Mrs. Bernice Martin On March 8, 1987, fire fighters were called to the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing Complex, Manchester, Connecticut. They found Mrs. Bernice Martin, 88 years old, barely breathing,…
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Connecticut Appellate Court to review 1987 Bernice Martin murder
“The Appellate Court is scheduled to hear arguments Friday [today] in the appeal of 66-year-old Richard Lapointe, who was convicted of murdering Bernice Martin and sentenced to life in prison….
Case of the Month: Bernice Martin
Mrs. Bernice Martin Case of the Month: Bernice Martin. On March 8, 1987, fire fighters found Mrs. Bernice Martin inside the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing Complex, Manchester, Connecticut. She had…
New Trial for Richard Lapointe!
…doubt this man is responsible for the murder of Bernice Martin. Now we finally get a new day in court, a new chance to present ALL the evidence and ALL…
CT Supreme Court hears Lapointe case Sept 17, 2013
…Bernice Martin But while I root for Lapointe, let’s not forget the victim: Mrs. Bernice Martin. On March 8, 1987, fire fighters were called to the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing…
Wrongfully convicted Lapointe cannot be retried
…there was is deteriorating. Lapointe has een incarcerated for 27 years for the 1987 murder of Bernice Martin. Martin was the grandmother of Lapointe’s then-wife, Karen. Despite divorcing him, Karen…
Guest blogging for GMA
…killed Mrs. Bernice Martin. In March 2015, the Connecticut State Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Richard lapointe. On Oct 2, 2015, on International Wrongful Conviction Day, he was…
Sum it up #37
A short “Sum it up” just alerting you to some interesting things I found in the mailbox: Starting this Friday, March 9, 2012 on Investigation Discovery the movie “An Appointment…
Lapointe seeks $13.5M in state compensation
Richard A. Lapointe In 1992, Richard A. Lapointe was sentenced to life plus 60 years for the 1987 rape-murder of Mrs. Bernice Martin who was found stabbed, raped, and strangled…
Lapointe: DNA does not match
Mrs. Bernice Martin Who left his DNA behind: Richard A. Lapointe or Frederick Rodney Merrill? We have new developments that could shed a light on the case of Bernice Martin…
Rest in Peace, Richard Lapointe
…website. Just click here. Bernice Martin Mrs. Bernice Martin On March 8, 1987, fire fighters were called to the Mayfair Gardens Elderly Housing Complex, Manchester, Connecticut. They found Mrs. Bernice…
Update Richard Lapointe: Habeas denied
…a third round of appeals filed on behalf of Lapointe, who was convicted in the 1987 killing of Bernice Martin of Manchester. But Lapointe’s lawyer, Paul Casteleiro, said the legal…