On the morning of June 28, 1978, five men were found shot to death in the basement of the Blackfriars Pub on Summer Street in Boston. One of the victims was 34-year-old Freddy Francisco Delavega of Somerville. The other victims were the pub’s owner Vincent Solomonte, night manager and former journalist John Jack Kelly, Peter Meroth, and backgammon player Charles Magarian.

Police reported the victims had been herded into the cramped basement and shot with a 12 gauge shotgun and a .25 caliber automatic pistol, suggesting at least two shooters. An open safe containing $15,000, firearms, and small amounts of cocaine and marijuana was left untouched, and investigators described the killings as a targeted execution possibly linked to a soured cocaine deal.

Two men, Robert J. Italiano and William N. Ierardi, were later tried in 1979 and acquitted; the case remains officially unsolved. Does anyone have information about Freddy Delavega, his connections, or the Blackfriars Massacre that could help fill gaps in the timeline?