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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Suffolk County, MA

The Sable Creek Murders (1977)

Unsolved homicide from 1977 in Suffolk County, MA. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1977

    Body discovered near Sable Creek; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1978

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1998

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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2 filed
the_index6 hours ago

Newspaper coverage from the following month quotes a detail that never appears in any filing. Someone briefed a reporter.

260 agree
fieldnotes_921 week ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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