Boston Criminal Lawyers Blog
Kevin Ireland, 54 of Gloucester, Massachusetts, was arrested yesterday for the murder of a woman in a Gloucester funeral home that occurred 34 years ago. Also charged with murder was Norman Pike of San Francisco, who was the grandson of the funeral home owner and who fled the Gloucester area shortly after the murder and began using the alias “Dan Franklin.”
Norman Pike was arrested this past Monday by officers from various agencies, including the Gloucester Police Department and Massachusetts State Police. At this time, he has contested rendition from California and it could take up to 3 months to have him brought to Massachusetts to be arraigned on Murder charges in Gloucester District Court.
The Essex County District Attorney’s Office alleges that Ireland, Pike, and a third man who is now deceased, went to rob the funeral home’s safe. During the robbery, it is believed the victim walked in on the two men and was then murdered.
Despite this murder having gone unsolved for 34 years, investigators from the Gloucester Police Department and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office recently reviewed the case and began re-interviewing witnesses who had been questioned at the time. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office reports that, as a result of those re-interviews, police were able to secure arrest warrants for Kevin Ireland and Norman Pike.
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