A Massachusetts woman who was reportedly murder is being remembered.
The Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker announces late last week that 50-year-old Paul Morey of Salem was charged in connection with the death of 42-year-old Patricia Donaldson, also of Salem.
Officers and emergency personnel responded to a wellbeing check on the evening of Tuesday, September 8th. There, they located Donaldson and pronounced her deceased at a residence on Cabot Street in Salem.
Morey was arraigned on Thursday on a fugitive from justice charge in New Hampshire’s 10th Circuit District Division of Portsmouth. Morey appeared via video conference and was appointed counsel. He was ordered held without bail pending review upon his next hearing, which was scheduled to occur in Portsmouth on Thursday, September 17th. He is expected to be arraigned on one count of murder in Salem District Court after the conclusion of the fugitive proceedings in New Hampshire.
According to a GoFundMe fundraiser, Donaldson “meant so much to so many people. Trish brought a light, personality, and memories into the lives of those around Trish that can never be replaced.”
WCVB reported that Morey was Donaldson’s boyfriend and that a neighbor was told by investigators that it was a brutal killing.
All suspects and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
