BOSTON — A 41-year-old man has been arrested after the murder of three elderly residents in their Newton home over the weekend, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced after the slayings rattled the community.
“Today, I am back to tell you that just a few minutes ago, we were able to place under arrest an individual named Christopher Ferguson, age 41, from Newton,” said Ryan around 8 p.m. Eastern time Monday. “Mr. Ferguson is right now charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and burglary in connection to the incident that occurred yesterday.”
The arrest ends a two-day manhunt for the killer after Jill D’Amore, 73, her husband Bruce D’Amore, 74, and her mother, Lucia Arpino, 97, were found apparently stabbed and beaten to death in their home Sunday morning.
