Man Arrested in Wife, Daughter's Slayings
BOSTON - Neil Entwistle, whose wife and infant daughter were found shot to death in their home, was arrested for their murders Thursday in Great Britain, the Middlesex District Attorney's office said.
Entwistle was arrested by British authorities and faces murder charges in Massachusetts, spokesman Emily LaGrassa said.
"He is in police custody in England at this time," LaGrassa said.
Rachel Entwistle, 27, and 9-month-old Lillian, were found shot to death in a bed in their home in Hopkinton on Jan. 22, killed by a small-caliber bullet.
A spokesman for Rachel Entwistle's family would not comment, but said they would release a statement later Thursday.
District Attorney Martha Coakley and Hopkinton Police Chief Thomas Irvin called a news conference for 10 a.m. ET Thursday to discuss the arrest.
Authorities have said Neil Entwistle, 27, left the country and returned to his native England around the time of the shootings, but have not given an exact timetable.
Massachusetts authorities flew to London late last month to interview Entwistle at the U.S. Embassy, but officials didn't say whether he answered any questions. He had been labeled a "person of interest" at that point but not a suspect.
Police searched the family's home the day before the bodies were discovered, but did not see anything wrong, authorities said.
Coakley has said that friends had showed up for a dinner party but no one answered the door, and that Rachel Entwistle's mother called police when she couldn't reach her daughter.
After a missing person's report was filed, police visited the home again. During the search, they detected an odor and discovered the bodies in the bedroom. Coakley has said the bodies were covered by bedding and "almost not visible."
Neil Entwistle met Rachel Souza in 1999 at the University of York, where she was spending a year abroad. They were married in 2003 and stayed in England until last year. Their daughter was born in April.
The family moved to Massachusetts, Rachel's homestate, last summer and rented a home in Hopkinton, a suburb of Boston, about 10 days before mother and daughter were found dead.
Relatives told investigators that the Entwistles did not have a history of marital problems. He was looking for a job in the technology field; she had been a teacher but also was not working.
So, who saw this one coming? Hmmm? Anyone?
Entwistle was arrested by British authorities and faces murder charges in Massachusetts, spokesman Emily LaGrassa said.
"He is in police custody in England at this time," LaGrassa said.
Rachel Entwistle, 27, and 9-month-old Lillian, were found shot to death in a bed in their home in Hopkinton on Jan. 22, killed by a small-caliber bullet.
A spokesman for Rachel Entwistle's family would not comment, but said they would release a statement later Thursday.
District Attorney Martha Coakley and Hopkinton Police Chief Thomas Irvin called a news conference for 10 a.m. ET Thursday to discuss the arrest.
Authorities have said Neil Entwistle, 27, left the country and returned to his native England around the time of the shootings, but have not given an exact timetable.
Massachusetts authorities flew to London late last month to interview Entwistle at the U.S. Embassy, but officials didn't say whether he answered any questions. He had been labeled a "person of interest" at that point but not a suspect.
Police searched the family's home the day before the bodies were discovered, but did not see anything wrong, authorities said.
Coakley has said that friends had showed up for a dinner party but no one answered the door, and that Rachel Entwistle's mother called police when she couldn't reach her daughter.
After a missing person's report was filed, police visited the home again. During the search, they detected an odor and discovered the bodies in the bedroom. Coakley has said the bodies were covered by bedding and "almost not visible."
Neil Entwistle met Rachel Souza in 1999 at the University of York, where she was spending a year abroad. They were married in 2003 and stayed in England until last year. Their daughter was born in April.
The family moved to Massachusetts, Rachel's homestate, last summer and rented a home in Hopkinton, a suburb of Boston, about 10 days before mother and daughter were found dead.
Relatives told investigators that the Entwistles did not have a history of marital problems. He was looking for a job in the technology field; she had been a teacher but also was not working.
So, who saw this one coming? Hmmm? Anyone?