Year to Date2014
# of DV Homicide Incidents / 16 / WHO ARE THESE
DV HOMICIDE VICTIMS?
Female DV Victims / 9
# of DV Homicide Victims / 11 / Male DV Victims / 1
DV Perpetrators / 0
# of DV Perpetrator
Suicides or Deaths^ / 9 / Female Associated with
DV Victim / 0
Total DV Deaths / 20 / Male Associated with
DV Victim / 1
Male DV Homicide Perpetrators / 10 / Children Associated with
DV Victim / 0
Female DV Homicide Perpetrators / 1 / Family (non-IPV) / 0
Bystanders (includes police) / 0
DetailsDomestic Violence Homicides in Massachusetts January 1, 2014 through YTD 2014
DATE / HOMICIDE VICTIM / AGE / ALLEGED HOMICIDE PERPETRATOR
(relationship) / AGE / CITY/
COUNTY / LOCATION/
method
1/15/2014 / Mabilia Maranhao / 22 / Sharif Goode (S)
Current Male Partner / 22 / New Bedford, Bristol / Home/
TBD
2/17/2014 / Eddie Bonafe (S)
Current Male Spouse / 47 / Springfield, Hampden / Hospital/
TBD
2/20/2014 / Paulino Solanlly / 23 / Franklin Castano
Current Male Partner / 43 / Peabody
Essex / Home/
TBD
4/8/2014 / Remis Andrews (D)
Current Male Partner / 38 / Boston,
Suffolk / His sister’s home/
Firearm
4/22/2014 / Elizabeth A. Coyne / 81 / Donald P. Coyne (S)
Current Male Spouse / 83 / Weymouth, Norfolk / Home/
Firearm
5/3/2014 / Edward J. Dill / 36 / Dana Waller
Male Stalker of HV’s Wife / 35 / Brockton, Plymouth / Home/
Vehicular Homicide
5/7/2014 / Andrew T. Wagner / 31 / Stephanie A. Fernandes
Female Current Partner / 31 / Worcester, Worcester / Home/
Stabbing
5/16/2014 / Nicholas Foster (D)
Current Male Spouse / 29 / Salisbury,
Essex / Outside Home/
Firearm
5/16/2014 / Florence Beaulieu / 37 / Jean Michel Beaulieu
Current Male Spouse / Brockton,
Norfolk / Home/
TBD
6/11/2014 / Patricia Langley / 52 / Richard Langley
Current Male Spouse / 56 / Rockland, Plymouth / Home/
Stabbing
7/20/2014 / Bruce Brissette (S)
Former Male Spouse / 41 / Ludlow,
Hampden / Home/
Firearm
7/31/2014 / Emmanuel Jeudi (D)
Former Male Partner / 29 / Dorchester,
Suffolk / Home/
Stabbing
10/4 or 10/5/2014 / Ramonita Colon / 58 / Cristobal Gonzalez (S)
Current Male Spouse / 58 / Springfield, Hampden / Home/
Firearm
11/8/2014 / AudiliaDaveiga / 30’s / Paulo Rosa (S)
Current Male Partner / 30 / Dorchester,
Suffolk / Home/
TBD
12/20/2014 / Tanya Nichols / 51 / John Devine
Current Male Partner / 28 / Marblehead,
Essex / Home/
Blunt force trauma
12/31/2014 / Gloria Resto / 42 / Julio Resto
Current Male Spouse / 51 / Waltham,
Middlesex / Home/
Stabbing
^ includes dv perpetrator suicide or death in conjunction with or without either murder or attempted murderof dv victim as long as suicide occurred in the context of a relationship with domestic violence
(S) – indicates suicide
(D) – indicates other cause of domestic violence homicide perpetrator death, including being killed by dv victim in self-defense and suicide by police
(A) – attemptedsuicide by domestic violence homicide perpetrator
JDI Definition of Domestic Violence Homicide
Beginning in 2005 Jane Doe Inc. reconsidered its definition of domestic violence homicide and used the new definition in identifying all incidents that occurred in 2003 and subsequent years. The definition was modified in order to capture the full picture and context of domestic violence homicides. Homicides are considered domestic violence related if:
- the homicide victim and perpetrator were current or former spouses or intimate partners, adults or teens with a child in common, or adults or teens in a current or former dating relationship
- the homicide victim was a bystander or intervened in an attempted domestic violence homicide and was killed (including friends, family members, new intimate partners, law enforcement officers or other professionals attempting to assist the victim of domestic violence, roommates and co-workers)
- the motive for the murder was reported to have included jealousy, in the context of an intimate partner or dating relationship, or
- a relationship existed between the homicide perpetrator and adult or teen victim that could be defined as exhibiting a pattern of power and control (including family or household members and caregivers).
Furthermore, in order to meet our goal of capturing the full picture of deaths due to domestic violence, we have also included the deaths of perpetrators, whether by suicide, police or self-defense by the victim. To the extent that information is available, we also add to this list domestic violence homicides that have a Massachusetts connection (e.g. perpetrator suicide and out of state). This list may be edited over time to reflect any new information that comes to light about these domestic violence homicides.
This project is supported by Grant #2010-WR-AX-0014 awarded by the Violence Against Women Grants Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division and sub granted to Jane Doe Inc. Points of view in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice or the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division.
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