Man charged in alleged Salem double homicide

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A person has been arrested and charged with homicide after two our bodies had been discovered Wednesday in a wooded space behind a procuring space in Salem.

Jay Blodget, 30, was arraigned on two counts of homicide Thursday at Salem District Courtroom and pleaded not responsible. Salem Decide Randy Chapman ordered the defendant held with out bail.

Simply earlier than 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, a person strolling his canine discovered and reported the primary sufferer in a wooded space adjoining to the Walmart in Salem on Highland Avenue.

On the scene, responding officers found a second physique. Each victims had been recognized as male, and their names had not been launched as of Thursday afternoon.

Prosecutors stated it seems each males had been stabbed to demise, with some blunt drive trauma to the our bodies, and autopsies might be performed to find out the precise reason for demise.

Police stated the investigation into the incident “eventually led to” Blodgett, however didn’t give extra data into the defendant’s potential motive or connection to the victims.

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