Sean Goggin

Date of Incident: 3/11/1951

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 20 year old male was shot at 191 Fairhaven Road on 3-11-1951. Goggin had recently came to the USA from his native Ireland and was staying with a family there. Two males about 30 years old came to the door and fired a gun killing Goggin. One of the suspects dropped his brown seal colored felt hat, size 7 Skyline model made by Merrimac Hat Co. of Amesbury, MA.

Stella Brown

Date of Incident: 4/18/1965

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 49 year old female was beaten and thrown from a motor vehicle on 4-18-1965.

Theodore Clayton

Date of Incident: 8/1/1965

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 31 year old male was shot to death on 8-1-1965 while in St. John's Cemetery

John Zuromsky

Date of Incident: 10/16/1967

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 51 year old male was shot to death inside of Jack and Felicia's Cafe on 10-16-1967. The initial scene had the victim beaten with a sledge hammer but autopsy showed the victim was shot.

Sarah Cox

Date of Incident: 11/3/1967

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 21 year old female was strangled to death on 11-3-1967.

Ronald Clarkson

Date of Incident: 9/3/1973

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 49 year old male was murdered on 9-3-1973 at Salem Street and Myrtle Street. Clarkson was bludgeoned to death with a large rock.

Robert 'Hippy' Parini

Date of Incident: 10/31/1973

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 26 year old male was shot in the head on 10-31-1973 at 208 Pleasant Street. Suspect is a Spanish male wearing a blue jacket and dark pants.

Vicki Lee Lamberton

Date of Incident: 2/1/1974

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 24 year old female missing since 2-1-1974.

Anthony Mattero

Date of Incident: 11/13/1977

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 53 year old male was murdered at Gold Street and Summit Street on 11-13-1977. He had been run over by his car, which had been recovered two days later across from 79 Illinois Street. The vehicle was a 1973 brown Cadillac.

Louise 'Gidget' Gomes

Date of Incident:  1/10/1979

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 29 year old female was stabbed to death at 718 Main Street on 1-10-1979. Her body was found in the rear alley.

Robert Larges

Date of Incident: 7/11/1979

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 52 year old male was murdered on 7-11-79 while working at his liquor store at 82 Millbury Street by three unknown suspects. The perpetrators were not caught and the case went unsolved. In 2003 while reviewing the evidence in this case, Lieutenant David Grady located latent prints, which were developed from a carton of cigarettes that were dropped by the killer during the shooting. These latent prints were not mentioned in the written narratives.

In 1979, neither the WPD nor Massachusetts had an AFIS computer. One of these latent prints was searched in the State AFIS computer by Grady, and after 24 years, a suspect was identified. Further investigation determined that the suspect himself had been murdered in Puerto Rico in the 1990s.

Florence Horton

Date of Incident: 11/28/1980

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 71 year old female was stabbed to death at 11 Salem Street on 11-28-1980. She was attacked by an unknown intruder described as a white male 5'8" stalky build with a mustache.

Joseph Dufresne

Date of Incident: 5/6/1981

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 48 year old male was stabbed to death at 244 Chandler Street (Sheridan's Tavern) on 5-6-1981. Warrants had been sought for a Jose Antonio Melendez 11-3-1954 of 5 King Street. Melendez was never located and warrants are still in effect.

Charles McArthhur

Date of Incident: 9/14/1982

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 39 year old male missing since 9-14-1982. Was last seen on Shrewsbury Street at the Italian Kitchen Restaurant.

Ethel Bosworth

Date of Incident: 10/12/1982

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 24 year old female was murdered on 10-12-1982. She died of multiple blunt trauma after being run over by a motor vehicle on Crescent Street.

Marion Kerswell

Date of Incident: 12/23/1982

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 59 year old female missing since 12-23-1982 from 31 Margin Street.

John Mineau

Date of Incident: 6/30/1984

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 1 year old male died on 6-30-1984 at 163 1/2 Grand Street on the 3rd floor.

Patricia Gonyea

Date of Incident: 10/22/1984

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 17 year old female was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to death on the railroad tracks near Southgate Street on 10-22-1984. Gonyea was found outside the window well of the Branson Wire Company.

Brian MacAlister

Date of Incident: 5/2/1987

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 30 year old male was shot in the head while in the front seat of his car which was parked at 48 Millbury Street (Billy's Lounge) on 5-2-1987.

Patricia Evans

Date of Incident: 8/8/1987

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 30 year old female was the victim of a sexual assault and strangulation. She was murdered on 8-8-1987 at 118 Piedmont Street.

Guy Barnes

Date of Incident: 12/4/1987

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 82 year old male was stabbed in the chest at his kitchen table at 118 Norfolk Street on 12-4-1987.

UPDATE: Forensic testing is to begin soon.

Angela Jones

Date of Incident: 1/31/1989

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 23 year old female was stabbed to death and dumped out of a car at the loading dock at 60 Mason Street on 1-31-1989. The suspect vehicle is a small, dark vehicle with a broken window.

Nereida Melendez

Date of Incident: 6/5/1989

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 17 year old female was found by her family on 6-6-1989 in Bell Hill Park after being reported missing the day before. Melendez was supposed to graduate from North High School on 6-5-1989 but never showed up to her graduation rehearsal at 9:00 AM. Melendez was last seen returning her work van to Sani-Mate on Shrewsbury Street.

UPDATE: Forensic evidence is currently being tested.

John Riley

Date of Incident: 8/5/1989

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 72 year old male was stabbed to death at 16 Millbury Street on 8-5-1989. He had 29 stab wounds to the neck and chest.

Helbert Moreno

Date of Incident: 12/10/1989

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 41 year old male was found shot to death in the hallway of his apartment at 353 Chandler Street on 12-10-1989. Investigation revealed that Moreno was involved in selling narcotics.

Loi Vo

Date of Incident: 7/25/1990

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 26 year old male was stabbed in the chest at 88 Birch Street on 7-25-1990.

Donald Wallace

Date of Incident: 1/1/1991

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 37 year old male was last seen on 1-1-1991 at May Street and Park Avenue.

Edward Morlock

Date of Incident: 5/18/1991

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 52 year old male was shot multiple times during an armored car heist outside the Shaw's on 490 Lincoln Street on 5-18-1991.

Bruce Wood

Date of Incident: 9/23/1991

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 28 year old male was stabbed on a Chestnut Street sidewalk by a robber who had fled with his wallet on 9-23-1991. Bruce P. Wood looked at his frightened 5 year old son, Bruce Jr., and whispered, "I love you."

Trevor Rose

Date of Incident: 9/25/1991

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 35 year old male was shot in the chest on Jacques Avenue on 9-25-1991. Investigation suggests it was a low level drug transaction that went awry.

John Volungis

Date of Incident: 2/3/1992

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 21 year old male was found at his home at 5 Porter Street on 2-3-1992. He died as a result of multiple stab wounds. Volungis had enlisted in the military and was scheduled to leave shortly.

Antoinette Perkins

Date of Incident: 4/7/1992

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 31 year old female was found on Bailey Road on 4-7-1992. The cause of death was undetermined skeletal remains.

Richard Gragowski

Date of Incident: 6/15/1992

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 39 year old was bludgeoned to death on 6-15-1992 in the rear of the gas station at Main Street and Lagrange Street. Gagowski was a homeless male with a history of alcohol abuse.

UPDATE: Forensic evidence located at the scene is currently being tested.

Jose 'Apache' Esquilin

Date of Incident: 8/5/1992

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 36 year old male was shot to death at 26 Woodbine Street on 8-5-1992. He was believed to be involved in the sale of illegal narcotics. Investigation suggests it was a drug robbery.

Paulette Andrea

Date of Incident: 9/22/1992

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 43 year old female was found strangled in Crompton Park on 9-22-1992. She was last seen with her husband leaving Barney Googles bar on Washington Street.

Vicki Lehtinen

Date of Incident: 1/10/1993

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 41 year old female was found in the cellar of 115 Pleasant Street strangled to death on 1-10-1993. She was last seen with James Earl Johnson who was arrested for the murder, but after a grand jury investigation, was released due to lack of sufficient evidence.

UPDATE: On May 11, 2011, the Worcester Police Department once again listed James Earl Johnson as a person in interest. The investigation is ongoing.

Sonia Blanco

Date of Incident: 2/4/1993

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 23 year old female was found dead on 2-4-1993, along with Evelyn Cruz. Blanco was found on 28 Dix Street. Both died as a result of manual strangulation and both were known prostitutes in the city.

Evelyn Cruz

Date of Incident: 2/4/1993

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 26 year old female was found dead on 2-4-1993, along with Sonia Blanco. Cruz was found on Summit Street. Both died as a result of manual strangulation and both were known prostitutes in the city.

Julio Velez

Date of Incident: 9/15/1993

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 22 year old male was shot to death at 8 Congress Street on 9-15-1993. Three male suspects were seen fleeing the scene.

Helen Chevalier

Date of Incident: 3/12/1994

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 27 year old female was reported missing late February 1994. Her body was discovered by a neighborhood youth on 3-12-1994 in the rear of 34 Beacon Street after a spring rain had melted away the snow.

UPDATE: Initially the cause of death was undetermined, but after new information in 2010, it was reclassified as a homicide.

Selso Cruz

Date of Incident: 7/19/1994

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 41 year old male was shot to death at his apartment at 34 Catherine Street on 7-19-1994. He was involved in the illegal sale of narcotics. Evidence would suggest he was tortured prior to being executed.

Robin Vaudreuil

Date of Incident: 4/19/1995

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 28 year old female missing since 4-19-1995. Vaudreuil is 5'1", 120 pounds, brown eyes and brown shoulder length hair.

Vincent Martin

Date of Incident: 12/28/1995

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 44 year old male was bludgeoned to death outside his apartment located at 578 Millbury Street on 12-28-1995. Martin was a cab driver in the city. He was last seen leaving Madigans Again on Millbury Street on 12-27-1995 after playing darts.

Isais Feliciano

Date of Incident: 1/3/1996

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 20 year old male was shot to death while walking up Pleasant Street in the area of Piedmont Street on 1-3-1996. Three male suspects were seen fleeing the scene toward Newbury Street.

Peter Alario

Date of Incident: 5/14/1996

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 46 year old male was bludgeoned to death in his apartment at 25 Eckman Street on 5-14-1996. Alario was involved in the sale of illegal narcotics.

Edwin Beltran

Date of Incident: 10/28/1996

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 24 year old male was shot in the back at 169 Tacoma Street on 10-28-1996. Beltran was believed to be the victim of a gang war that was going on at the time.

Herbert Mikell

Date of Incident: 5/2/1997

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 35 year old male was stabbed to death outside of 179 Pleasant Street on 5-2-1997.

Alfredo Burgos

Date of Incident: 8/17/1997

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 21 year old male died on 8-17-1997 outside of 50 Great Brook Valley Drive after being shot multiple times.

Eddy Reynoso

Date of Incident: 10/18/1997

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 25 year old male was shot to death on 10-18-1997 at his apartment located at 108 Piedmont Street. He was believed to be involved in the sale of illegal narcotics.

Marlon Santos

Date of Incident: 11/5/1998

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 5 month old male missing from 175 Eastern Avenue on 11-5-1998. Last seen by his foster mother who failed to report him missing for two days.

Eddy Wheeler

Date of Incident: 12/26/1998

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 26 year old male was shot to death in the rear of Honey Farms on Harding Street on 12-26-1998. He had been at Festa's Dog House on Millbury Street prior to the shooting and there was a large altercation between Wheeler and his friends and members of a local gang.

Florence Jett

Date of Incident: 12/31/1998

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 47 year old female was found dead at 12 Wellington Street, Apartment 2 on 12-31-1998. An autopsy showed she died of asphyxia and neck trauma. She was found unresponsive by her boyfriend.

Danny Guzman

Date of Incident: 12/24/1999

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 26 year old male was shot to death on 12-24-1999 outside 816 Main Street by Edwin Novas. Novas fled Worcester, MA after the homicide and currently has a warrant for his arrest in regards to the murder. His whereabouts are unknown.

Paul Mairano

Date of Incident: 12/26/1999

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 21 year old male was found in the trunk of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head. The vehicle, a gray 1999 Lexus CS300, was towed from the area of 108 Eastern Avenue prior to his body being discovered. He was last seen alive on 12-26-1999 by his father.

Juan Carlos Gonzalez

Date of Incident: 2/10/2001

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 22 year old male was shot to death on 2-10-2001 at an after hours party at 141 Chandler Street with approximately 20 to 30 witnesses. No witnesses came forward in the case. It was believed that Gonzalez was not the intended target of the shooting.

Elizabeth Matos

Date of Incident: 3/15/2001

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 16 year old female was shot dead along with William Vega while walking down Dewey Street on 3-15-2001.

William Vega

Date of Incident: 3/15/2001

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 19 year old male was shot dead along with Elizabeth Matos while walking down Dewey Street on 3-15-2001.

Candice Scola

Date of Incident: 7/5/2002

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 32 year old female brutally stabbed to death in her residence at 3 Knox Street. The last person to see her alive was her estranged husband.

Carlos Tirado

Date of Incident: 10/8/2002

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 34 year old male died as a result of a fall from the Worcester Center Parking Garage at 100 Front Street. Foul play is suspected in this death. A 911 call for service to his brother's address on the same day revealed his brother being shot in the arm.

Frank Vanney

Date of Incident: 8/1/2003

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 23 year old male was shot to death on 8-1-2003 along with Kwaku Osei-Owusu while seated in a car at the intersection of Franklin Street and Portland Street. A newer model white sedan with tinted windows was described as the suspect vehicle

Kwaku Osei-Owusu

Date of Incident: 8/1/2003

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 21 year old male was shot to death on 8-1-2003 along with Frank Vanney while seated in a car at the intersection of Franklin Street and Portland Street. A newer model white sedan with tinted windows was described as the suspect vehicle.

Andre Edmonds

Date of Incident: 7/18/2004

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 29 year old male was shot to death on 7-18-2004 at the Lakeside Avenue Housing Complex. Gang activity is suspected in this death.

Salorin Lopez

Date of Incident: 8/19/2004

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 24 year old victim was shot to death while seated in his car on Hawley Street on 8-19-2004. A female passenger was also struck by stray bullets but survived her injuries. Weeks earlier, Lopez was involved in a fight in a bar where his face was slashed. Gang activity is suspected in this death.

Waldemar Feliciano

Date of Incident: 12/26/2005

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 23 year old male missing from 63 Eastern Avenue since November of 2005. Spanish male, 5'7", 170 pounds, last seen by his girlfriend. Feliciano was involved in the sale of illegal narcotics.

Luis Acevedo

Date of Incident: 10/31/2007

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 24 year old male was shot on 10-31-09 at 4 N. Ashland Street along with Andrew Robinson.

Andrew Robinson

Date of Incident: 10/31/2007

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 29 year old male was shot on 10-31-09 at 4 N. Ashland Street along with Luis Acevedo.

Will Smith

Date of Incident: 8/21/2008

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 19 year old male was stabbed on 8-21-2008 at 59 N. Ashland Street after a fight broke out at a house party he was attending.

Patricia Santos

Date of Incident: 2/19/2009

Type of Incident: Missing Person

Synopsis: 36 year old female reported missing 2-19-2009 from 2 Sigourney Street. Santos was in a volatile relationship in the past and investigators are concerned.

Luis Rosario

Date of Incident: 4/12/2009

Type of Incident: Unsolved Homicide

Synopsis: 25 year old male was shot on 4-12-09 at 8 Hammond St. He was shot during an after hours party by a Spanish male late teens to early twenties who fled in a small 4 door vehicle.