Attorney Files Petition For New Trial in Local Murder-This Day In Norwood History-October 6, 1955
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
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
Judge Orders Most Evidence Be Shown to Defense in Geraldine Annese Murder Case-February 24, 1955
Goldstein To See State Exhibits Of Entire Case In an unprecedented ruling, Superior Court Judge Frank J. Donahue has ordered Norfolk County to turn over to the defense practically all … Continue reading Judge Orders Most Evidence Be Shown to Defense in Geraldine Annese Murder Case-February 24, 1955
Norwood Boy Arraigned For Girl’s Murder-November 8, 1954
Amid intense emotion in Dedham District Court, 15-year-old Peter William Makarewicz pleaded innocent to the strangulation murder of classmate Geraldine Annese as 1,300 mourners gathered for her funeral in Norwood.
Fifteen-Year-Old Youth Confesses to Norwood Murder of Geraldine Annese-November 6, 1954
Following all-night questioning by District Attorney Myron N. Lane and State Police, 15-year-old Peter Makarewicz confessed to the brutal murder of fellow teenager Geraldine Annese on Tremont Street.
Geraldine Annese, 15, Found Murdered in South Norwood Garage-November 5, 1954
The brutal murder of 15-year-old Norwood high school student Geraldine Annese stuns the community in November 1954, prompting intense police scrutiny and exposing neighborhood safety concerns.