A proposal to rename a playground in Ronan Park after the late Maryann Hanley, an 11-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in the park in 1983, continues to roil the neighborhood in controversy, with family members saying they won’t give up the cause and some community members still debating the appropriateness of the idea. After an intense informal community meeting on the
The horrific murder of an 11-year-old girl four decades ago in Dorchester’s Ronan Park is again stirring emotions as a proposal to re-name a playground inside the park as a memorial to the victim is under consideration by city officials. Maryann Hanley was found murdered and raped in the park on Aug. 1, 1983. The then-boyfriend, Val Mayfield, of one of her sisters, was
BOSTON (WHDH) - Community members came together at a park in Dorchester to collect donations in honor of an 11-year-old girl who was killed over<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/sneaker-drive-held-at-dorchester-park-in-honor-of-11-year-old-girl-murdered-40-years-ago/">Read More</a>
Because Val Mayfield was 17 when he killed 11-year-old Maryann Hanley in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, he is eligible for parole due to a ruling by the.