Weird Distractions

The Roxbury Murders

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Sometimes our distractions need to be educational - especially when discussing injustices. This week, Alex and Christie weave through the Roxbury murders, which took place almost 42 years ago. 13 women were murdered between January 1979 to May 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts leading the Roxbury (and surrounding areas) to be concerned about safety and protection. Because all but one victim were from a marginalized society, police and media seemingly did not pay much attention to the horrific happenings going on around the city. Need a distraction? We got you. 

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Resources:

  • Newspapers.com
  • The Yale University Press – “The Combahee River Collective” – By Adolph Reed Jr – no date posted
  • Boston.com article – “11 black women were murdered in Boston 40 years ago. A local article is remembering them across the city” By Dialynn Dwyer – February 20th, 2019. 
  • The Boston Globe Article – “Eight Black Woman is Slain – Strangled with Cord” – By: Douglas S Crocket – April 28th, 1979 
  • The Boston Globe Article – “Police pieced together victim’s final hours” by Fletcher Roberts - April 30th, 1979. 
  • The Boston Globe article – “Woman found slain in Dorchester - the second victim in two days” - by Gerald F Weidman - April 29th, 1979 
  • The Boston Globe Article – “Woman, 23, slain in Allston” by: Timothy Dwyer – January 1st, 1980 
  • The Boston Globe Article – “Police Check Slain Woman’s Background” – By Fletcher Roberts – April 16th, 1979
  • The Boston Globe Article – “Witness: Man Seen with Victim” – by: Joseph Harvey – July 24th, 1979
  • Boston Globe Article – “Brown Cleared in Stinson Murder” – by: Joseph Harvey & Carmen Fields – July 28th, 1979 
  • Boston Globe Article – “Roxbury man acquitted in slaying of nurse aide” – author unknown – May 5th, 1980 
  • Boston Globe Article – “Boston lawyers split on impact of decision” – by Judy Foreman – July 6th, 1984 
  • Boston Globe Article – “More Than Names” - Author not listed - April 1st, 1979 
  • The Leader-Telegram Article – “Court to decide an illegally obtain evidence rule” - author unknown - Monday June 27th, 1983 
  • Say Her Name website 
  • New Women’s Times article – Volume 5 Issue 13 – June 22nd – July 5th, 1979. 
  • Mattofboston website – “Black Lives Matter: Boston Racism: Cops, Feds and Media: Part 7 of 10” – By: Matthew T. Connolly – May 4th, 2016 
  • Masscases.com website 
  • The Harvard Crimson website – “Women March in Boston, Protest Roxbury Killings” By: Cheryl R. Devall – April 20th, 1979 
  • the Harvard Crimson website – “Seven Too Many” - no author listed - April 17th, 1979 
  • Journal de La Rena (World News Today) website – Crimes Against Black Women: Four Cases – By: La Rena – August 29th, 2007 
  • JUSTIA LAW website – Genius V. Pepe, 986 F Supp. 668 (D. Mass. 1997) 
  • JUSTIA LAW website – COMMONWEALTH vs. OSBORNE – 387 MASS. 488 
  • JUSTIA LAW website – COMMONWEALTH vs. DENNIS PORTER – 384 MASS. 647 
  • JUSTIA LAW website – Everard Genius, Petitioner. Appellant, v. Peter Pepe, Jr, Respondent, Apppelle, 50 F.3d 60 (1st Cir. 1995) 
  • The New Yorker article – “Until Black Women are Free, None of Us Will Be Free” - by: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor – July 20th, 2020 
  • www.dictionary.com 
  • The Big Book of Serial Killers by Jack Rosewood and Rebecca Lo – the Boston Strangler (pages 57 – 60) 
  • MS Magazine article – “Black Herstory: Who is Killing Us?” – By Terrion Williamson – February 13th, 2012 

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