Norwood Suicide Possibly Linked To Dedham Death, According To DA

DEDHAM, MA — A death in Dedham and an apparent suicide in Norwood appear to be connected, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney's office.

Jeffrey Goldstein, 41, of Dedham, was found dead inside a room at the Holiday Inn on Ariadne Road in Dedham Monday night. A short time later, Mary MacKinnon, 74, of Norwood, was found dead inside the Holiday Inn Express in Norwood.

Venture Community Services, a residential care facility in Dedham, contacted police at about 7 p.m. Monday after MacKinnon didn't return after leaving with Goldstein, who is a resident of the facility that she had worked with for many years. MacKinnon left the facility early in the morning with Goldstein to transport him to a medical appointment in one of the organization’s transport vans, the DA's office said.

The van was located in the Dedham hotel's parking lot while Goldstein was found dead in a hotel room. He didn't have any obvious signs of trauma or injury.

While the Dedham location was being processed, Norwood Police discovered MacKinnon’s personal vehicle parked in front of the Norwood hotel. Inside a hotel room, they found MacKinnon dead from a probable suicide.

The office of the Chief Medical Examiner has accepted both cases for autopsy.

The case remains under investigation. The DA's office believes that there is not a threat to the public.