In the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, the autumn of 2014 brought a quiet and unsettling end to the life of 76-year-old Ronald Weston. On November 12, 2014, the African-American male was found deceased at 12 Millmont Street under circumstances that would later be deemed a homicide.
Initially, the Boston Police Department responded to a call concerning a "trauma," a stark and sterile word for the violence that had visited the elderly man.
For two years, the nature of his death remained officially unclassified. It was not until 2016 that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner concluded their investigation and ruled that Ronald Weston's death was, in fact, a homicide.
Despite this official designation, the story of what transpired on that November day remains largely untold. The case is listed among the city's unsolved homicides, a cold file waiting for a break that has yet to come. There have been no announcements of any arrests, nor have the police publicly identified any suspect or suspects in connection with his death. The narrative of Ronald Weston's final moments is shrouded in silence, leaving a lingering question of who was responsible for the death of the 76-year-old man and why. The investigation into his murder remains open.
