Crime & Safety
NH Man Murdered Wife, Father, Police Say
NH police said Jeramie Colella, of Dover, murdered his wife, Joanna, and father, Francis.

DOVER, NH — A Dover man murdered his wife and 69-year-old father Monday, according to authorities. Jeramie Colella (pictured), 44, was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of Joanna Colella, 43, and Francis Colella, 69. He was held without bail after appearing in court Tuesday.
Authorities have not said how Joanna and Francis Colella died. Autopsies were set for Wednesday.
New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said the bodies were found at a residence at 18 Tideview Drive Monday morning.
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The deaths marked a deadly day in the Seacoast region — also on Monday, a fugitive was shot and killed during a gunfight with police in Rochester.
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