Saturday, January 19, 2013
Co-Defendant called to the stand on Day 4 of cold case murder trial.
Michael Ferreira threatened to kill Walter Shelley and Edward Alan Brown if they ever talked about the events that led the death of Tewksbury teen Johnny McCabe in a vacant lot in Lowell in September, 1969. But that's exactly what Brown did Friday on Day 4 of Ferreira's 1st Degree Murder trial in Woburn's Middlesex Superior Court. Brown recounted how fellow Tewksbury High students Ferreira, 16, and Shelley, 18, came to his home on the night of Sept. 26 and recruited him in a mission to find the 15-year-old McCabe and "teach him a lesson" for flirting with Shelley's 13-year-old girlfriend, Marla Shiner. Brown said they found McCabe hitchhiking on Route 38, after having left a dance at the Knights of Columbus. He said Ferreira got out of …
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Hearing on Fereira's status ends, decision pending.
More than 41 years after prosecutors say he participated in the murder of Tewksbury teen Johnny McCabe, Walter Shelley was arraigned Tuesday in Lowell Superior Court. Shelley, 60, one of three men indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury in connection with the 1969 slaying of the 15-year-old, is charged with first-degree murder and intimidation of a witness. According to a spokesperson for District Attorney Gerry Leone, Shelley, the only defendant who still lives in Tewksbury, is scheduled to be back in court on July 5 for pre-trial conferencing. Bail was continued at $500,000, which Shelley posted a few weeks ago. Edward Brown, 59, of Londonderry, NH, whose answers during an interrogation by investigators in March led to arrests in the …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Case will be moved to Superior Court.
UPDATED: 9 p.m. Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone announced today that three men have been indicted by a Grand Jury on charges connected to the 1969 murder of Tewksbury teen Johnny McCabe. Alan Brown, 59, of Londonberry, NH, was indicted on one count of manslaughter. Walter Shelley, 60, of Tewksbury, was indicted on one count of first degree murder and one count of intimidation of a witness. Michael Ferreira, 57, of Salem, NH, was indicted on one count of perjury for lying to the Grand Jury. Because Ferreira was 15 at the time of the incident, he is also being charged in juvenile court on one count of first degree murder. Prosecutors have filed a motion to have Ferreira charged as an adult. That hearing has been continued to June 15…
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest parent at your play group.
Here are five pieces of information to help make you the smartest kid on the playground. 1. Quote of the Day: "In my experience, in cases like this, there is an expectation of death. Once you tie the neck, you either don't care if he lives or dies or you intended for him to die." Forensics expert and former FBI agent Mark Sarafik, commenting on the murder of Johnny McCabe and the assertion by one defendant that the death itself was accidental. 2. Today's Weather Forecast: If you liked yesterday's weather, you'll love today's sequel. According to the NWS, today there are showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 51. East wind between 9 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Tonight, there will be …
Monday, May 16, 2011
With Grand Jury indictments against three suspects expected soon, we look back on what we know about the case to this point.
Though no one in the office of District Attorney Gerry Leone's office will go on the record to confirm, all indications are that a Middlesex County Grand Jury will hand down indictments shortly against Walter Shelley, Michael Ferreira and Edward Brown in connection with the 1969 murder of Johnny McCabe, a 15-year-old Tewksbury High student. At that point, the case will shift from District Court to Middlesex County Superior Court, either in Lowell or Woburn. In the meantime, here are 10 facts we know about the case to this point. Brown finally cracks A tip broke open the McCabe murder case in March. According to court documents, that tip led police to haul in Brown for questioning. During that interview, he finally cracked and admitted his…
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Brown arrested at his home Sunday night.
Edward Alan Brown, already facing a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Johhny McCabe of Tewksbury back in 1969, has been arrested again, this time at his home in Londonderry, NH. According to the web site www.londonderrynh.net, Brown allegedly threatened to kill his wife and then himself with a .38 caliber handgun. He allegedly made the threat while at work in Salem, Sunday evening. Londonderry Police learned about the threat and that night, according to the web site, they attempted to call the Brown home. The first call was answered and then quickly disconnected. Several other attempts went directly to voice mail. At 10:12 p.m. Dispatch successfully reached Brown at his home and convinced him to step outside the home to …
Friday, April 29, 2011
Bits of knowledge to help you be the smartest person in the bleachers at a youth sports game this weekend.
Here are five pieces of information to help you be the smartest person in your third period Algebra class. 1. Today's Forecast: A spectacular start to what promises to be a spectacular weekend. According to the NWS, today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming southwest between 11 and 14 mph. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. 2. By The Numbers: $3.96. As of April 26, the average cost of a gallon of gas in Tewksbury was $3.96 a gallon. 3. Quote of the Day: “There was never a time when I forgot him." Carol "Maggie" Coffey, speaking of the late Johnny McCabe, murdered in 1969. 4. It's Happening Today: Today is a perfect day to take in…
Monday, April 25, 2011
Michael Ferreira faces charges related to the 1969 murder of Johnny McCabe. Reactions of Salem residents ranged from fear to indifference.
In 1999, Michael Ferreira moved to Salem, NH. Last week he returned to Massachusetts to defend himself against the charge of murdering a Tewksbury boy over 40 years ago, and reactions to the news in his adopted hometown have been varied. For many people living and working in Salem, a town of approximately 30,000 people just over the Massachusetts border on I-93, have largely either been too busy with their daily lives to have heard the news that an alleged murderer was living in their midst or were too busy to think much about it. “It’s just kind of a pointless question to ask because nobody obviously knew that he had committed a murder,” said Kim LaFrance, who works at Barnes and Noble on Route 28. “Murder is obviously a big deal, and it’…
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1:08 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013
Makes me sick to think this group of friends would not only commit this crime but would hold this secret for over 40 years more ›