d: 1950
Summary
Name:
Joseph LemieuxYears Active:
1943 - 1950Status:
DeceasedClass:
MurdererVictims:
2Method:
StrangulationDeath:
November 17, 1950Nationality:
USAd: 1950
Summary: Murderer
Name:
Joseph LemieuxStatus:
DeceasedVictims:
2Method:
StrangulationNationality:
USADeath:
November 17, 1950Years Active:
1943 - 1950Joseph A. Lemieux was born in 1908 and lived in Massachusetts. He served several years in prison and was paroled in 1948. Two years later, he was linked to a second killing in Lawrence. He died by suicide on November 17, 1950, after that second murder.
Joseph A. Lemieux’s first known killing happened in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1943. The victim was a woman, and he was convicted of manslaughter after her death. Lemieux was paroled in 1948. Two years later, he was linked to another killing in Lawrence, again involving a woman. Reports describe him as a strangler and state that one victim was mutilated.
After the second murder, Lemieux died by suicide on November 17, 1950. Because he died before trial, many details about the second case remain unclear, including the victim’s name, the full motive, and the exact circumstances of the crime.
