Suspect In 2011 Boston Double Murder Caught In Haiti

BOSTON, MA– A man suspected of killing two sisters in their Dorchester apartment has been caught after nearly six years on the run. Jean Weevens Janvier, 34, was taken into custody at his mother's house in Santo, Haiti on June 3, according to the U.S. Marshals' Service. He has been brought back to the United States to face first degree murder charges.

Janvier, 34, is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, 21-year-old Stephanie Emile, and her sister, 23-year-old Judith Emile on Nov. 14, 2011. Police who arrived on the scene found a toddler alive but alone with the murdered women.

Authorities believe Janvier fled Massachusetts shortly after the murders. He was added to the Boston Police Department's Most Wanted list the following year and placed on the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted list in February 2016.

Authorities investigated leads throughout the United States, including tips from Indiana, Maryland, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut and Massachusetts, before locating him in Haiti. He was arrested by the Haitian National Police and turned over to the U.S. Marshals.

"An extremely violent crime landed Janvier on our 15 Most Wanted list," Acting Director of the U.S. Marshals Service David Harlow said in a statement. "Thanks to the tenacity of our criminal investigators and police cooperation at the local and international level, another dangerous fugitive is off the street and will face justice."

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