Cheryl Sylvia Nunes 1992                            
        On September 23, 1992, Emery Nunes (49) entered the residence through a window and hid himself in the home. After the children were asleep, Emery entered the bedroom of his wife, Cheryl Sylvia Nunes (34), where a heated argument began regarding martial issues. Cheryl obtained a knife and demanded Emery leave or she would call the police. At this point Emery stabbed Cheryl seventeen (17) times.
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Investigation 1992 
    Two (2) days before her death, the Cheryl met with Steven Kudzma at Dunkin Donuts, with whom she allegedly was having an affair with. While at Dunkin Donuts, Emery arrived and spoke with Cheryl while she sat in her vehicle. She later told Steven, "My husband said, "he's going to kill me because I'm having an affair."  Three (3) witnesses reported that Emery told them about confronting the victim in the parking lot.
   Later that day, the Cheryl obtained a protective order against Emery. When the police served the order, they found a pile of women's clothing and jewelry smoldering in the backyard. 

Verdict 1993 Emery Nunes 
   Emery was convicted of 1st degree murder, sentenced to life in prison without possibly of parole. He was also convicted of burglary, malicious destruction of property, and violating an order issued. 
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                                                  John Oliveira Jr. 2006  
       On July 5, 2006, John Oliveira Jr. (35) was discovered by his girlfriend shot to death in his apartment located at 2101 G.A.R. Highway. Autopsy report determined John had been shot four (4) times.  ​

​Investigation  
​    The murder investigation led to the discovery that John Oliveira Jr. was operating a large-scale marijuana distribution ring out of his apartment. At the time of his murder, the operation was run by John and associates Derek Wollam (26) and Dylan Hodgate (). John established many rules to maintain his drug business, most importantly Derek, Dylan, and John's girlfriend were prohibited from being under the influence of drugs.

  In February 2006, John's girlfriend discovered Derek was using drugs and began purchasing pills from him. They both agreed not to discuss the issue with John. Over several months, John became unhappy with Derek's work ethic. 

   On July 4, 2006, John discovered text messages between his girlfriend and Derek regarding purchasing more pills. Later that night, John and his girlfriend had resolved the issue. At 12:15 AM on July 5, John received a phone call and told his girlfriend he was going to pick up Dylan and be right back. At 1:43 AM a Swansea police officer on routine patrol saw Derek's vehicle pulling out of John's driveway with two (2) occupants. Later that morning John was found deceased by his girlfriend.
    Derek arrived at John's apartment just a few minutes after the discovery of John's body, prior to Swansea Police arriving. Derek removed marijuana in large duffel bags from the apartment and called upon others to sell the marijuana. Derek as cleared out a storage locker which contained firearms and ammunition. Derek admitted to Michael Pacheco, who was assisting him in removing items from storage, that he killed John because he believed that the John was going to kill over the issue of the pills and that John suspected that the Derek was having an affair with John's girlfriend. Derek admitted to Michael that he shot John in the head, and again in the chest.  
  After Michael Pacheco's testimony against Derek Wollam the Commonwealth relocated him to an undisclosed address and paid his rent for a period of time as a result of a credible threat in connection with his cooperation in this case. In exchange for the relocation benefits, Pacheco agreed that, if called, he would testify truthfully at any future hearings or trial.​

Verdict 2009 Derek Woollam  
   Derek was convicted of 1st-degree and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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​Verdict 2011 Dylan Hodgate 
 Dylan was acquitted 

​                                          Lisa Mello 2012     
         On November 12, 2012, approximately 5:30AM Lisa Mello (51) was discovered by a relative dead inside her home, located at 500 Ocean Grove Avenue. It appeared Lisa had been strangled to death.
        Investigators initially reported Lisa's death was an "apparent homicide", but that was subsequently changed to a “suspicious death.” An autopsy was inconclusive on the cause of death.
        In October 2013, David Souza (56), Lisa's longtime boyfriend was indicted for murder.

Verdict 2015 David Souza    
​     David plead guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to fourteen (14) to twenty (20) years in prison​

                    Mitchell Stevenson 2013                             Murder / Suicide           
      On June 16, 2013, approximately 6PM Swansea Police were called to the area of 375 Stephen Finch Road for reported gunshots. Upon arrival, police located Mitchell Stevenson (37) shot dead inside a parked vehicle.  
    Several witnesses told investigators the suspect, identified as Christian Wilson (43), had fled into the home.
 The home was surrounded and an effort was put forth to have Christian surrender himself. The standoff last three (3) hours when it ended with the sound of a gunshot. Police made entry into the home and located Christian dead from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Investigation Summary 
   The two (2) men knew each other and had a business arraignment. The incident was a dispute was over money. Christian was to repay Mitchell money from parts for a classic automobile.