, yet there is no bruising, no br...

Send a text In 2005 Boston was a different city, we were on the cusp of 75 murders and most of them occurred in two areas of the city. In the mist of this, a group of music lovers started a rap group and unfornetley they fell into the trap of urban -rap tradition of playing with illegal firearms.  In this case a 9mm pistol with glow in the dark sights, a Mossburg pump shot gun, an Ak-47 like rifle...

Send a text 1997-Charles Jaynes is likely the most infamous murderer in modern Massachusetts history.  Jaynes and his codefendant Sal Sicari groomed ten year old Jeffery Curley. The duo then murdered the child and defiled his body multiple times. DNA and a host of other evidence ties both defendants to a throughly heinous crime.  Massachusetts came one vote shy of restoring the death penalty, that...

Send a text S tation Nightclub Fire 2003 -Scott James wrote the definitive book on the Station Nightclub Fire, in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The book "Trial By Fire" takes the reader by the lapels and propels them trough the actual fire and the grisly aftermath. The author also sheds light on some inaccurate local reporting and political maneuvering, that was uniquely Rhode Island. So m...

Send a text This story should be a typical American dream chronicle. A child is brought to America, she overcomes adversity through hard work. She left for college only to return to her adopted city. She worked at and managed local non-profits and soon ran for political office. She was elected to the Boston City Council in 2021 and reelected in 2023. So what happened? The majority of Bostonians we...

Send a text John comes of age during the Irish gang war and was soon a full time gangster. John was living the life, he was making money and his status in the underworld was rising. He mostly stayed neutral in the Irish war, but he was running with Joe "The Animal" Barboza and Jimmy "The Bear" Flemmi. These two were simply killing machines and that continued unabated. John comm...

Send a text Ronald Brown was just sentenced to 100 years in prison, Yes, in Massachusetts. This crime story is utterly horrific. Mr. Brown is the reason of prisons. During Mr. Brown's latest rampage in 2016, he raped one roommate and sexually assaulted another. He forced one victim to shower to eliminate forensic evidence, during this time he insulted her ethnicity. Thankfully Mr. Brown is a...

Send a text In 2002 Ally Zapp had a great date night on Boston Harbor. She went on a charity cruise and then a concert on the waterfront. She headed back toward Newport, Rhode Island. She stopped at a Burger King located in a rest stop on Route 24. Ally ran into a vile, convicted sex offender-rapist. Paul Leahy was 39yrs old and had 24 convictions on his record, including rape. Leahy cornered Ally...