Here’s a quick look at what’s happening in the ET newsroom this morning. New developments last night on the story of 69-year-0ld Barbara DesRoche, who was found dead and partially clothed outside near the VFW in Methuen this weekend. Police now say the woman was not murdred. Meanwhile, the family of Kenneth Howe, who died after beeing pulled over and subdued at a police checkpoint last Thanksgiving, claim Howe was murdered. This is after a medical examiner’s report classified Howe’s death as a homicide. A civil lawsuit is pending and this story is definitely one to watch.
STORIES:
- Chief: Methuen woman found dead was not murdered
- Family says man arrested at checkpoint was murder victim
Noah R. Bombard is the new media editor for The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover. He is a former award-winning newspaper and magazine editor who has been covering news in Massachusetts since 1997.