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Survivors and advocates push statewide office, task force to review unsolved homicides
Summary
A coalition of survivors, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and students from Northeastern urged the committee to create an Office of Unsolved Homicides and a statewide task force (S.2177/S.2174) with petition processes, a toll‑free tip line, a public database and funding.
Boston — Survivors of homicide victims, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and law‑student researchers urged the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to back S.2177 and S.2174, legislation to establish a statewide Office of Unsolved Homicides and a corresponding task force.
Senator Liz Miranda, sponsor of S.2177, framed the bills as measures to provide accountability, review and resources for the more than 1,000 unsolved homicides in Boston and thousands statewide. “This is not an abstract policy. It's about real people and real families,” she said, outlining a petition process that would permit families to…
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