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Maureen Boyle

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Award-winning journalist Maureen Boyle is the author of three true-crime books. Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer, The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for His Killer and her latest, Child Last Seen, set for release in May.
She was named New England journalist of the year three times and has been honored for her work covering crime, drug issues and human-interest stories. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in criminal justice. She is now the journalism program director at Stonehill College in Easton, MA.

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	Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer 3.71 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost: The Murder of Police Chief Greg Adams and the Hunt for His Killer 4.02 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child Last Seen: The Search for Patty Desmond it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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On a chilly November day, memories of a murder and shattered hope rush back

It is a cold late morning as they trudged along the leaf-strewn state forest path, not unlike that Veterans Day 47 years ago. The two retired Raynham police investigators are solemn as they point out where the girl was found, remembering a life cut short just days after her fifteenth birthday. "She was a great kid," Louis Pacheco, who was a sergeant in 1978. "I never heard one word against her. Sh Read more of this blog post »

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Read the English translation of Light of the Fireflies. A lovely book and a must read.
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