Roslindale man found shot to death in Vermont while making deliveries for a Hyde Park produce company

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More concerning 3rd Homicide in 2 days with ROSLINDALE connections. Also Dedham police were chasing a Roslindale holdup suspect.

Just wondering if these are murders connected, or 2 out of 3 are

And it looked like one even before the update about the victim having a record.

So, they're in wholesale food distribution now?

Condolences to the VT victim and the others killed this week. I wasn't aware of the VT victim's drug history but it adds an interesting angle. I will say that transporting anything, including contraband, around New England (or anywhere) in a clean, well marked truck from a legitimate business might be one of the safest ways to avoid detection. Any driver could do it himself without ownership knowing. I'd also question if any of the earlier deliveries were COD (many small restaurants have no credit) and who knew how much cash he was carrying. It will be interesting if K9 or other means turns up any drugs or residue in the cargo hold.

In the rare case that a truck is stopped by police, patrol officers and road troopers aren't going to spend much time going through the cargo (if they open the back at all). State Police "truck teams" are scarce with weigh stations closed most of the time. Cops tend to aim for the low hanging fruit, so the thought is that a truck that hasn't been cleaned or cared for probably has some safety/maintenance violations too. Katsiroubas has always maintained clean looking trucks like the one shown. Cops are more likely to let something like that pass by than a filthy, poorly marked truck with the plate held on by one screw. A good test for the trusty but little used VT State Police homicide unit.