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Send a text A severely abused child, raised in the depths of the great depression grows into a depraved sadist, that terrorized Boston in the early 1960's. The Boston Police were nowhere near finding the Boston Strangler, until he confessed. A sting of rapes conducted prior to the thirteen murders should have tripped Albert DeSalvo up, however his murderous rampage would not be prevented. There is so much more to the story, in fact did you know that the Boston Strangler escaped from pri...

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2025

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" moved operations to the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, its remained there since 1952. Don't miss...

Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025

Send a text New phone messages found on former trooper Proctor's phone, may sink Canton Sgt. Goode's 18yr career. A short time after Micheal Proctor's union attorney quit on him, an unknown person filed info-complaint with the Canton Police Department and subsequently, Goode was suspended with pay. When will the offending texts be released to the public? Will there be criminal charges? There are 8-9 felony cases that maybe affected by proctor's childishness. Please share this episode!! ...

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2025

Send a text In order to believe Sean Ellis is innocent, you'd have to believe, the Boston Police Forensic Unit, took Letia Walker's fingerprints at the courthouse and then proceeded to place a print on the gun that killed Det Mulligan. Did the technology to conduct this conspiracy exist in 1993? Does it even exist now? Letia Walker, Sean Ellis's girlfriend, went on to testify that Sean brought the guns into her house. Mrs. Walker had ample opportunity to recant her testimony, why hasn't...

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025

Send a text Two factions of the Lusi clan, clashed in the North End the night before the shooting. A long simmering beef, pertaining to drug profits and neighborhood respect, came to a head inside a nintey-nine restaurant, at lunch time in Charlestown, Ma. Robert Lusi was known in the North End as a bully, however he was a made member of the mafia. He liked to use knives and threaten people. He was seen as a braggart and attention seeking gangster. His son Roman may have been worse, it had be...

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

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 this case. Swampscott residents believe the killer could still be among them! Tune in toady and please ...

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2025

Send a text Independent Researcher Susanne Cleveland joins Boston Confidential to provide an update on the Sandra Birchmore case. Does the high level nastiness and abuse, turn the public's and media attention in other directions? It's certainly a difficult story to hear. Four law enforcement officers (one dog catcher) sexually abused a girl-woman, that originally came to them as a young teen, looking to join the police explorers program, in a search for meaning. Sandra was fully groomed...

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2025

Send a text One of New England's most endearing mysteries, but should we classify it that way? Dorothy had a myriad of problems. She was divorced from a loser who couldn't pay support and was attracted to men with a fast lifestyle and little else to offer. In that spirit a relationship with John F. Bolton, a rough and tumble, stumble bum from Boston's West's End. Bolton had just beaten a life sentence for the murder of a two year old step daughter in 1966, he served under a decade in a plea b...

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2025

Send a text In 1997 Sal Sicari lead his fellow pedophile Charles Jaynes to his neighbor in East Cambridge, Ma, ten year old Jeffery Curley. When Jeffery resisted their sexual advances, Jaynes placed a gas soaked rag over the child's mouth and used his obese body to suffocate Jeffery. The duo sexually defiled the boy's body and later dumped the body in coastal New Hampshire. The investigation quickly focuses on Sal Sicari, as he interjected himself into the investigation. Sicari confessed and ...

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

Send a text Before the OJ Simpson trial, the Claus Von Bulow case was the trial of the century. It was the first nationally televised criminal trial. This case has it all wealth, sex and murder. This case provides a peek into the secretive lives of socialites. Sunny Von Bulow inherited over 200 million dollars at age three. She was a constant on the Manhattan and Newport society scene and her apparently aristocratic husband Claus, fit right in. As the 1980's rolled around the talk of divorce ...

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

Send a text In excess of ten women from New England have been found dead, some under eerily similar circumstances. The cases leave only the state of Maine exempt from the victim list. In conducting a rudimentary victimology, you come to find that several of the women had histories with addiction, domestic violence and generally, a tough life. Police agencies including the Massachusetts State Police and Connecticut State Police do not believe that the cases are linked. In several of the cases ...

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

Send a text Station 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 many things had to go wrong at the same time in this case and they did. The difference between life and death ...

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2025

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, killing gangsters and civilians along the way. How many citizens would be alive today if the FBI were actual cops? P...

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2025

Send a text n a stream of unending incompetence the federal government moved notorious gangster and murderer James "Whitey" Bulger was moved to a prison in West Virginia, despite knowing that confirmed violent, gangsters from Massachusetts were being housed there. Two violent gangsters discovered that Bulger would arrive at the prison shortly, actually both guards and inmates knew that Whitey was on the way. Bulger lasted less than twelve hours at Hazelton Prison. Two inmates are alleged to h...

Transcribed - Published: 25 August 2025

Send a text It appears that the case against Turleboy may be falling apart. The main witness in the case renamed the titles of video and articles to make them appear threatening to witnesses in this case, the state police didn't bother to check the evidence before presenting it to the grand jury, an obvious fraud upon the court. Some legal experts predict an evidentiary hearing featuring Mrs. Kate Peter, who openly admits she has had an ax to grind against her former employer Aiden Kearney. T...

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2025

Send a text The HBO film Trial 4, is a virtual hagiography for Sean Ellis. The HBO-Netflix documentary is so slanted in favor of Sean Ellis it is difficult to digest. In order to believe Sean Ellis is innocent, you'd have to believe that his uncle, best friend, and girlfriend were (are) lying. To our knowledge none of these witnesses, that tied Ellis directly to the brutal 1993, homicide recanted their testimony, why? Sean Ellis's co-defendant told the police Sean Ellis shot Det. Mulligan fiv...

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2025

Send a text Union Maine is a slice of Americana, a vestige of times past, the town was pulled into the twenty-first apparently by seventeen year old Devan Young. Its been reported that the crime scene, a 100 acre island within Crawford Pond, was a brutal one, with likely DNA transfer. Devan Young purportedly inserted himself into the investigation and attempted to lead Maine State Police away from the crime scene and Sunny's body. He was ultimately arrested and charged with murder, July 16, 2...

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025

Send a text Adam Lally had to explain his glaring incompetence in a murder case, unfortunately it was not in the Karen Read trial. The Norfolk County District attorney's office is both corrupt and incompetent. It is difficult to determine which crappy decision, lead to the intersection of incompetence and corruption, yet here we are. The NCDA's doesn't even have a professional case management system, which contributes to this ongoing fiasco, but the ADA's would not have the incomp...

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2025

Send a text In one of the most heart wrenching stories in New England crime history, in 1976 Andy Puglisi, went to a neighborhood pool, located in Lawerence, Massachusetts and was never heard from again. A man had been taking Polaroid pictures of kids at the pool for several weeks. Andy had given his mother one. Andy disappeared and despite thousands searching, he was not found. Two weeks later, a notorious pedophile, Wayne Chapman was arrested in Waterloo, NY. He possessed several children's...

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2025

Send a text Local authorities believe that Attorney Gary Zerola, raped and or sexually assaulted more than 20 women, since the 1990's. Zerola, was just convicted of rape and burglary, he was sentenced to 5-10 years in prison. This sentence comes on the heels of him, beating two separate rape trials, previously. Zerola's M.O. Gary flirts with pretty, young girls ply's them with tremendous amounts of alcohol. He then implies to the women, "It is time to pay him back" The story is as old as time...

Transcribed - Published: 14 July 2025

Send a text What a ride it's been! The most corrupt trial in American history is over. Judge Bev openly put her thumb on the scale of justice, that is simply a fact. Will she be reprimanded? counseled? questioned? No, simply no. Will there be a blue ribbon commission of Massachusetts State Police? No they've stated they'll remedy the planting of evidence, through a citizens police academy? Did you just chuckle? This IS happening. Massachusetts corruption continues unabated. That is the toughe...

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

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 unfortunately 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. a '"friend" saw his buddy flashing the glock and soon, desired it. He asked to see the ...

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

Send a text Karen Read found not guilty on 2nd degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident! She was found guilty of misdemeanor operating under the influence (of alcohol). The jury was attentive and asked several questions of the judge, they were dialed in, really couldn't ask for more. The jurors are taking media interviews and there are some commonalities- Trp. Bukenik came off as arrogant and petulant. The damage to John's arm, simply did not align with a car strike. Hank Brennan's ...

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2025

Send a text The Karen Read Case heads to the jury, What exactly have they retained? We'll know shortly, either way. Closing arguments were about what you'd expect. Allen Jackson, demolished the state's case from beginning to end. Hank Brennan, did a decent job in humanizing John to the jury, then Hank, proceeded to run from whatever evidence he had managed to produce. He tore into his own witnesses, including the medical examiner, a lot of question marks in his closing, he came across as whin...

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

Send a text Week 7-The Prosecution is struggling mightily, no witness to date has provided any overwhelming evidence of Karen Read’s guilt. Boston Patrol Officer Kelly Dever was a complete and utter disaster. She simply appeared to be lying, why is the only question. This witness actually used the words “False Memory” after saying she saw the Chief of police and ATF agent Brian Higgins for a long time, by themselves. What a S-Show! The week did not get any better for the prosecution as the we...

Transcribed - Published: 9 June 2025

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 what they needed. He came off as every engineer at a house party, Know it all, dismissive an...

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2025

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 already testified to the original data? Massachusetts, that's how. Regardless the new report su...

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2025

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 "Social Club" in Grove Hall, however it was merely a front for selling drugs. "God's" reign lasted about 4-5 year...

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2025

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 seaport district, during the first trial and the witness to KP's behavior further stated, that KP threaten...

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2025

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://bit.ly/4cSzYc3 Mass Live-https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/04/4-takeaways-from-karen-read-trial-texts-taillight-dama...

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

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. The murder of two working class guards turned the local population against the crew. The trial woul...

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2025

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 two potential culprits. Brian Albert and Brian Higgins. Colin Albert can no longer be consider...

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2025

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 shop, the following Halloween a fellow congregant Augusta Johnson had threatened in church that s...

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2025

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 solved! Please share this episode! The Disappearance of Maura Murray-Amazon-https://amzn...

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

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 continues as we head for trial 2. Please Share this episode!! TB Daily News-https://bit.ly/4bQD3ZT News ...

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

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 another felony, that's the level of intelligence that the FBI and other authorities were dealing with. T...

Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2025

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 video and Jen McCabe’s visit to Lt. Lank’s house, the day after John’s murder. This case is a mess a...

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

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. Kim was stabbed and slashed over 130 times. stomped and kicked countless times, but that wasn't ...

Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2025

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 Mcabe's infamous 2:27am "Hos long to die in the cold" google search. During a Daubert hearing, Richard Green revealed ...

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2025

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 family, there had been no death. Investigators found her dorm room fully packed up, with a note ...

Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2025

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. Don't forget that previous video handed over by the Commonwealth was missing the crucial 4...

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025

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" moved operations to the Federal Hill neighborhood of Providence, its remained there since 1952. Don't miss...

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025

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 broken bones. Does that make actual sense? The taillights. Karen leaves John's house at 5:08am, she departe...

Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2025

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. a '"friend" saw his buddy flashing the glock and soon, desired it. He asked to see the po...

Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025

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's how vile this crime was. The media coverage was gauged to be akin to the OJ Simpson ...

Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2025

Send a text Station 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 many things had to go wrong at the same time in this case and they did. The difference between life and death ...

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2024

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 were not aware that Tania Fernandes, married a convicted 1st degree murderer. The inmate, Tanzerio...

Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024

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 committed his first of many murders at age twenty-four. He was fully manipulated by Stevie Flemmi into committing the hom...

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

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 dunce and left a prescription bottle with his name and address on the bottle. Brown's backpack conta...

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

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 in the ladies room and over nine minutes, he stabbed her countless times, as she begged, repeate...

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024