Middleboro Man Convicted of Killing His Parents

UPDATE: Ryan True was sentenced on May 9 to serve two consecutive life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole.

BROCKTON (WBSM) — The Middleboro man charged with killing his parents in 2020 was convicted today on two counts of first degree murder.

According to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz, Ryan True, 25, was convicted today following a seven-day jury trial in Brockton Superior Court.

On December 10, 2020 at 6:32 a.m., Middleboro Police responded to a home at 3 Highland Street to conduct a well-being check after separate co-workers of the residents of the home – Renee True, 55, and David True, 52 – reported they had not shown up for work. The couple lived there with their son Ryan, who was 21 years old at the time.

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Police gained entry to the home and discovered the bodies of the two victims. Both had sustained multiple stab wounds and had been left in the home covered in blankets.

The Victims in the New Bedford Highway Murders

The New Bedford highway murders took place in 1988, with the bodies discovered into 1989. The killer is confirmed to have killed nine women and suspected of murdering at least two more. Although there were at least three different men considered as suspects by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, the murders remain unsolved and the families of the victims are still searching for closure. The cases are all featured on the unsolved cases page of the Bristol County District Attorney's Office website.

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