Edwin Alemany, convicted for the brutal murder of Amy Lord of South Boston in a Hyde Park forest in July, 2013, today asked a federal judge to free him because, he claims, his trial attorneys were "ineffective" in going with an insanity defense. Read more.
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that Edwin Alemany got a fair trial and will spend the rest of his life in prison for stabbing and strangling Amy Lord to death in Stony Brook Reservation - and for attacking two other women - in 2013. Read more.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that Boston Police had the right to demote a police detective because of errors he made in two cases - including a violent Mission Hill attack and robbery in which he failed to interview suspect Edwin Alemany before Alemany went on to kidnap and murder Amy Lord just a few months later. Read more.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted Edward Alemany, 30, of murdering Amy Lord in July, 2013, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. The verdict means an automatic sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
Jury selection begins today in Suffolk Superior Court for the trial of Edward Alemany, 30, charged with first-degree murder for the July 23, 2013 death of Amy Lord of South Boston.
Alemany is charged with forcing Lord to drive around to ATMs to get him money before killing her and dumping her body in the woods of Stony Brook Reservation on the Hyde Park/West Roxbury line.
Alemany also faces charges for three other attacks in South Boston and Mission Hill.
Innocent, etc.
Authorities today announced the indictment of Edwin Alemany for the murder of South Boston resident Amy Lord and attacks on three other women - two within 24 hours of Lord's death.
Boston Police report a lieutenant and two sergeants up the chain of command from Det. Jerome Hall Brewster have been reprimanded for failing to ensure Brewster followed through in an investigation of Edward Alemany after he allegedly attacked a woman on Mission Hill. Alemany is now charged with kidnapping and murdering Amy Lord in July.
According to a statement from BPD:
The Globe reports.
Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley's remarks at a press conference this morning:
Earlier this morning, I authorized a warrant charging Edwin Alemany with murder for the July 23rd homicide of Amy E. Lord at the Stony Brook Reservation in Hyde Park.
Set for Monday at 7 p.m. at the Tynan School cafeteria, 650 E 4 St.
The recent violence and tragic murder of Amy Lord have had a profound impact on South Boston. Our hearts are with Amy's family and friends in Wilbraham and we share in their grief. Monday's meeting will allow us to listen to our community's concerns, share information and hopefully ease some of the fear in the wake of these senseless attacks," Congressman Stephen F. Lynch said.
Officials from local, state and federal law-enforcement agencies have been asked to attend.
Amy Lord, white, female, 24, South Boston, 7/23: 11 stories, including an analysis of why she didn't run, a story about a neighborhood reeling in fear and a story in which reporters interviewed scared white suburban parents (including one who used to clip stories about urban murders to post on the family refrigerator).
Ultimate Self Defense writes:
In light of the recent attacks to women in South Boston, Ultimate Self Defense is offering free classes for women in the neighborhood. After Tuesday's murder of Amy Lord and the stabbing of a Gates Street woman also on Tuesday, Andrea Muccini, owner of Ultimate Self Defense, felt moved to help. "It's awful and frightening and we want to do this for our community," say Muccini.
Self defense classes will be offered on Mondays and Wednesday from 7pm-8pm at the dojo (12 B Street) for the month of August.
Surveillance photo provided by BPD, which blurred Lord's face.
Officials today released some details of what they said was one of Amy Lord's final hours before her murder yesterday in Hyde Park.
Boston Police report arresting Edwin Alemany, 28, for a stabbing attack early this morning on Gates Street in South Boston.
Police say the victim told officers he had been following her before she was attacked. "The victim was able to break free and escape from the suspect. The suspect fled toward Dorchester Street."
Officials say that Alemany has yet to be charged with Amy Lord's death - or a third attack on a woman in South Boston.
The Globe reports the woman whose body was found in Stony Brook Reservation yesterday was kidnapped and forced to withdraw money from ATMs before she was stabbed to death.
Friends are mourning the loss of Amy Lord, a 2011 graduate of Bentley University in Waltham who was working in search-engine optimization for Genuine Interactive in the South End.
UPDATE: Police say Amy Lord was murdered in the forest.
UPDATE: Victim identified; murder might be related to another South Boston stabbing.
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