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Morning Cup of Murder

The Wakefield Massacre - December 27 2022

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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December 27th: Michael McDermott Pleas Innocent (2000) One move can alter the course of an entire legal process. On December 27th 2000 a man pleaded innocent in a trial that allowed for the search of the suspect’s computer. A move that revealed a whole new level of the case and likely changed the way the jury saw the accused.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_massacre, https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/mcdermott-michael.htm, https://www.ehstoday.com/archive/article/21909391/massachusetts-man-convicted-of-killing-seven-coworkers, https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94559&page=1, http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,93313,00.html, http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/26/wakefield_rampage_an_unforgettable_event/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:32.7

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:36.1

We have a weird homicide.

0:38.9

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:42.3

A cop of murder...

0:44.3

One move can alter the course of an entire legal process.

0:49.1

On December 27, 2000, a man pleaded innocent in a trial that allowed for the search of the suspect's

0:55.7

computer, a move that revealed a whole new level of the case and likely changed the way

1:01.5

the jury saw the accused. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled, sit back and

1:07.9

start your day with a morning cup of murder.

1:21.0

Michael Morgan McDermott, born Michael McDermid Martinez on September 4, 1958 in Marshfield, Massachusetts,

1:29.3

was the second of four children born to Richard and Rosemary Martinez, who both worked as teachers and prominent members of the local historical society. Michael grew up helping his parents in their community group, was a member

1:35.8

of the school's AV club, and was considered quite the popular classmate amongst his peers,

1:41.6

whom he graduated alongside in 1976.

1:45.6

That same year he graduated, Michael enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in submarine training school until September of 1977, when he was assigned at a nuclear power training unit in Idaho Falls, served as an electrician aboard the USS Narwhal from April of 1978

2:03.0

to April of 1982, and then was finally sent to the personal support detachment at the Naval

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