Dstrict Attorney Jonathan Blodgett and Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe are calling on anyone with information related to the murder of John and Geraldine Magee to please come forward.
“The Essex District Attorney’s Office and the Andover Police are committed to finding the person or persons responsible for this horrific murder,” District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “Someone out there knows something. We are asking you to search your memory and your conscience, pick up the phone and call us.”
John and Geraldine Magee were found shot to death in their home at 7 Orchard Crossing in Andover on the morning of December 14, 2011. Their Lexus SUV was found on fire on Prince Street in Boston on the evening of December 13th.
Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Essex District Attorney’s Office and Andover Police Detectives are working together to solve the double homicide. The investigation has involved exhaustive interviews of family, friends, neighbors in Andover and Jupiter, Florida, and business associates. Financial records, computers, homes, and motor vehicles have all been extensively searched and examined.
Investigators have followed leads to 4 states and 20 cities and towns in the Greater Boston area. Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services, Ballistics, Violent Fugitive Apprehension Unit, and Special Services, local police departments in Worcester, Boston, Hampton, NH and Jupiter, FL as well as the FBI, ATF and Homeland Security have provided assistance.
Chief Keefe added, “Solving this horrific crime remains a top priority of the Andover Police Department. We are asking people to search their memories and consciences and come forward with any information that they may have.”
Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office at 978-745-8908 or the Andover Police Anonymous Tip Line at 978-470-3864.
