Peabody Double-Murder Site Being Investigated

PEABODY, MA — Investigators are back at the Farm Ave. horror house where two people were murdered last year. The Essex County DA's Office, FBI, State Police, and Peabody Police are searching the property Tuesday morning with consent of the property owner, the DA's Office said in a statement.

There is no danger to the public, the statement said. Authorities have come across information during the investigation into the murder of Mark Greenlaw and Jennifer O'Connor that necessitates a search of the property.

Heavy digging machinery has been spotted at 19 Farm Ave. WHDH reports investigators are searching for possible buried bodies in the area.

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On Feb. 17, police found the bodies of Greenlaw and his girlfriend O'Connor wrapped in rolled into rugs in the basement of the building. Greenlaw, 39, was killed with a shotgun blast to the face, and O'Connor, 37, was raped and had her throat slit, prosecutors said. It was the most horrific crime scene some veteran officers had ever seen.

One of the suspects, Michael Hebb, pleaded guilty in October to helping cover up O'Connor's murder and trying to burn down the house. He was sentenced up to seven years in prison. Prosecutors said he could still be charged in the death of Greenlaw.

Wes Doughty was charged with two counts of murder, rape, attempted arson of a dwelling, armed carjacking and kidnapping.

Photo from 2017 by Mike Carraggi