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Send a text Harmony was caught in a hell, created by her parents. Mom lost custody due to severe and active drug addiction. Dad was also an addict and never reported his beautiful daughter was missing and likely dead. Adam Montgomery appears to have been abusive to his wife, girlfriend, and even tiny Harmony. She was observed with a black eye and it was said that Adam was responsible. This case is...

Send a text Charlene Holmes 16, lived her short life like a straight arrow.  She focused on school and the high school sophomore was headed in the right direction. Charlene was walking on her own street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when she stopped to chat with a classmate a few doors away from home. This friend was braiding a teenagers hair, a gunman had been circling the block, apparently lookin...

Send a text Vanessa seemingly excelled at everything she attempted. She graduated from Boston University in 2011, with honors and began a series of high tech jobs, she soon landed a big job with Google in NYC. She was living the dream, hard work did pay off. She was visiting her mom in Princeton, Ma. She went out for a run, as she was an exercise enthusiast. She left midday and was not heard from...

Send a text In August 1962 the U.S.Postal Service wanted to save money on armored car services. Instead of high security, they had a truck driver and one guard transport money, in mail trucks from Cape Cod post offices, to the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. What could go wrong? It took local criminals about three weeks to rob this truck of millions. The media coverage was intense and the governme...

Send a text Did you think the 2002 Congressional investigation regarding the FBI's blatant corruption in Boston was on the level? Did you think the FBI would actually make the changes that the investigation demanded? The sordid story of the FBI's involvement with Boston gangster Mark Rossetti, indicates otherwise. Rossetti's time as an informant stretched from 1991 through 2010. Dur...

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 did the FBI know and when did they know it? What materials tied him to the marathon bombing? Tune...

Send a text Melanie was a typical high school freshman in 1989, she was looking forward to getting her braces off and whatever else life promised. She had an older boyfriend and this was a secret, because the older teen had a girlfriend. Melanie was invited to a late night party in the woods at a remote site where kids were known to gather. The police have seemingly narrowed the party down to the...

Send a text The unabashed FBI corruption in Boston continues. John Connolly helped Whitey Bulger and his crew kill; Richard Castucci in '76, Brian Halloran '82 John Callahan '82. He also ran cover for the gang against the Massachusetts State Police and the DEA. The FBI's assistance allowed the Winter Hill Gang to surpass the local mafia in earning power and underworld prestige,...

Send a text The innocent men the FBI had knowingly imprisoned began getting out of jail in 1997, as this heinous story unraveled.  Greco and Tamelo died in prison. H.Paul Rico retired from the FBI and became head of security for World Jai Lai, a gaming business, where he had the distinction of being the first FBI agent to provide information to organized crime that facilitated a homicide. The Wint...

Send a text The stunning level of everyday corruption by the Boston FBI is simply jaw dropping. During the 1965 Eddie Deegan trial. the FBI KNOWINGLY sent innocent men to prison. They sought and received the death penalty on two defendants. That's correct the FBI, sent two men to death chamber, knowing they did NOT commit this murder. The Boston FBI acted more like gangsters, then the crimina...

Send a text This tale of FBI corruption begins in the 1960's. H.Paul Rico was the FBI catalyst in this decades long endeavor.  Infamous FBI agent John Connolly of Whitey Bulger infamy,  was mentored by Agent Rico.  H.Paul Rico may have been the most corrupt FBI agent in history. He was responsible for sending  several men to prison for a crime the FBI, knew that two prized informants committe...

Send a text Sandra Crispo age 54, went missing from her Hanson, Massachusetts residence after being dropped off at home, as her vehicle was in the shop. It appears that Sandra took only her shoes and purse, indicating she'd be returning shortly.  She never did. The air conditioning and the lights were on, her prized Labrador Clarence was left without food or water, that was extremely out of c...

Send a text Tracy Gilpin was a typical teenager in Kingston, Massachusetts. She was walking home from a local party with friends. Her friend's homes came up quicker than Tracy's. She even called the party host for a ride home, however the she didn't come. Tracy went missing and her body was found in the Myles Standish State Park in neighboring Plymouth, Ma. She had a massive head in...

Send a text Judy was a vivacious teenager who attended a party in a neighboring town, with her boyfriend. Judy dropped her boyfriend off at his house, after he became jealous, that Judy was talking with an older guy. It is believed that Judy did not return home, but returned to the party. Early the next morning two men, knocked on Judy's door and spoke with the family, saying that they missed...

Send a text In 2000, Michael McDermott was experiencing some minor financial problems. He worked at Wakefield Technologies and was making a great salary. His work place was forced to garnish his wages for an IRS debt, Michael did not like that. He went into work and slaughtered seven co-workers, the day after Christmas. The vast majority of those killed, had nothing to do with his IRS issues. Thos...

Send a text The Benoit family lived on Main Street, in Kingston, Ma.  Melissa was an eighth grader at a local catholic school. The family had suffered a tragic loss of the Dad, Richard Benoit. On September 15, 1990, Melissa visited a friend in the afternoon and then paid her respects at her dad's grave, she was struggling with that life altering loss. She walked from the cemetery and was neve...

Send a text Henry was a typical 15yr old kid, growing up in an all American community, a throw back to a more neighborly time. Swampscott Ma. was largely crime free until this tragedy. The case was hampered by a torrential rain storm, prior to Henry's discover. The investigation went off the rails before it had even begun. Investigative blunders followed. There have been no true suspects in t...

Send a text In 1991 James "Whitey" Bulger won the Massachusetts lottery. Bulger and three cohorts hit the Mass Millions jackpot for over 14 Million dollars. In today's money that would be about 28 Million. Jim Bulger was under investigation by the IRS and needed to show legitimate income and Whitey soon found a way to do just that. Did the Winter Hill Gang fix the Massachusetts lott...

Send a text Pam Smart was highly educated with a handsome new husband and a career many would envy. She manipulated a fifteen year old boy into thinking she loved him. Naturally though there was only one obstacle. Pam's husband Greg. Pam asked  young Billy to kill her husband and in typical teenage fashion, Billy told half of his social circle. Pam went to a school board meeting, but left her...

Send a text Aaron Hernandez had it all, a starting job on the New England Patriots, a touch down in the Super Bowl, A beautiful fiancé, where did it all go so wrong? He is credibly accused in the murder of three people and the shooting of five in total. He committed suicide in prison, just as his bi-sexuality hit the news media. During a postmortem examination his brain was found to have a signifi...

Send a text Aaron Hernandez was involved in a shooting after leaving a club in Florida, did Urban Myer place his thumb on the scale, after his star players where linked to a shooting? Did Florida set the stage for three more victims in Boston? Tune in there is so much more to this case! All American Murder:The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez https://amzn.to/35upOQ9 WBZ News https://cbsloc.al/3s5C...

Send a text Aaron Hernandez, there is so much more to this story than was portrayed in the media. Aaron was convicted in the bizarre murder of Odin Lloyd. But he was suspected in an attempted homicide while playing for the Florida Gators. He also shot his best friend in the head in a startling attack,  He  was tried for a double homicide of two club patron who had bumped into him, inside the bar....

Send a text Brianna craved independence and she was on her way to life goals she had set. She appeared to fall into a tough crowd that was involved in hard drugs. Some poor decisions led to some teenage strife. She departed her job late at night and her car was found the next day at an old landmark in the area. The police seemingly could not ascertain that her car, abandoned with doors open and it...

Send a text Home invasion homicide should trigger the ultimate sanction in this country, nothing less. These monsters plotted executed, and celebrated the invasion of the Cates home and the destruction of their lives. Steven Spader and Christopher Gribble will die in prison.  Autumn Savoy provided an alibi and helped dispose of bloody clothing and weapons has already been released from prison. Wil...

Send a text In October 2009 17 yr old Steven Spader and 19 yr old Christopher Gribble masterminded the most brutal and senseless home invasion murder in New Hampshire history. A team of losers murdered a mother in her bed and used a machete and a knife against an innocent family. Several of those involved will be paroled. This deranged group celebrated everything they did. Capital punishment was c...