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Suffolk County District Attorney: Convicted Sex Offender Held For 1988 Murder Of Judy Chamberlain

Ms. Chamberlain was found strangled in the basement of the Fargo Building at 451 D Street in South Boston on July 28, 1988.

October 27, 2021

BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2021 — A 60-year-old man was ordered held without bail following his arraignment today on murder charges in connection with the 1988 strangulation of Judy Chamberlain, District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced.

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RICHARD VEGA, a.k.a RICARDO MAZZARINO, a convicted sex offender currently committed under Massachusetts’ sexually dangerous person statute, will remain incarcerated after Superior Court Judge Mark A. Hallal agreed with the Commonwealth that Vega be held without bail.


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