Boston Crime

Famous Boston & Massachusetts Crimes

Tragedies & Robberies

Ursuline Convent Destruction, 1834
Society Murder, 1849
Boy Fiend, 1874
Margaret Bingham Murder, 1875
Mystery Trunk Murder, 1879
Lizzie Borden Case, 1892
Lady in the Ashes, 1919
Ponzi Scheme, 1919
Revere Beach Riot, 1920
Edith Greene Murder, 1926
Noxon Mercy Killing, 1943
Brinks Job, 1950
JFK Assassination, 1963
Eastern Airlines Hijacking, 1970
The Giggler Serial Killer, 1970
O'Leary Family Massacre, 1973
George Pratt Murder, 1973
Evelyn Wagler Murder, 1973
Lady of the Dunes, 1974
Led Zeppelin Ticket Riot, 1975
Vampire Killer, 1980
Robin Benedict Murder, 1983
Willie Horton Case, 1986
Charles Stuart Case, 1989
Gardner Heist, 1990
Green Day Riot, 1994
Burnt Ziti Murder, 1995
Swedish Nanny Murder, 1996
Dominatrix Case, 2000

Puritan Crime & Capital Punishment

Burned at the Stake, 1681
Burned at the Stake & Gibbeted, 1755
Christmas A Crime
Gossiping A Crime
Kissing A Crime
Capital Punishment
Execution of Michael Powars, 1822

Boston Crime Maps

Downtown Crime Maps (spotcrime.com)

Downtown Boston
Back Bay-Beacon Hill
Fenway-Kenmore

Crime Maps by Neighborhood

Allston-Brighton
Charlestown
Dorchester/Upham's Corner & Savin Hill
Dorchester/Field's Corner & Ashmont
East Boston
Hyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mattapan
Roslindale
Roxbury
South Boston
South End
West Roxbury