"The family's been known to us for the past seven years, off and on," Franklin Police Chief Steve Patterson said, which includes an active restraining order that authorities were looking into.īrendon Owen was recently accused of violating the restraining order and he had a court date in January in the case. The parents got divorced about five years ago, but Shirley Owen had a restraining order in place before then. The couple's two children are safe, officials said, but the family had a history of domestic violence. Investigators would later say that it was a case of arson.īrendon Owen was allegedly seen spraying lighter fluid on the home, then lighting a match, when officers arrived. The incident was first reported by police as a fire, and the blaze quickly consumed the home. on Grace Lane, according to the Franklin Fire Department. The fire was reported shortly after 8 a.m. The couple's children weren't in the dwelling at the time.Ī fatal house fire in Franklin, Massachusetts, on Friday morning is being investigated as a homicide. Shirley Owen's mother was taken to a hospital and survived. 19.įranklin last had a murder case 24 years ago, Morrissey said. A judge ordered him held without bail he is due back in court Jan. In court later in the day, Brendon Owen, who lives in East Bridgewater, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, home invasion, kidnapping, arson and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. Firefighters pronounced her dead at the scene. Police went back inside the burning building and found Shirley Owen between the home and the garage with "clear evidence of blunt-force trauma," Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said. When two of the officers approached, they saw Brendon Owen, who tried to flee through another door, but another officer was stationed there and the man was taken into custody with the help of a Taser, officials said. Someone at the neighbor's house called 911, and police officers arrived within five minutes to find smoke and fire coming from the building. Police would later allegedly find items used to dispose of a body in his car.
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Wounded, Shirley Owen's mother was able to free herself and run to a neighbor's house, where she said Brendon Owen was beating her daughter with a hammer or a pipe, prosecutors said. before he hit her with a pipe and duct taped her, saying, "you better not warn her," prosecutors said. Shirley Owens' mother spotted her former son-in-law at the home around 7:30 a.m. Norfolk County prosecutors said in court that Brendon Owen committed the calculated killing of his former wife on Dec. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to the Franklin Senior Center 10 Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin, MA 02038, and the Franklin Food Pantry 43 West Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038.Fatal Pedestrian Crash on Route 3 in Chelmsford The Alleged Deadly Beating Visitation will be on Saturday from Noon-2:00p.m. His funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 18 in the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin (131 Main Street Franklin at 2:00p.m. John is also survived by his grandchildren, Darien, Michael, Makayla and Riley. He was the brother of the late Raymond, William, Robert, James and Frederick D’Angelo. He is also survived by his siblings, Gerald D’Angelo of Franklin, Dorothy Arnold of Leesburg, Virginia, Evelyn D’Angelo of Milford and Paul D’Angelo of Clairesville, Ohio. Giovanella and her husband Mark of Blackstone and John M. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Tammy M.
D’Angelo served in the Army during the late 1950’s attaining the rank of SP4.
John enjoyed reading, animals, music, art, sports and especially being in the company of his grandchildren sharing his extraordinary stories, which always brought a smile to their faces. He then worked for several years a security guard at EMC in Hopkinton. John treasured his career working at the Wrentham Developmental Center for many years until retiring in 1997. Born in Franklin on January 10, 1936, the son of the late William and Vera (Yadisernia) D’Angelo, John was a lifelong Franklin resident. 85, of Franklin passed December 13th in Milford Regional Medical Center following a hard battle with a long illness.
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