Priest died before he could be prosecuted for altar boy s 1972 murder Share Updated: 6:07 PM EDT May 24, 2021
Priest died before he could be prosecuted for altar boy s 1972 murder Share Updated: 6:07 PM EDT May 24, 2021
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Show Transcript TODD? THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS A PRIEST KILLED THE BOY. NEW EVIDENCE, INCLUDING FROM THE SUSPECT’S MOUTH, WAS KEY IN THIS CASE. THE DA SAYS HE WAS LITERALLY HOURS AWAY FROM CHARGING THE SUSPECT, WHEN HE GOT WORD THAT THE SUSPECT HAD DIED. DUE TO THE CREDIBLE AND SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED IN THE LAST YEAR, THAT INCRIMINATES RICHARD LAVIGNE, I AM ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDER OF DANNY CROTEAU IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED. NEARLY 50 YEARS AFTER THE BODY OF ALTAR BOY DANNY CROTEAU WAS FOUND IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER IN CHICOPEE, HIS MURDER HAS BEEN SOLVED. THE HAMPDEN DA SAYS RICHARD LAVIGNE, WHO WAS ONCE THE PRIEST AT THE CROTEAU FAMILY’S PARISH IN SPR