Beverly, Massachusetts: Nearly four decades after a 20-year-old college student was found strangled along a Massachusetts highway, a jury has convicted a 66-year-old man of first-degree murder, bringing long-awaited justice to her family.
The Essex County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that John Carey was found guilty in the 1986 killing of Claire Gravel, a student at Salem State University.
Gravel’s body was discovered in a wooded area off Route 128 north in Beverly on June 30, 1986. Prosecutors said Carey strangled her earlier that day using a black tank top.
What Happened in June 1986?
According to prosecutors, Claire Gravel, a North Andover native, went out with members of the Salem State softball team to a pub in Salem on the night of June 29, 1986…