On a winter night in early February of 1992, John E. Volungis Jr. was standing on the edge of a brand-new life. After years of working toward a career in law enforcement, John was about to take off for his next step in that pursuit.
It was supposed to be a fresh start after navigating a complicated past and an equally complicated marriage. But before he could take that next step, something happened inside the Worcester duplex he shared with his wife. Something no one has ever fully explained.
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February 3, 1992
It was the night of February 3, 1992 and for 21-year old John E. Volungis Jr. it was the night before the rest of his life. John was scheduled to leave the next morning to begin six months of active military duty. According to reporting by Dianne Williamson, who covered this case extensively for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, John would be reporting to a U.S. Army Military Entrance Processing Station in Springfield after having enlisted the previous October. He’d be heading to California, and was classified for military intelligence with foreign language training…