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Ashley Williams Costly, 22, male, was shot on the night of July 25, 2012, outside 67 Dakota Street in Dorchester and later pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center. Police responding to the scene found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds shortly before midnight. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.
In the days that followed, authorities released his name and confirmed the location as Dakota Street, but no immediate motive was made public. An obituar ...Read More
Ashley Williams Costly, 22, male, was shot on the night of July 25, 2012, outside 67 Dakota Street in Dorchester and later pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center. Police responding to the scene found him suffering from multiple gunshot wounds shortly before midnight. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.
In the days that followed, authorities released his name and confirmed the location as Dakota Street, but no immediate motive was made public. An obituar ...Read More
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Ashley Williams Costly
February 6, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Boston
MA
2012-07-25
2012-07-25
1990-12-15
21
Ashley Williams
Costly
11/08/2025
Area Body Found:
Forum Posts (3)
Has anyone else noticed how the Dakota Street area has quite a few unsolved cases from back in 2012?... ...Read More
01/20/2024
01/20/2024
I've been thinking a lot about Ashley Williams Costly's case lately, especially considering how youn... ...Read More
10/30/2023
10/30/2023
I've been following the discussions about Ashley Williams Costly's case, and I keep coming back to h... ...Read More
06/10/2023
06/10/2023
