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MA MA - Claire Gravel, 20, Salem, 29 June 1989
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Why hasn’t this case been solved?
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Early on many believed the killer to be an SSC cop or a bouncer from Majors. His first name was James I believe.
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Here is a good article with some details: The Unsolved Murder of Claire Gravel
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I have actually spoken to the Mass state police about this case. They don’t seem to be working too hard on it anymore. I think they know who dunnit but don’t have enough evidence to convict.
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Murder Charge Announced in Woman's 1986 Killing in Mass.
A suspect has been indicted for murder in the killing of a 20-year-old woman whose body was found by the side of Massachusetts Route 128 in Beverly in 1986, prosecutors announced Wednesday. An Essex County Grand Jury has indicted John Carey, 63, for murder in connection with the strangulation...
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I would figure that they are not working hard on the case after almost 40 years, but I was reading this: The Unsolved Murder of Claire Gravel and it made me wonder, who is the man that gave her a ride home? Was he never looked at as a suspect on her case? I mean, its weird that the last person that saw her dropped her off and she was never seen again. What were his alibis? It reminded me of the Skylar Neese case... but it's a cold case so I dont have my hopes high of finding who that man was...
Oct 21 2022
'John Carey has been identified as a suspect in the killing of Claire Gravel in 1986.'
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''SALEM, Mass. — Thirty-six years after Claire Gravel’s body was discovered on the side of Route 128 in Beverly, a 63-year-old man was arraigned in Salem Superior Court, charged with her murder.
John Carey, already serving a 20-year sentence for attempted murder (strangulation) and house invasion convictions in an unrelated case, was arraigned via video link from MCI Souza Baranowski where he loudly proclaimed “Not Guilty!”
''In Salem Superior Court, Claire Gravel’s father, three of her brothers, and a sister-in-law filled a front row in the courtroom to see the man now charged with Claire’s murder.''
It is not known if Claire knew John Carey, who was six years older than her.
However, at his arraignment, Essex County Assistant District Attorney Kim Faitella revealed that Claire’s tank top was found tied in a “figure of eight” and that she was strangled. And that DNA collected from that tank top matched Carey’s DNA collected from him when he was incarcerated in 2009.''
John Carey’s current sentence is set to expire in 2027.
He is now ordered held without bail, awaiting trial for Claire Gravel’s case.
The next court day in the case is December 8th.''
'John Carey has been identified as a suspect in the killing of Claire Gravel in 1986.'
DNA evidence links suspect to 1986 Salem cold case
John Carey has been identified as a suspect in the killing of Claire Gravel in 1986.
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Suspect arraigned for 1986 murder of Salem State student Claire Gravel
Thirty-six years after Claire Gravel’s body was discovered on the side of Route 128 in Beverly, a 63-year-old man was arraigned in Salem Superior Court, charged with her murder.
''SALEM, Mass. — Thirty-six years after Claire Gravel’s body was discovered on the side of Route 128 in Beverly, a 63-year-old man was arraigned in Salem Superior Court, charged with her murder.
John Carey, already serving a 20-year sentence for attempted murder (strangulation) and house invasion convictions in an unrelated case, was arraigned via video link from MCI Souza Baranowski where he loudly proclaimed “Not Guilty!”
''In Salem Superior Court, Claire Gravel’s father, three of her brothers, and a sister-in-law filled a front row in the courtroom to see the man now charged with Claire’s murder.''
It is not known if Claire knew John Carey, who was six years older than her.
However, at his arraignment, Essex County Assistant District Attorney Kim Faitella revealed that Claire’s tank top was found tied in a “figure of eight” and that she was strangled. And that DNA collected from that tank top matched Carey’s DNA collected from him when he was incarcerated in 2009.''
John Carey’s current sentence is set to expire in 2027.
He is now ordered held without bail, awaiting trial for Claire Gravel’s case.
The next court day in the case is December 8th.''
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