MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Herald
Friday, August 7, 2015
By: Laurel J. Sweet, Lindsay Kalter
Prison officials are investigating gruesome photos purported to be that of a murdered pedophile ex-priest, who was part of the child molestation scandal that hit the Catholic church in Boston.
The images are said to be of the dead body of John Geoghan, a former Roman Catholic priest who was convicted of molesting more than 100 children. They were posted on the Facebook page of a so-called “murderabilia” website called “Serial Killers Ink.”
Geoghan was killed in 2003 while in his prison cell by convicted murderer Joseph L. Druce. On his autopsy report, it says Geoghan died of ligature strangulation and blunt chest trauma.
The photos are being sold on 8-inch by 11-inch prints that are said to have been signed by Druce himself, the post states.
“A very unique item as signed pictures of a murdered victim by the killer is highly unusual. One of a kind item,” the posting boasts. The photos were still on the Facebook site late last night.
Darren Duarte, spokesman for the state Department of Correction, said the DOC has been alerted to the photos and is investigating.
Mitchell Garabedian, who has represented 149 victims of Geoghan, said his clients “would gain no satisfaction in knowing that such publications on social media are being used for such purposes.”
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