Cold Case Confession: Oregon Man Admits Brutal 1979 Back Bay Murder in Boston
TL;DR
John Michael Irmer, a 68-year-old man from Oregon, has been charged with the murder of Susan Marcia Rose in Boston's Back Bay in 1979. Irmer confessed to the crime, stating that he struck Rose with a hammer in a building under renovation on Beacon Street. DNA evidence from the crime scene matched Irmer's DNA, and he will now face charges for the murder that had previously led to an innocent man being tried and acquitted.
- Man admits murdering woman with hammer in 1979 in building under construction Boston's Back Bay, DA says WCVB Boston
- Oregon man arraigned for 1979 Back Bay murder after turning self in, confessing to both the cold case and another murder Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
- No bail for man charged in ‘ice-blooded’ murder, rape of woman in 1979 in Boston’s Back Bay Boston 25 News
- John Michael Irmer allegedly confessed to killing Boston woman The Boston Globe
- DA: Oregon man confesses to ‘brutal, ice-blooded’ 1979 murder in Boston Boston.com
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