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Police are looking for 59-year-old William Rodriguez.
The wanted poster for William Rodriguez. Photo from the Worcester Police Department. Courtesy of Worcester Police Department.
Worcester police are looking for a man in connection with the killing of two women in a residential home on Saturday.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, police entered an apartment on Main Street in Worcester and found two women dead, police said. Both women had “multiple stab wounds,” police said.
Authorities are seeking 59-year-old William Rodriguez in connection with the homicide investigation into the women’s deaths. According to a Worcester Police wanted poster, Rodriguez is 6’2″ tall, weighs 180 pounds and has gray hair.
On August 24, 2024, at approximately 1:06 p.m., Worcester Police officers were dispatched to an apartment on Main Street because two women had been found dead. Officers arrived to find two women who appeared to have suffered multiple stab wounds. pic.twitter.com/zdi2fcoKEp
— Worcester PD (@WorcesterPD) 25 August 2024
According to court documents, Rodriguez is charged with two counts of murder. Under Massachusetts state law, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for each of those charges.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, WPD said. If you or someone you know has information, you can anonymously text your message to 274637 TIPWPD or send an anonymous web-based message to http://worcesterma.gov/police. You can also call the Worcester Police Detective Bureau at (508) 799-8651.
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