Saturday, October 13, 2012
Hundreds gathered at Bay State Commons in Westborough to participate in a vigil for Lizzi Marriott.
"This light on the table represents the light of God, and the light that shines in the darkness and the light that is Lizzi Marriott," pastor John Wesley Taylor told the crowd of hundreds that gathered at Bay State Commons Saturday night. On Saturday morning, dozens of community members had gathered at this same place to figure out ways to expand the search for Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott. By evening, Bay State Commons had become the meeting place to mourn her loss. Marriott, who attended UNH, was last heard from on Tuesday evening, when she texted a friend. By Thursday, she was reported missing and police departments focused an extensive search on Pierce Island in Portsmouth, NH. On Saturday, authorities confirmed that a Dover, NH, man had…
Marriott, a former high school prom queen, recalled as a very trusting and loyal friend. A vigil is taking place on Saturday night in Westborough.
Friends of Elizabeth Marriott were deeply saddened and shocked after they learned Saturday afternoon that the University of New Hampshire student had been murdered and that her body had not been recovered yet. Dawn Downey of Westborough and her daughter, Nicole, one of Marriott's closest childhood friends, along with Michelle Hunter, Nicole Downey's aunt, were present when NH Assistant Attorney General James Vara revealed to the media that Marriott had been murdered by Seth Mazzaglia, 29, of Dover, NH, and that her body had still not been located. "Sickness" is how Dawn Downey described her reaction to hearing the news. "I was reluctant to believe anything until I heard it just now," said Nicole, who added that she and Marriott had been …
A Dover, N.H., man has been charged with murder in the death of Elizabeth Marriott.
A 29-year-old Dover, NH, man has been charged with murder in the death of University of New Hampshire student and Westborough resident Elizabeth Marriott, the Attorney General's Office announced this afternoon. Seth Mazzaglia will be arraigned on a charge of second degree murder on Monday in Dover District Court. During a press conference at the Dover Police Station on Saturday, Assistant Attorney General James Vara would not comment on why Portsmouth Police are searching in the area of Peirce Island, only that the search to locate Marriott's body continues. "We have information that we are investigating at this time," he said. Vara said Marriott's car has been located in a parking lot at UNH, and that students there are in no danger. He …
marie rich
10:22 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
10:21 am on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 My condolences to Lizzie's family.. May God give them the strength to get through this horrendous tragedy and somehow go on..from my heart I'm so sorry. My prayers and thoughts are with you. Sincerely, Marie Elena Rich a mother of 3 from Holliston, MA more ›