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Advocates press for statewide office to review unsolved homicides, and public database
Summary
The Lewis D. Brown Peace Institute and survivors urged creation of an Office of Unsolved Homicides and a task force under the Attorney General to review cold cases, establish a statewide tip line and public database, and improve survivor communications.
Boston — Survivors and advocacy groups told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on Sept. 21 that thousands of homicide cases in Massachusetts remain unsolved and asked lawmakers to create a statewide mechanism to review cold cases and improve communication with victims’ families.
Pace McConkie Jr., policy manager for the Lewis D. Brown Peace Institute, said more than half of homicides in the Commonwealth over the last 25 years remain unsolved and proposed H.4114 to create an Office of…
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