SALEM, MASS. (WHDH) - A Salem man was arraigned for the murder of his girlfriend in a Salem Courtroom Wednesday.
Paul Morey, 50, is accused of killing his 42-year-old girlfriend, Patricia Donaldson.
Prosecutors said Donaldson was found dead in the couple’s Cabot Street apartment in Salem last week during a well-being check by police.
According to court documents, Donaldson was found by homicide detectives with a whip around her neck and a pillowcase inside her mouth, with stab wounds.
Morey was taken into custody in New Hampshire as a fugitive from justice.
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