Man confesses to 1979 Boston murder at FBI office, say prosecutors.
FBI Agents Surprised by Shocking Confession
FBI agents in Portland, Oregon, were taken aback when a 68-year-old man walked into their office and confessed to a gruesome crime committed in Boston back in 1979.
John Michael Irmer shocked the agents last month by admitting to the murder of a 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman who had relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. Irmer has since been extradited to Boston and arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Central Division, as announced by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in a press release on Monday.
A Chilling Account of the Crime
According to authorities, Irmer recounted the chilling details of the crime. He claimed to have met a red-haired woman at a Boston skating rink around Halloween almost 44 years ago. They walked to an apartment building under renovation, where he swiftly grabbed a hammer and repeatedly struck the woman on the head. She died instantly, and Irmer confessed to raping her afterwards. The next day, he fled to New York, as stated in the press release.
Investigators were able to corroborate Irmer’s account when they discovered that a red-haired woman named Susan Marcia Rose was found murdered at the same apartment building on October 30, 1979. Rose’s cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in a fractured skull and lacerated brain. A DNA sample collected at the crime scene, preserved for 44 years, matched a sample taken from Irmer after his recent confession.
Rose, originally from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, had moved to Boston before her tragic demise. In June 1981, another man was tried for her murder but was ultimately acquitted.
“Nearly 44 years after losing her at such a young age, the family and friends of Susan Marcia Rose will finally have some answers,” expressed District Attorney Kevin Hayden. “This was a brutal, ice-blooded murder made worse by the fact that a person was charged and tried — and fortunately, found not guilty — while the real murderer remained silent until now. No matter how cold cases get resolved, it’s always the answers that are important for those who have lived with grief and loss and so many agonizing questions.”
Irmer was arraigned for the crime on Monday and reportedly hid behind a wall for much of the proceedings, as reported by CBS Boston here. He is currently being held without bail on charges of murder and aggravated rape.
Furthermore, Irmer allegedly confessed to FBI agents that he was responsible for multiple murders, as reported by the Boston Globe here. In court, Assistant District Attorney John Verner revealed that Irmer admitted to another murder in the south, which is currently under investigation.
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