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Main South Woodsman
The Main South Woodsman is an unidentified serial killer who murdered between three and five prostitutes in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 2002 to 2007. His nickname derives from the Main South neighborhood, where he picked up most of his victims. The prime suspect in the murders, Alex Scesny, was identified in 2008, due to the fact he had a history of sexual abuse and was suspected in the murder of a sex worker.
1988 · MassachusettsUnsolvedNew Bedford Highway Killer
The New Bedford Highway Killer is an unidentified serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least nine women and the disappearances of two additional women in New Bedford, Massachusetts, between March 1988 and April 1989. The killer is also suspected to have assaulted numerous other women. All the killer's victims were known prostitutes or had struggles with addiction.
2004 · MassachusettsMissingDisappearance of Maura Murray
On February 9, 2004, Maura Murray, a 21‑year‑old nursing student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, disappeared after a single‑vehicle crash on Route 112 near Woodsville, a village in the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, United States. Earlier that afternoon, she had emailed her professors and work supervisor to say she would be away for a week due to a death in the family, which her relatives later said…
2000 · MassachusettsUnsolvedKilling of Molly Bish
The murder of Molly Anne Bish is an unsolved child murder that occurred in Warren, Massachusetts, after 16-year-old high-school student Molly Anne Bish disappeared while working as a lifeguard on June 27, 2000. Her disappearance led to the most extensive and expensive search for a missing person ever undertaken in the state of Massachusetts. In June 2003, Bish's remains were found in Hampden County, 5 mi (8 km) from…
1978 · MassachusettsUnsolvedBlackfriars Massacre
The 1978 Blackfriars Massacre, also known as the Blackfriars murders, is an unsolved Irish mob and/or Italian-American Mafia massacre that occurred on 18 June 1978, at Blackfriars bar in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Five people were killed, including former Channel 7 investigative news anchorman, Jack Kelly, allegedly over a robbery gone wrong.
1994 · MassachusettsUnsolvedDavid Cox
David Vernon Cox (November 27, 1966; died 1994) was a U.S. Marine who was found killed in Medfield, Massachusetts. Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play A Few Good Men and its 1992 film adaptation were based partly on events that Cox was a part of while he was in the Marines.
1988 · MassachusettsUnsolved
Murder of Melissa Ann Tremblay
The murder of Melissa Ann Tremblay is an unsolved child murder which occurred in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on the afternoon of September 11, 1988, in which an eleven-year-old girl from Salem, New Hampshire, was beaten, then murdered by three stab wounds to her torso before her body was intentionally left upon a section of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Her partially severed body was discovered beneath a freight train…
1961 · MassachusettsMissing
Disappearance of Joan Risch
On October 24, 1961, Joan Carolyn Risch (née Bard; also known as Joan Nattrass), a 31-year-old housewife, disappeared under mysterious circumstances from her home in Lincoln, Massachusetts. That afternoon, a neighbor discovered a trail of blood leading from the house to the driveway after Risch's young daughter returned from a playdate to find her mother missing. Several unconfirmed sightings of a disoriented woman…
1925 · MassachusettsMissingDisappearance of Alice Corbett
Alice M. Corbett (born March 3, 1905 — disappeared November 13, 1925) was an American woman who went missing in 1925 from her residence hall at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Her case remains unsolved.
1934 · MassachusettsMissingDisappearance of Etta Riel
Etta H. Riel (May 4, 1914 – disappeared November 22, 1934) was an American woman who disappeared from Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1934. Her missing person case remains unsolved.
1989 · MassachusettsMissingDisappearance of Melanie Melanson
Melanie Jo Melanson (born November 1, 1974) is a missing teenager from Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She vanished while at a party on October 27, 1989; at first, investigators believed she fled to Florida. However, subsequent investigations by both authorities and a private investigator have turned up no leads.
Year unknown · MassachusettsMissingTrevor Moore
Trevor Oakley Moore (born August 13, 1985) is an American sailor, born in Boston and raised in Scituate, Massachusetts. Moore moved to Florida at the age of 6 and lived there until he was 14. He then moved full-time to Pomfret, VT with his father John Moore at the age of 14.
1965 · MassachusettsMissingDisappearance of Andy Puglisi
The disappearance of Angelo "Andy" Puglisi (born September 2, 1965) is an unsolved case of a 10-year-old American boy who went missing on August 22, 1976, from the Higgins Memorial pool across the street from his apartment in the Stadium Housing Projects, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
1874 · MassachusettsUnsolved
Louis B. Allyn
Lewis B. Allyn (Louis) (July 3, 1874 – May 7, 1940, in Westfield, Massachusetts) was an American chemistry professor and influential figure in the pure food movement at the time of his murder. He was teaching at Westfield Teachers College and contributing as a pure foods expert for McClure's magazines at the time of his shooting. His is the only unsolved murder in the history of Westfield, Massachusetts.
Year unknown · MassachusettsUnsolvedMurder of Holly Piirainen
Holly Kristen Piirainen (January 19, 1983 – August 5, 1993) was a 10-year-old American murder victim from Grafton, Massachusetts. She and her brother had been visiting their grandparents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, when Holly was murdered. Her murder remains unsolved.
1994 · Worcester, MassachusettsMissingKevin Harkins
Kevin Harkins, 36 at the time, was last known to be in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 15, 1994. NamUs case MP155614.
2026 · West Springfield, MassachusettsMissingNathan DeVoie
Nathan DeVoie, 52 at the time, was last known to be in West Springfield, Massachusetts on August 4, 2026. NamUs case MP161851.
1973 · Spencer, MassachusettsMissingCarol Rodriguez
Carol Rodriguez, 29 at the time, was last known to be in Spencer, Massachusetts on August 4, 1973. NamUs case MP23624.
2021 · Saugus, MassachusettsUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Saugus, Massachusetts (2021)
An unidentified man was found in Saugus, Massachusetts on December 20, 2021. No name has been established. NamUs case UP93566.
1985 · Mansfield, MassachusettsUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Mansfield, Massachusetts (1985)
An unidentified man was found in Mansfield, Massachusetts on January 26, 1985. No name has been established. NamUs case UP57741.
1988 · Gilbertsville, MassachusettsMissingJames Lacouture
James Lacouture, 35 at the time, was last known to be in Gilbertsville, Massachusetts on October 29, 1988. NamUs case MP36322.
2020 · Billerica, MassachusettsMissingAnna Lisa Goulder
Anna Lisa Goulder, 37 at the time, was last known to be in Billerica, Massachusetts on March 24, 2020. NamUs case MP72018.
2026 · Bridgewater, MassachusettsUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Bridgewater, Massachusetts (2026)
An unidentified man was found in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on June 6, 2026. No name has been established. NamUs case UP162493.
1999 · Springfield, MassachusettsMissingElizabeth Diaz
Elizabeth Diaz, 29 at the time, was last known to be in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 7, 1999. NamUs case MP93752.