On January 6, 1985, Patricia Paglia and her husband Robert were found dead inside their Lynnfield, Massachusetts home. Patricia suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The couple’s two young children were discovered asleep and unharmed in another part of the house.

Investigators concluded the killings followed a planned home invasion tied to Robert Paglia’s alleged involvement in the drug trade. Three men entered the home in disguise: Dennis Daye wearing a police uniform, Richard Costa posing as a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, and Michael DeNictolis, who drove them to the house and had been an usher at the Paglias’ wedding. Patricia was shot and killed by Daye; Costa then used Robert’s own shotgun to kill him. The intruders searched the home, took money, and fled.

A witness, the ex-girlfriend of Richard Costa, provided testimony that led to the arrest and prosecution of Costa, Daye, and DeNictolis. All three were convicted of robbery and the murders and received two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

Did anyone in Lynnfield at the time notice unusual visitors or a car leaving the Paglia neighborhood that night?