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BREAKING NEWS - NEIL ENTWISTLE ARRESTED: Used father-in-law’s gun to murder wife, baby daughter, prosecutor says
Entwistle
By ROBERT SEARS
The Patriot Ledger
Neil Entwistle was arrested today at a London subway stop on charges of shooting his wife and baby daughter to death with her stepfather’s gun.
Entwistle was in financial trouble and may have intended to kill himself, Middlesex Distict Attorney Martha Coakley said today.
‘‘He did not,’’ Coakley said. ‘‘He flew to the United Kingdom on an 8:15 a.m. flight Saturday morning,’’ the day before the bodies were found.
Coakley said Entwistle shot his wife, Rachel, and 9-month-old daughter Lillian in their Hopkinton home Friday morning, Jan. 20.
The gun was from his father-in-law, Joseph Matterazzo’s, collection but it’s unclear when Entwistle first obtained it. Matterazzo did not know the gun had been taken, she said.
Entwistle had used the gun with Materazzo previously ‘‘on at least one occasion,’’ Coakley said.
He returned the gun to his in-law’s home later that Friday when the couple was not home, she added.
Entwistle will probably appear in court for a bail hearing tomorrow in England, she said.
Investigators here sought a warrant in Framingham District Court after finding ‘‘forensic information’’ late Tuesday that linked Joseph Materazzo’s 22-caliber gun to the one used in the murders, Coakley said.
Matterazzo kept his guns in a locked cabinet, Coakley said.
Coakley said there was no evidence that Entwistle had tried to clean up after shooting his wife and daughter. ‘‘It was not a bloody crime scene,’’ she said.
She again defended the search by Hopkinton police, who went through the house on Jan. 21 after relatives called to report the family missing. The bodies were found Jan. 22 under blankets on a bed.
‘‘It would be very easy to miss,’’ Coakley said.
There was no sign of any problem between the couple, she said, or any indication that Neil Entwistle had mental health problems or was taking anti-depressants.
Asked whether Entwistle was ‘‘a desperate man,’’ Coakley said: ‘‘I think that would be a fair conclusion.’’
And she added: ‘‘It’s our worst nightmare in some respects - mother, child,’’ Coakley said. ‘‘It's a very sad situation.’’
Suggesting a motive, Coakley said Entwistle owed money in England and apparently had no way to repay it or support himself and his family.
‘‘Basically it was not a huge amount’’ but his Internet businesses ‘‘were failing’’ and he had no job, Coakley said.
She said Rachel Entwistle and her family were apparently unaware of the couple’s debt problems.
‘‘If the financial world around him was crumbling, he may have been the only one aware of that,’’ Coakley said.
Entwistle was the subject of complaints by customers of his site on eBay, the Internet auction site, but Coakley said none of his debts were large enough to be a motive for murder.
‘‘There were dissatisfied customers, but not to the extent that it would explain what happened in Hopkinton,’’ she said.
Entwistle was arrested at 6:50 a.m. Eastern Time, 11:50 a.m. Greenwich time, at the Royal Oak subway station by the Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit, which is affiliated with Scotland Yard, Coakley said.
She said he was on his way to visit friends and had left his parents’ home in Worksop ‘‘trying to get away from the press.’’
The Metropolitan Police said Entwistle was being held at a London police station.
Coakley said it could take months for Entwistle to be extradicted, but she expects he might return much sooner. She said he has little grounds to fight extradition.
Entwistle is also being charged with illegal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.
A spokesman for Rachel Entwistle’s family would not comment, but said they would release a statement later today.
Rachel, Neil and Lillian Entwistle lived in Carver with her mother, Priscilla, and stepfather, Joseph Matterazzo, before moving to Hopkinton about a week before the murders.
Richard Kelley, principal of Silver Lake Regional High School, where Rachel Entwistle graduated in 1997, said the arrest ‘‘brings a little bit of closure to the situation.’’ But he added: ‘‘A mother and her daughter were killed and it doesn’t make me feel any better.
‘‘No matter who did it, it’s a sad situation.’’
Entwistle had been identified as a ‘‘person of interest’’ ever since Rachel and Lillian Entwistle were found shot to death in the master bedroom of their Hopkinton home Jan. 22.
Investigators found Entwistle’s car at Logan Airport and later determined he took a British Airways flight to his homeland sometime the weekend of the murders.
He was in seclusion at his parents’ home in Worksop and did not show up for questioning by Massachusetts detectives on Jan. 27 at the U.S. Embassy in London. Nor did he return for the funeral of his wife and daughter last week in Plymouth.
Rachel Entwistle, 27, grew up in Kingston and lived in England, where she met Entwistle. The couple and their baby moved back to Massachusetts to be close to her family.
Copyright 2006 The Patriot Ledger
Transmitted Thursday, February 09, 2006
BREAKING NEWS - NEIL ENTWISTLE ARRESTED: Used father-in-law’s gun to murder wife, baby daughter, prosecutor says
Entwistle
By ROBERT SEARS
The Patriot Ledger
Neil Entwistle was arrested today at a London subway stop on charges of shooting his wife and baby daughter to death with her stepfather’s gun.
Entwistle was in financial trouble and may have intended to kill himself, Middlesex Distict Attorney Martha Coakley said today.
‘‘He did not,’’ Coakley said. ‘‘He flew to the United Kingdom on an 8:15 a.m. flight Saturday morning,’’ the day before the bodies were found.
Coakley said Entwistle shot his wife, Rachel, and 9-month-old daughter Lillian in their Hopkinton home Friday morning, Jan. 20.
The gun was from his father-in-law, Joseph Matterazzo’s, collection but it’s unclear when Entwistle first obtained it. Matterazzo did not know the gun had been taken, she said.
Entwistle had used the gun with Materazzo previously ‘‘on at least one occasion,’’ Coakley said.
He returned the gun to his in-law’s home later that Friday when the couple was not home, she added.
Entwistle will probably appear in court for a bail hearing tomorrow in England, she said.
Investigators here sought a warrant in Framingham District Court after finding ‘‘forensic information’’ late Tuesday that linked Joseph Materazzo’s 22-caliber gun to the one used in the murders, Coakley said.
Matterazzo kept his guns in a locked cabinet, Coakley said.
Coakley said there was no evidence that Entwistle had tried to clean up after shooting his wife and daughter. ‘‘It was not a bloody crime scene,’’ she said.
She again defended the search by Hopkinton police, who went through the house on Jan. 21 after relatives called to report the family missing. The bodies were found Jan. 22 under blankets on a bed.
‘‘It would be very easy to miss,’’ Coakley said.
There was no sign of any problem between the couple, she said, or any indication that Neil Entwistle had mental health problems or was taking anti-depressants.
Asked whether Entwistle was ‘‘a desperate man,’’ Coakley said: ‘‘I think that would be a fair conclusion.’’
And she added: ‘‘It’s our worst nightmare in some respects - mother, child,’’ Coakley said. ‘‘It's a very sad situation.’’
Suggesting a motive, Coakley said Entwistle owed money in England and apparently had no way to repay it or support himself and his family.
‘‘Basically it was not a huge amount’’ but his Internet businesses ‘‘were failing’’ and he had no job, Coakley said.
She said Rachel Entwistle and her family were apparently unaware of the couple’s debt problems.
‘‘If the financial world around him was crumbling, he may have been the only one aware of that,’’ Coakley said.
Entwistle was the subject of complaints by customers of his site on eBay, the Internet auction site, but Coakley said none of his debts were large enough to be a motive for murder.
‘‘There were dissatisfied customers, but not to the extent that it would explain what happened in Hopkinton,’’ she said.
Entwistle was arrested at 6:50 a.m. Eastern Time, 11:50 a.m. Greenwich time, at the Royal Oak subway station by the Metropolitan Police Extradition Unit, which is affiliated with Scotland Yard, Coakley said.
She said he was on his way to visit friends and had left his parents’ home in Worksop ‘‘trying to get away from the press.’’
The Metropolitan Police said Entwistle was being held at a London police station.
Coakley said it could take months for Entwistle to be extradicted, but she expects he might return much sooner. She said he has little grounds to fight extradition.
Entwistle is also being charged with illegal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.
A spokesman for Rachel Entwistle’s family would not comment, but said they would release a statement later today.
Rachel, Neil and Lillian Entwistle lived in Carver with her mother, Priscilla, and stepfather, Joseph Matterazzo, before moving to Hopkinton about a week before the murders.
Richard Kelley, principal of Silver Lake Regional High School, where Rachel Entwistle graduated in 1997, said the arrest ‘‘brings a little bit of closure to the situation.’’ But he added: ‘‘A mother and her daughter were killed and it doesn’t make me feel any better.
‘‘No matter who did it, it’s a sad situation.’’
Entwistle had been identified as a ‘‘person of interest’’ ever since Rachel and Lillian Entwistle were found shot to death in the master bedroom of their Hopkinton home Jan. 22.
Investigators found Entwistle’s car at Logan Airport and later determined he took a British Airways flight to his homeland sometime the weekend of the murders.
He was in seclusion at his parents’ home in Worksop and did not show up for questioning by Massachusetts detectives on Jan. 27 at the U.S. Embassy in London. Nor did he return for the funeral of his wife and daughter last week in Plymouth.
Rachel Entwistle, 27, grew up in Kingston and lived in England, where she met Entwistle. The couple and their baby moved back to Massachusetts to be close to her family.
Copyright 2006 The Patriot Ledger
Transmitted Thursday, February 09, 2006
posted by Mari at 8:47 AM
6 Comments:
I will never for the life of me understand how anyone could ever shoot anyone, let alone their wife and child. I just can't believe it. So sad.
Is it legal to haul this guy back to the states by way of dragging him behind a ship? Just wondering.
I must admit I have not been paying much attnetion to the news, despite living in Britain.
I will try to listen out for this if I remember and where possible for the next few days.
I've been following this story in People since you mentioned it. It is so sad. I'm glad that they have the guy, but I still can't get over the loss of two innocent people.
I started reading your blog in the middle of this and I had no idea the story behind your friend Rachel's death. I'm so sorry - It's terrible to lose a friend, but even more so when done so violently.
My thoughts are with you.
Laurie
:( so sorry.... Carol
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