slides: Worcester’s 10 Most Unresolved Homicide Cases

Monday, October 27, 2014

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Between 2000-2013, 19% of Worcester's homicides remained unsolved. Here's a look at ten of unresolved crimes in the city over the past 40 years. From double shootings to stabbings and brutal beatings, here's ten deaths that have baffled Worcester police.

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Take a look at 10 of Worcester's Most Unresolved Homicide Cases. This list covers victims of homicide throughout the last 40 years.

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1. Guy Barnes

On December 4, 1987, at 118 Norfolk St, Guy Barnes, 82 years old, was stabbed to death in the chest while sitting at his kitchen table. Forensic testing is to begin soon.

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2. Nereida Melendez

On June 5, 1989, Nereida Melendez, only 17 years old, was found dead in Bell Hill Park by her family. She had gone missing the day before. She was supposed to graduate from North High school the morning her body was found. Currently, forensic evidence is being tested.

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3. Anthony Mattero

Mattero, 53, was found dead on November 13, 1977, at the intersection of Gold Street and Summit Street. He had apparently been run over by his own car, a 1973 brown Cadillac. The car was found two days later across from Illinois Street.

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4. Edward Morlock

Morlock, 52, was the victim of multiple gun shot wounds on May 18, 1991 outside of Shaw’s Supermarket on Lincoln Street during an armored car heist.

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5. Vincent Martin

On December 28, 1995, Martin’s body was found beaten to death outside of his apartment on Millbury Street. Martin was last seen playing darts the night before at Madigans Again on Millbury Street. Martin, age 44, was a Worcester cab driver.

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6. Eddie Wheeler

Also on Millbury Streeet, on the day after Christmas in 1998, Wheeler, 26, was shot to death behind the Honey Farms on Millbury Street. The incident is said to have stemmed from a gang-related altercation at Festa’s Dog House on Millbury Street.

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7. William Vega and Elizabeth Matos

Matos, 16, and Vega , 19 , were both shot in the back walking down Dewey Street on March 15, 2001.

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8. Candace Scola

Scola, 32, was brutally stabbed to death in her home on Knox Street on July 5, 2002. She was last seen by her separated husband.

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9. Frank Vanney and Kwaku Osei- Owusu

On August 1, 2003, at the corner of Franklin and Providence Streets, while in their car, Vanney, 23, and Osei-Owusu, 21, were shot to death. The suspect’s vehicle was described as a white sedan with tinted windows.

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10. Carlos Tirado

Tirado, 34, died from a fall from the Worcester Parking Garage on Front Street on October 8, 2002. Foul play is suspected. On the same day, it was revealed that his brother was shot in the arm.