A man is found strangled to death in his home In the summer of 1977, the quiet community of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was unsettled by a grim discovery. On July 6th, 73-year-old Casmiro Jablonski was found deceased in his home located just off of Bay Road. The circumstances of his death were immediately unsettling, as it was determined that the elderly man had been strangled. This violent act cast a long shadow over the town, leaving residents and authorities to grapple with the reality of a murder in their midst.
The investigation
into Jablonski's death commenced swiftly, and while it did not immediately lead to the person responsible for his killing, it did uncover related criminal activity. Authorities were able to identify and charge several individuals in connection with property that had been stolen from Jablonski's residence. Robert C. Smith and Stephen Pelletier both faced convictions for receiving stolen property, while another man, Charles Mikell, was convicted of theft. Additionally, a female juvenile was adjudicated as delinquent for her involvement with the stolen items.
Despite these convictions for crimes related to the theft, a crucial question remained unanswered: who was responsible for the death of Casmiro Jablonski? To this day, no one has been charged with his murder, and the case has grown cold over the decades. The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit continues to list the homicide as unsolved, a lingering reminder of a life cut short and a perpetrator who has never been brought to justice. Investigators still encourage anyone with information to come forward, holding out hope that a new lead might finally shed light on what happened in that Newmarket home so many years ago.
