Weve all been sentenced to a lifetime of pain, heartache and loss. This criminal deers is of the same. He was convicted of raping, strange his math teach tore death in danvers high back in october of 2013 before toughing her body in the woods behind the school. A loss of colleen breaks my heart but not just for myself it. Breaks for the with that will never get to have miss ritzer as their beloved teacher. It breaks the ritzer family who will always have an empty chair at their holiday table. Reporter because of a reasonable ruling when it comes to juveniles convicted of firstdegree murder chisolm would be eligible for parole. David althoughy sentenced him to serve as least 40 years behind bars before that possibility comes up. When something terms happens people will often say it could always be worse. It is difficult for this to, this court to imagine what could be worse for an individual or a family to endure than the brutal and senseless murder of colleen. Cried in court left the c
Minor and he has the chance of probably now after spending 40 years in prison. So a judge now sentencing chisolm to prison for raping and murdering Colleen Ritzer. Sentences will be served at the same time and as you were saying because of hisage he does have the possibility of parole after 40 years so earlier today family and friends of Colleen Ritzer gave their victim impact statements which is what always happens before a judge decides on the sentence including colleens mother who called chisolm evil. I wish i could have helped colleen but no one could have helped her that day because no one knew what evil sat in her classroom that day. That moment in time has forever changed my family and my family familys lives. Anchor chisolms mother was also in court today and she said that she knows no one has suffered more than colleen ritz ritzers family. Here on 7 news at 4 30 a man. Anchor that man wassing aly already under investigation live in quincy with all of the detail for us. Dan . R
Jurors took a deep breath when shown pictures of ritzers body. The pictures passed by hand being sparing her mother from the site. Chisolm looked away as classmates who still call him a friend describe the accused killers and seemingly unaffect unaffected demeanor the day ritz ritzer was killed. One teen says he offered to help chisolm with the bin he was dragging to the woods but he says chris. Waived him off insisting he didnt want any help. The judge is hoping to get this case wrapped up before christmas of he the jury today it appears to be going well. Ahead of schedule. Testimony resumes on monday. In salem, dan hausle, 7 news. Anchor we are following more news mere today of a pan fighting for his life after a serious assault in boston it. Happened in the area of washington street and east lenox street just before 3 30 this morning. Officials say the in a an was taken to Boston Medical Center where he was lifethreatening injuries. Police are still investigating. In brighton an apa
That anybody would create a situation like this. Anchor at home that night mcneil didnt even have anyone to tell about what happened because his fiance say was out with friends. He is my hero every day. I dont feel i am a here i feel we did the best we could. We got dealt a bad hand and we just did the best you can with it and im just so thrilled that everybody was safe and it all worked out well. Anchor the drivers case was scheduled to governor before Labor Relations council today. The general manager of the t saying that he would get a report from them and he would decide what discipline if any is called for. Anchor 7 news now turning to your weather. Some december downpours moving in this evening. The rain is expected to last throughout the night. Lets get right over to Pete Bouchard here with more on the forecast. Pete, dos this mean well be los losing the warm weather . P. Anchor we will eventually its a slow slide, not a big drop off. This weather system is not power powerful en
People. Injured. The government is working with french authorities to identify the victims and live pictures now about 3 00 in the afternoon in paris and there is still a heavy military and Police Presence on the streets there. The president vowing to combat these terrorists by all means anywhere inside or outside of the country. Several other countries are offering support. We have Team Coverage of the terror in paris this morning and we begin with 7s Nicole Oliverio. Nicole . The stepped up security we can tell you right now the eiffel tower remains closed until further notice. As you mentioned, there were many people injured. Were being told about 300 and nearly 100 of those are considered critical. A night of terror in paris. Gunmen in and suicide bombers coordinate adtax in six different locations late friday including a coner is hall, 127 people confirmed dead. Mote of them were inside the bat bata clan where concert goers were being held hostage before. A huge panic and the terr