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Man charged with killing fellow Berlin state prison resident

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2 years ago

January 2, 2024

Man charged with killing fellow Berlin state prison resident

An inmate has been indicted on a first degree murder charge stemming from a “resident on resident” fight last February that resulted in the death of a fellow inmate at the Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility in Berlin.

A Coos County grand jury has indicted Robert Lavoie, 57, for striking James Dale, 65, with a metal pipe on Feb. 13. Dale was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital and then transferred to a trauma center but passed away the next day. New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval ruled the death a homicide, saying the autopsy determined Dale’s death was the result of head and neck injuries.

Both Lavoie and Dale were serving life sentences at the prison. Dale was convicted in 1997 of second-degree murder for raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in Hopkinton and sentenced to serve 60 to 120 years in prison. Dale had insisted he was innocent of the charge and was actively fighting his conviction.

Dale was also convicted in 2000 of attempted first degree murder for slashing the throat of an inmate at a prison in Pennsylvania using a razor blade attached to a tooth brush. Dale was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for charges stemming from the attack. At the time, he was being housed in a Pennsylvania prison under an interstate compact.

Court records show that Lavoie is serving a sentence for first degree murder after a jury found him guilty of the charge back in 1992. His sentence runs through 2091 but details of the incident were not available. He is currently being held at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord according to New Hampshire Corrections records.

New Hampshire Corrections requested investigative assistance from New Hampshire State Police and the investigation was turned over to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office. Lavoie’s indictment was announced jointly by Attorney-General John Formella, State Police Col. Mark Hall, and Department of Corrections Commissioner Helen Hanks.

Lavoie is scheduled to be arraigned on January 3, 2024, at 10:45 a.m. in the Coos County Superior Court in Lancaster.

The Northern New HampshireCorrectional Facility is a medium-security prison that currently houses just over 700 inmates.

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New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

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March 2, 2026

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New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

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“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” said the family of the victim.

A new photo has been released of the victim in a nearly 30-year-long unsolved murder case, in the hope of finding any new potential witnesses in the cold case, New Hampshire officials said.

“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” the family of Rosalie Miller said in a press release. “We miss her and want to give her peace.”

Miller was last seen on December 8, 1996 at her apartment in Manchester. At the time of her disappearance, Miller had plans on meeting friends in the Auburn, New Hampshire area, officials said.

Her body was found on January 20, 1997 in a partially wooded spot on a residential lot along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, officials said in the release.

The autopsy report declared Miller’s death a homicide by asphyxiation due to ligature strangulation, N.H. officials wrote.

As part of a new effort to garner public help with the case, an “uncirculated” photo of Miller, 36, is being distributed “in hopes it may jog the memory of someone who saw or spoke with her in the winter of 1996,” Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announced on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit in a joint press release.

Investigators are especially hoping to talk to anyone who was in contact with Miller in December of 1996 or anyone “who may have seen her in the vicinity of the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn during that time,” officials said in the release.

The newly released photo of Rosalie Miller, 36, who was strangled to death nearly 30 years ago. – Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall

“We are releasing this new photograph today because we believe someone out there has information, perhaps a detail they thought was insignificant at the time, that could be the key to solving this case and bringing justice for Rosalie and those who loved her,” Senior Assistant Attorney General R. Christopher Knowles, New Hampshire Cold Case Unit Chief said in the release.

The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit encourages anyone with any amount of information to contact the group at [email protected] or (603) 271-2663.

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Former president of NH-based charity sentenced after stealing $350K

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March 1, 2026

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Mass. man struck by car, seriously injured on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

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March 1, 2026

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Mass. man struck by car, seriously injured on I-93 in Londonderry, NH

A Massachusetts man was flown to the hospital after he was struck by a car when he stepped out of his vehicle in the breakdown lane of Interstate 93 in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Saturday morning.

State police say 40-year-old Felix Matos Medina, of Lawrence, had stopped on the right side of I-93 south at Exit 5 just before 11 a.m. to investigate a possible mechanical issue. He was struck shortly after he stepped out of his vehicle by a Chevrolet Malibu and sustained serious injuries.

Medina was taken by medical helicopter to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., police said. There was no immediate update on his condition.

I-93 southbound was closed near Exit 5 for about 30 minutes to facilitate the medical helicopter’s landing. One lane remained closed for several hours to accommodate crash reconstruction and on-scene investigation.

The driver who struck Medina, identified as David Jodoin, stopped at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to police. No charges have been filed at this time, but all aspects of the crash remain under investigation at this time.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Evan Puopolo at 603-451-9784.

State police are also reminding all New Hampshire drivers that Sherrill’s Law requires motorists approaching a stopped vehicle displaying warning signals to slow down and give plenty of space. Drivers are also required to move out of partially or wholly blocked lanes when it’s safe to do so.

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