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Category: Crime

September 26, 1957September 17, 2026 georgenhs Crime, Norwood Police Department, Police, This Day In Norwood History

Holdup Suspects Arrested Here With Girl Reformatory Escapee-September 26, 1957

Holdup Suspects Arrested Here With Girl Reformatory Escapee-This Day In Norwood History-September 26, 1957

July 15, 1957July 19, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

Bomb Scare Routs 2000- July 15, 1957

Bathers at New Pond In Norwood Evacuated Telephone Tip Leads to Battery Under Building A warning that a bomb was in the sands at the beach of New Pond caused … Continue reading Bomb Scare Routs 2000- July 15, 1957

July 11, 1957July 19, 2026 georgenhs Crime, Norwood Police Department, Police, This Day In Norwood History

Shot Fired In Fight At Old Colonial Cafe-This Day in Norwood History-July 11, 1957

This Day in Norwood History-July 11, 1957-Shot Fired In Fight At Old Colonial Cafe

March 18, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

Makarewicz Guilty In Slaying of Geraldine Annese-March 18, 1955

Sentenced to Life on Jury’s Request FAINTS AFTER VERDICT—Peter Makarewicz slumps unconscious in the arms of Deputy Sheriff Dell Turner, left, and Deputy Master Edwin H. Downs as he is … Continue reading Makarewicz Guilty In Slaying of Geraldine Annese-March 18, 1955

March 18, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

Life Sentence Begins-This Day in Norwood History-March 18, 1955

Slim, boyishly handsome Peter Makarewicz, 16, of Norwood, begins a life sentence in state prison today for the sex strangling of his school chum and neighbor, Geraldine Annese, 15. Joseph Annese, 63, father of the … Continue reading Life Sentence Begins-This Day in Norwood History-March 18, 1955

March 17, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, Legal Disputes, This Day In Norwood History

Defense Counsel In Plea For Not Guilty Verdict As Murder Trial Ends-March 17, 1955

An hour and three quarters' fervent plea for the return of a not guilty verdict for his youthful client, Peter Makarewicz, echoed through the courtroom at Dedham this morning as … Continue reading Defense Counsel In Plea For Not Guilty Verdict As Murder Trial Ends-March 17, 1955

March 17, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

Peter Makarewicz Makes Own Plea To Jury-March 17, 1955

Young Peter Makarewicz told the jury this afternoon that he did not murder Geraldine Annese and asked that he be acquitted. The 16-year-old defendant making his plea in a calm … Continue reading Peter Makarewicz Makes Own Plea To Jury-March 17, 1955

March 15, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

“I Didn’t Kill Her,” Says Peter-March 15, 1955

Norwood Youth Denies Confession DEDHAM, March 15—Peter Makarewicz took the stand today in his own defense on the eighth day of his first-degree murder trial. The slim, pale 16-year-old boy, … Continue reading “I Didn’t Kill Her,” Says Peter-March 15, 1955

March 14, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

Parents, Brother Ready to Take Stand for Peter Makarewicz-March 14, 1955

PARENTS OF MURDER DEFENDANT—Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Makarewicz of Norwood, shown at Dedham courthouse where their son, Peter, 15, is being tried for murder of girl neighbor. Fingerprint Experts, … Continue reading Parents, Brother Ready to Take Stand for Peter Makarewicz-March 14, 1955

March 11, 1955November 3, 2026 georgenhs Crime, This Day In Norwood History

Dungaree Clue Found In Washer, Says Detective-March 11, 1955

By PAUL V. CRAIGUE Stained dungarees which the prosecution claims caused Peter Makarewicz to "break’ and make his alleged confession of murdering 15-year-old Geraldine Annese were found in his mother’s … Continue reading Dungaree Clue Found In Washer, Says Detective-March 11, 1955

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