MA MA - John, 69, & Geraldine Magee, 67, Andover, 14 Dec 2011

[creepingskills]

Taking the car seems to me to be a risk that would only be taken out of necessity. This leads me to guess the murder was not planned. The perp however was careful and deliberate. I wonder what the couple did on their last day and if somebody could have driven home from work that day with Mr. Magee. Also i wonder if they had a security system in use.

BBM. New details released re: what the couple did the day before. Jack was at a construction site, and then home at 4:25 with Jeri and John, the son. John left by 4:30 in Jack's truck.

 

[iulia]

No Arrests Seven Years After Brutal Andover Murder

ANDOVER, MA -- Thursday marked the seventh anniversary since John and Geraldine Magee were found shot to death in their home at 7 Orchard Crossing in Andover, and has they have done every year since 2011, Andover Police and Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett renewed calls for the public's assistance in solving the cold case.

 

[iulia]

Public appeal renewed for Magee murder mystery

As the seventh anniversary of the murder of John and Geraldine Magee passes, District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett and Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe are renewing public appeal and calling on anyone with information related to the murder.

 

[weepingangel]

‘Our family has lost ten years of love;' Family looks for answers decade after Andover killings

 

[JSolt1210]

Derrick Lavasseur recently covered this case on his Detective Perspective.

He doesn't buy into the whole 'mafia connection' and agrees that leaving the car at the North End was just to throw people off. But interestingly he doesn't think this was that 'organized' of a crime. He argues that whoever drove the car 30-35 minutes away would've risked being seen by people, picked up on home or business surveillance, or even pulled over by a cop. As others have pointed out, a professional would not have taken these risks. Plus, why drive a car from a sparsely populated neighborhood to a more densely populated one?

However, Derrick believes John was killed first, followed by Geri while she was trying to aid her husband. Couldn't it have been the other way around? It seems simpler to me that since Geri had only one gunshot, she was the first to be killed—possibly caught by surprise and didn't even know what happened. Then when John heard the gunshot, he rushed to see what was going on, tried to flee when he saw the killer(s), and that's why it took three shots to kill him.

So I wonder: we hear a lot about John and his business etc., but what do we know about Geri? I mean, obviously she shares in the business as John's wife so she could've still been a target because of that, and maybe just happened to be closer to the killer's point of entry. But could something have been going on in her own life that led to this?

 

[jgfitzge]

Here’s an interview with Essex County DA Paul Tucker concerning this case from this past May, 2024. Bob Ward with Fox 25 has been doing a series called New England unsolved for several years now.

There are a few bits of new information and in particular this is the first time the two grown children have spoken to the media concerning their parents case.

New England’s Unsolved: New information in the murder of John and Geraldine Magee

 

[jgfitzge]

Here is another article concerning the John and Geraldine MaGee murder case. This one is from this past October 2024.

Few few things I made note of, it mentions a dog leash, I have never seen any mention of whether a dog was found in the MaGees house. The article also mentions a land dispute involving John MaGee, and the town of Tewksbury.

Also, this could be a matter of editing or not quite adding enough detail, but it mentions that Holly‘s two children ran up to the front door and went inside. Other articles and an interview with Holly mentioned that the front door that morning was locked. Therefore, I am assuming that if the children did run up to the front door that they had to wait for their mother to come up from the car and open the front door with her key.

John and Geraldine Magee

 

[annemc2]

Thanks for the articles @jgfitzge - looking forward to reading them and learning about this case. I'd not heard of it so went to start at the front of the thread and saw this posted by @Blondie in Spokane


The front door of the couple's home was found unlocked with the family dog still inside, according to police, and the couple's Lexus SUV was found torched 25 miles away, in Boston's North End, in an area that has come to be known for organized crime activity."


Massachusetts Mansion Murders: Couple Gunned Down in Their Home