Marshfield Double Homicide Suspect, Victims Identified

MARSHFIELD — Authorities have identified the victims in a double homicide that took place Tuesday night, and are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect.

State police and Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said 27-year-old Christopher Keeley is being sought in connection to the double homicide, in which elderly couple Carl and Vicki Mattson lost their lives.

The pair, both in their 70s, were found bludgeoned and stabbed to death in their Gotham Hill Drive home Tuesday after police were called for a wellness check just before 9:30 p.m., Cruz said at a press conference Wednesday.

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Keeley allegedly knew the couple.

According to police, he is known as “Crispy,” and he may have dyed his hair red before leaving the Marshfield area.

Police described him as a white man with (formerly) blonde hair and blue eyes, around 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing around 140 pounds.

His last known address was 1088 Pleasant St. in Weymouth.

Keeley was last seen driving a black 2019 Jeep Wrangler with Massachusetts plates, and may be armed and dangerous, according to police.

Anyone who sees Keeley or who may have information on him is asked to call 911 or to contact State Police Trooper Cali Gately at 774-434-5999 or Marshfield Police Detective Tim Chiappini at 774-380-4289.

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