ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Suffolk County, MA

The Sinclair Homicide (1983)

Unsolved homicide from 1983 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
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1983

    Body discovered near Ironwood; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1984

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

  3. 1994

    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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the_index1 day ago

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

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openrecords5 hours ago

Two witness statements describe the same jacket but were taken eleven months apart by different detectives. Worth reconciling.

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