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John Boyer

Case from Groton, MA dated Feb 03, 2019

Victim Details

John Boyer

Male

Groton

MA

2019-02-03

68

John

Boyer

07/07/2026

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John Boyer, a 68-year-old male, died on February 3, 2019, in Groton, Massachusetts. What is publicly known is spare: his death is recorded online as a “death by force,” a stark phrase that hints at violence without revealing its shape. The few lines that exist place his name and date with certainty, but they leave the scene itself in shadow—no description of a street at dusk, no mention of the weather that day, only the quiet finality of the record.

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  • The Day: Police: Person who barricaded self in Groton home dies of self-inflicted gunshot
  • The Day: Police identify man who barricaded, killed himself in Groton apartment
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