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Philip Chism Hearing to Clarify Probation Requirements Report
The 16-year-old former Danvers High School student was found guilty on Dec. 15 of killing his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer, of Andover.
SALEM, MA - A hearing in the Commonwealth vs. Philip Chism case is scheduled for 2 p.m. Dec. 7 in Salem Superior Court to clarify the requirements of the probation report, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office.
The 16-year-old former Danvers High School student was found guilty on Dec. 15 of killing his math teacher, Colleen Ritzer, of Andover.
Ritzer, 24, of Andover, a well-liked teacher at Danvers High School was found in October 2013 in the woods near Danvers High School, raped and with her throat slashed.
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Chism, 16, who will turn will NOT be present, according to Carrie Kimball Monahan, Director of Communications, Essex District Attorney’s Office.
Chism was in a Boston court a day after he was convicted of first-degree murder. His lawyers and Suffolk County prosecutors agreed to meet again on Feb. 11 in a continuation of a pending case not related to the concluded murder trial.
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