Massachusetts authorities investigating the 1972 murder of a 13-year-old altar boy have determined that a defrocked Roman Catholic priest who recently died was his killer, bringing an end to a cold case that remained unsolved for nearly half a century.
The investigation into the 1972 murder of a 13-year-old altar boy in Chicopee, Massachusetts has been closed after investigators obtained additional information about a recently-deceased priest connected to the case. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said in a press conference Monday he had sought an arrest warrant for the priest, Richard Lavigne, after recently obtaining new admissions from Lavigne. However,.
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Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni will give a significant update Monday in the murder investigation of Danny Croteau, an altar boy who was found dead in Chicopee, Massachusetts almost 50 years ago.
Gulluni will announce developments in the thirteen-year-old boy s homicide investigation at noon in Springfield. Gulluni will be joined by members of the boy s family. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Danny Croteau’s remains were recovered by law enforcement authorities on April 15, 1972. Father Richard Lavigne, the family’s parish priest, was the only person to ever be publicly named as a suspect in the case, though he was never charged with Croteau’s killing, according to WWLP.