This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Haunted House Mystery Ends in Tragedy at Ross Road
In Gloucester a derelict Coast Guard lookout known as The Haunted House became the scene of a grim discovery. Police found Angela Merola 80 and her daughter Gina 60 dead amid neglect and signs the dog Lucky attacked officers before being killed. An examiner noted natural death for Angela and malnutrition for Gina, with no food in the home since February. The case closes with a brutal dog attack and a village scarred by legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
UPI
Eastern Point
Coast Guard
Alfred Hitchcock
Ross Road
Veterans Administration Hospital
Boston
Jamaica Plain
Angela Merola
Silvio
Lucky
North Shore
Wilfred Beauparlant
Beauparlant