Man charged with murder in father's 2003 cold case death

A antheral has been arrested and charged with second-degree execution successful transportation with the 2003 decease of his father, New Hampshire authorities said Tuesday.

Paul Herlihy, 50, was recovered dormant astatine his location successful Milford, New Hampshire, connected Aug. 27, 2003, according to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. His assemblage was recovered by constabulary who were conducting a payment cheque connected the home. He had died betwixt Aug. 23 and Aug. 27, the section said successful a quality release.

An autopsy recovered his decease was a homicide by blunt unit trauma. The origin of decease was withheld for decades for investigative reasons, the section said.

The homicide is one of respective dozen unsolved murders, suspicious deaths and different acold cases nether probe by the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit. The acold lawsuit portion investigated Herlihy's decease successful collaboration with the New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit. 

Paul Herlihy New Hampshire Department of Justice

Few details connected the probe were provided, but the authorities Department of Justice said that the process led authorities to Herlihy's son, Douglas Herlihy.

On Monday, a warrant was issued for Douglas Herlihy's apprehension connected a complaint of second-degree murder. He was arrested successful Saugus, Massachusetts, wherever helium presently lives, connected Tuesday. He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the New Hampshire Department of Justice said.

Douglas Herlihy, 39, would person been a teen erstwhile his begetter was killed.

He is being held without bail successful Massachusetts and is expected to beryllium arraigned successful Essex County Superior Court, the New Hampshire Department of Justice said. Once helium is arraigned, New Hampshire volition statesman proceedings to extradite him.

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