Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC, Melissa Clark Maglio and earlier digital renderings.
Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC, Melissa Clark Maglio and earlier digital renderings.
Date of Discovery: November 13, 2000
Location of Discovery: Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Estimated Date of Death: 2000
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation
Estimated Age: 17-25 yrs old
Race: Black with possible East Indian or Asian admixture. Possibly Cape Verdean ethnicity.
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" to 5'5"
Weight: 100 to 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown with a reddish tint (possibly dyed).
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Light skinned, she was petite with good muscle, she was wearing a wig. She wore purple nail polish; and an 8 1/2 shoe size.
Dentals: Available. She had a slight overbite and several dental fillings.
Fingerprints: Not Available.
DNA: Not Available.
Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Carpet found with victim.
The victims' headless remains were found on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts on November 12, 2000. In January of 2004, police located the victims' head and hands buried in a container on a beach in the North Shore town of Nahant, Massachusetts. The victim was a prostitute in the Boston area.
Surveillance footage captured Eugene McCollom dumping the body, which was wrapped in a blanket. McCollom allegedly stated that the victim had identified herself as “Lisa” and that she was from “Philly”. He also told investigators that he picked up the prostitute in Boston and drove her to his room at the YMCA in Lynn, Massachusetts. They then argued over money and he strangled her.
Eugene McCollom pleaded guilty to this homicide in February 2005.
Agency Name: Office of the Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Joseph Cahill
Agency Phone Number: 617-267-6767 ext. 2232 or 617-267-6767
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 2000-3244 (2004-188)
NCIC Case Number: U400005260
NamUs Case Number: 14135
NCMEC Case Number: 1184605
NamUs
NCMEC
Massachusetts State Police
Boston Herald
Added: Prior to 2006; Last Updated: 11/19/18
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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