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Office of Chief Medical Examiner

35-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Greenfield Slaying 35-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Greenfield Slaying
35-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Of Greenfield Slaying A 35-year-old Berkshire County man has been identified as the body found dead inside a home in Greenfield on Monday, April 22, authorities announced.  Christopher Hairston, lastly of Pittsfield, was found inside the apartment on Chapman Street after neighbors called police to report a disgusting smell coming from inside, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. It's unclear how long he had been dead before he was located.  Original Report: Mass Man Accused Of Murder Arrested At New York Airport Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 42, who used to live at that apartment, was arrest…
Body Of Man Found Behind Framingham Restaurant ID'd As Employee Body Of Man Found Behind Framingham Restaurant ID'd As Employee
Body Of Man Found Behind Framingham Restaurant ID'd As Employee Police have identified the body of a man found dead behind a Framingham restaurant over the weekend  Anthony Junior Lopez was found behind Hot Table, where he worked.  The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine what caused his death.  Investigators ask anyone who saw something unusual near the 1 Worcester Road restaurant on Saturday night to contact investigators at 508-532-5923. Framingham police, State Police, and the Middlesex District Attorney's Office are investigating the incident. 
New Details Emerge In Triple-Fatal Plane Crash Whose Victims Included Woodstock 29-Year-Old New Details Emerge In Triple-Fatal Plane Crash Whose Victims Included Woodstock 29-Year-Old
New Details Emerge In Triple-Fatal Plane Crash Whose Victims Included Woodstock 29-Year-Old New details have emerged after a triple-fatal plane crash in northwestern Massachusetts in which one of the victims was a student pilot from Connecticut. The three victims are: Chad Davidson, age 29, of Woodstock, in Windham County, Connecticut Fredrika Ballard, age 53, of Southwick, Massachusetts (in Hampden County) William Hampton, age 68, of Indian Orchard, Massachusetts (also in Hampden County) Ballard owned Fly Lugu Flight School and Hampton was an instructor. Davidson was taking flying lessons, Massachusetts State Police said.  According to flight tracker data, the twin-engine …
Western Mass Plane Crash Victims ID'd; Student Pilot, Flight Instructor Among Dead Western Mass Plane Crash Victims ID'd; Student Pilot, Flight Instructor Among Dead
Western Mass Plane Crash Victims ID'd; Student Pilot, Flight Instructor Among Dead Investigators have identified the three people killed in a Sunday, Jan. 14, plane crash in Franklin County as a student pilot, his instructor, and the owner of a flight school.  They are:  William Hampton, age 68, of Indian Orchard Chad Davidson, age 29, of Woodstock, Connecticut Fredrika Ballard, age 53, of Southwick Ballard owned Fly Lugu Flight School and Hampton was an instructor. Davidson was taking flying lessons, Massachusetts State Police said.  Related: No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass According to flight tracker data, the twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 5…
Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton
Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton A 19-year-old girl died Tuesday, Jan. 2, when her car burst into flames after she crashed into a northbound median on I-495 in Middlesex County, authorities said.  The girl, whose name was not released pending family notification, wrecked her Nissan Altima near mile marker 55.2 in Hopkinton just after 1 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said. When troopers arrived, the car was in flames.  Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the scene after they extinguished the fire. Police contained, cleaned, and cleared the area by 6 p.m.  State police and the Office of Chief Medical …
Body Found In Pittsfield Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later Body Found In Pittsfield Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later
Body Found In Pittsfield Park ID'd By Police Nearly Month Later Police in Berkshire County say they have identified the man found dead in a Pittsfield park early last month, but they still don't know what killed him.  Luis Lopez-Lopez, 43, of most recently Pittsfield and Greenfield, was found by a city employee cutting brush at Wahconah Park on Oct. 10 around 10:45 a.m. The location where the body was found is not part of the Wahconah Park baseball field, police said on Friday, Nov. 3. Related: Decomposing Body Found Near Pittsfield Baseball Field: Police The Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s Office took on the case and was able to…
Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious' Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious'
Body Of 20-Year-Old Man Found In Stamford, Police Call Death 'Suspicious' Police are calling the death "suspicious" after a 20-year-old Hispanic man was found in a grassy area in Fairfield County. The man was found in Stamford around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18 near the pathway that connects Woodland Avenue and Walter Wheeler Drive. Capt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police said the man was found after the department received a 911 reporting a man lying on his back in the area. Stamford Fire and EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead, Scanlon said. The man has been identified by police, but his identity has not been released pending notific…
Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA
Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA An initial autopsy found that Dale Mooney, the man who died after a fight in the stands of a New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 17, suffered from an undisclosed medical issue and was not severely injured from the brawl, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday, Sept. 20.  The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will perform further testing to determine the cause and manner of Mooney's death, authorities said.  Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was a 30-year season ticket holder for the New England Patriots and was sitting with his wife in…
Equipment Fell On Boy, 2, Killing Him In Cohasset, Initial Investigation Suggests Equipment Fell On Boy, 2, Killing Him In Cohasset, Initial Investigation Suggests
Equipment Fell On Boy, 2, Killing Him In Cohasset, Initial Investigation Suggests The tragic death of a 2-year-old boy in Norfolk County has led to an investigation by the District Attorney's office as well as emotional turmoil for the people involved, officials and reports say. A 2-year-old died at a Cohasset auto body shop on Thursday, Aug. 31, according to David Traub, the communications director for the Norfolk District Attorney's Office. An initial investigation suggests a machinery part fell on the child in the area where mechanics were working on a piece of heavy equipment. The person operating the equipment carried the child to a nearby police station, and t…
Suspicious Death: Body Of Missing Stamford Man Found In Local Park Suspicious Death: Body Of Missing Stamford Man Found In Local Park
Suspicious Death: Body Of Missing Stamford Man Found In Local Park Stamford Police say the body of a missing man was found in an area park and the circumstances are "suspicious." The body of Jaquan Tahir Saez, age 21, of Stamford, was found shortly before 5 p.m. in Boccuzzi Park located at 200 Southfield Ave., said Capt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. After receiving a report of a dead body in the park, responding officers quickly confirmed the report, and the park was closed off to the public for preliminary investigation, Scanlon said.  Saez, a resident of the West Side, had previously been reported missing by his family. The departm…
Driver Dies In Fiery Crash Near Middlefield Intersection Driver Dies In Fiery Crash Near Middlefield Intersection
Driver Dies In Fiery Crash Near Middlefield Intersection A driver was killed in a fiery crash near a Connecticut intersection. It happened in Middlesex County at 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to Connecticut State Police. A vehicle was southbound in the Town of Middlefield on Miller Road near the intersection with Main Street when, for unknown reasons, it left the roadway and struck a tree, police said. The vehicle caught fire, and the Middlefield Fire Department responded and extinguished the blaze, according to the report. Police said the driver was found dead inside of the vehicle. State Police said due to the condition of the …
Man Who Had Done 'Odd Jobs' For Stamford Woman Charged In Her Murder Man Who Had Done 'Odd Jobs' For Stamford Woman Charged In Her Murder
Man Who Had Done 'Odd Jobs' For Stamford Woman Charged In Her Murder Stamford Police have arrested a city man for the murder of a 93-year-old woman found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Robert Simmons, 51, of Stamford, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 20, for the Wednesday, Sept. 25, murder of Isabella Mehner, said Stamford Police Lt. Michael A. Noto. Polic found Mehner at the bottom of a staircase after being asked to make a wellness check.  When officers responded to the home it appeared that she had have fallen down the staircase.  Through further investigation and with the assistance of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner …
Man Killed After Being Shoved To Ground Amid Large Crowd In Stamford, Police Say Man Killed After Being Shoved To Ground Amid Large Crowd In Stamford, Police Say
Man Killed After Being Shoved To Ground Amid Large Crowd In Stamford, Police Say Police are investigating the homicide of a man who died of a head injury during a gathering of a large raucous crowd in Stamford. The victim, 43-year-old Leobardo Quintero of Mexico, was found around 9:26 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, when the Stamford Police department's patrol division officers responded to the lower area of Alden Street near Stillwater Avenue for a report of an unconscious man, said Lt. Michael Noto. Responding officers found a "tumultuous scene" where there were numerous people surrounding the victim who was lying on the sidewalk going in and out of …