Investigations

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Aug 5

Professional Tenants: Hear from the landlords who lost thousands to rent fraudsters
NBC10 Boston Investigators Aug 5

Professional Tenants: Couple scams landlords, living rent-free in Mass. for decades

To Catch a Contractor Jul 31

‘A civil matter': Does Mass. law need to change to hold bad contractors criminally accountable?

Throughout reporting our “To Catch a Contractor” series, this question keeps emerging: Does Massachusetts law need to change to make it easier for consumers to hold bad contractors account...
Scams Jul 29

How police got a Bitcoin ATM scam victim's money back

Almost a year after being scammed into depositing thousands tens of thousands of dollars into a Bitcoin ATM, a Massachusetts woman got all her money back. We were there when Winthrop police retu...
Jul 25

Lady of the Dunes: The full documentary

Fifty years ago, an unidentified woman’s body was found in the dunes of Provincetown. The NBC10 Investigators explain what it took to find answers for the “Lady of the Dunes.”
missing person Jun 26

New DNA testing on clothing in Molly Bish murder case could lead to long-awaited answers

Nearly a quarter of a century after Molly Bish’s murder, the NBC10 Boston Investigators are taking an exclusive look at the evidence that’s been kept in cold storage for decades. The 16-ye...

Karen Read Jun 20

Proctor's conduct in Karen Read case may betray his training, exclusive documents show

Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor was the lead investigator in the high-profile Karen Read murder trial and has been in the spotlight for his conduct and his handling of this high-profile case. The conduct revealed during Proctor’s testimony in the trial is another stain on the Massachusetts State Police and there could...
Marijuana Jun 15

Former Mass. marijuana company fined for safety violations after death of employee

A former Massachusetts marijuana company was hit with a hefty fine in the wake of the death of a woman who worked at one of its facilities. Lorna McMurrey, 27, worked at Trulieve’s Holyoke facility. The NBC10 Investigators first told you about this tragic case in 2022. McMurrey was having trouble breathing and collapsed on the job while working wit...
Massachusetts Jun 10

Exit rates at emergency shelters show slight improvement amid ‘huge challenge' of capacity

It was a first for one of the state’s emergency shelters housing migrant families: a family from Haiti moved out of the shelter and into their new home. But thousands still fill the shelters and hundreds more are in need. Recent data for shelter exit rates show slight movement but it’s a very slow process. The Joseph family is...
Brockton Jun 10

Family still awaits answers after late-night crash involving off-duty Brockton police sergeant

More than a year after an off-duty police sergeant smashed into a Brockton couple’s car when they were stopped at a traffic light with their baby boy sitting in the back seat, the family is still waiting for answers about the circumstances surrounding the crash. An internal affairs investigation into the incident involving Sgt. Stanley David in May...
To Catch a Contractor May 31

Feds want to question Mass. contractor, wife about financial records

The branch of the U.S. Department of Justice that polices bankruptcy cases is demanding a slew of financial records and also wants to depose a home improvement contractor and his wife, according to a court filing obtained by the NBC10 Investigators. The case involves Liam McNeil, a licensed nurse practitioner who had been moonlighting as a contract...
Travel May 28

American avoids prison in Turks and Caicos ammo case

Another American is free to leave Turks and Caicos after spending over a month detained on the islands. Tyler Wenrich of Virginia was one of five Americans recently charged with possession of ammunition. All of them say they mistakenly brought the ammo along on vacation in their luggage. It was a story first reported by NBC10 Boston’s consumer inv...
Travel May 24

American avoids prison in Turks and Caicos ammo case

A Pennsylvania man arrested in Turks and Caicos Islands under under the Caribbean territory’s strict guns and ammunition law was sentenced on Friday, but won’t have to spend 12 years in prison, the law’s minimum sentence. Bryan Hagerich received a 52-week sentence that was suspended for 12 months, which essentially erases the...
Brockton May 23

Justice on hold for grieving mom who says Steward Health put profit before patient care

A grieving mother is looking for justice for her 4-year-old daughter who died after being rushed to a Steward Health Care hospital, but justice is on hold in the wake of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Tabatha Toy’s heart is forever broken. She says she’ll never get over the loss of her daughter, Tina, who died in March...
Travel May 24

Plight of Americans detained Turks and Caicos sets off heated exchange in DC

Sparks flew during the House Committee on Appropriations Wednesday when Pennsylvania Congressman Guy Reschenthaler challenged Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about the State Department’s handling of American tourists detained on the islands of Turks and Caicos. “Chairman, I appreciate Mr. Secretary. Thanks for being here. Mr. Secretary. It&#8217...
May 21

US delegation efforts negotiation with Turks & Caicos officials over ammo law arrests

A bipartisan Congressional delegation traveled to Turks and Caicos this week to try to come to a resolution that brings five U.S. tourists arrested on the island for ammunition possession home, but said they made little progress. The American tourists have been arrested and charged with possession of ammunition after vacationing on the islands of T...
Travel May 20

‘Turned my whole life upside down': Fla. woman speaks after arrest in Turks and Caicos

A Florida grandmother has become the fifth U.S. tourist arrested in Turks and Caicos for possession of ammunition in recent months. She sat down with NBC10 Boston’s Leslie Gaydos for her first interview since her arrest last Monday. “This is a nightmare I never would imagine in a million. Trillion years. Me? Not me,” Sharitta Shinese Grier told NBC...
Massachusetts May 17

Budgets, staffing, and social media can all impact violence in schools, administrators say

School violence has been in the spotlight during the past few months with stabbings, fights and threats in many Massachusetts schools. This comes in the wake of the pandemic and a shift in the way students are disciplined. Many kids are struggling with their social-emotional health, peer pressure and the influence of social media. In some cas...
Schools May 17

‘Traumatized': How to address the violence scarring students in Mass. schools?

“She had grabbed my hair and threw me onto the ground.” That’s how a Boston eighth grade student remembers her beating, by a fellow student down the street from their school, this March. The 13-year-old Condon School student suffered a broken rib, cuts and bruises, and says she’s now scarred physically and emotionally. &#822...

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