Infamous Westford Rapist Philip Pizzo Goes Up for Parole

Philip Pizzo, a former Westford resident called the “worst rapist in the history of Massachusetts,“ will remain behind bars after he was again denied parole.

Pizzo, 65, terrorized the region in the 1980s. He kidnapped more than a dozen women from North Shore and drove them back to his Westford home on Butternut Street, where he raped them. He’s now serving a life sentence.

Pizzo was denied parole in 2010 and last week he was denied again.

“He lacks insight into the impact of his crimes on the victims and he lacks acknowledgment of the harm he caused to the community,” the decision stated. “The particular brutality of these heinous crimes and the predatory nature of the offenses causes Pizzo to be a risk to public safety. Therefore, his release is incompatible with the welfare of society.”