LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - Two suspects charged in connected with a suspicious death in Lowell faced a judge in Lowell District Court on Monday.
Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both 38 years old, are accused of kidnapping a 37-year-old man who was later found dead inside a Lowell home. During the arraignment, the two pled not-guilty.
“I don’t know that there is a murder at this point,” Burke’s attorney Stan Norkunas said. “My understanding is there is a body of a gentleman, being looked at by the medical examiner.”
Police were called to the home on Coburn street Friday to conduct a wellness check and found the body of the victim inside. Investigators said there is evidence that the man has been restrained at some point and was held against his will. According to the police report, Perry told investigators someone else had killed the man.
Neighbors said investigators were on the property for days and watched as a freezer was removed from the home.
The medical examiner is working to identify the man and figure out the cause of death.
Burke and Perry are being held without bail, and have a dangerousness hearing scheduled in the next week. Police said they have not ruled out the possibility of additional arrests.
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