Richard J. Hanson ignored his son’s desperate pleas and allegedly continued to beat his wife Saturday, a fatal attack that took place two days after 54-year-old Nancy M. Hanson had obtained a restraining order against her husband, according to court documents and prosecutors.
The fate of Christopher L. Ferguson Jr. now rests with the criminal justice system, which will likely weigh his alleged crimes against his mental state at the time prosecutors say he killed three people.
This new information in the Newton slayings raises the possibility that the man already charged with killing one of the victims may soon be charged with the other two murders as well.
NEWTON The community of Sacred Heart and Our Lady Help of Christians Collaborative has been clinging to their faith and community while reeling from the murder of three elderly parishioners.