Vanessa Marcotte Murder Suspect Indicted, Arraignment Date Set

WORCESTER, MA—A Worcester man charged in connection with the death of Vanessa Marcotte in Princeton last August was indicted for murder on Friday by a Worcester County Grand Jury, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

Angelo Colon-Ortiz, 31, was indicted for murder in the slaying of Marcotte. He had been arrested in April after his DNA matched the DNA profile that came from samples found on the hands of Marcotte. He had been charged with aggravated assault and battery, and assault with attempt to rape. He was arraigned in Leominster District Court, according to a release from the Worcester County DA.

The district court charge will be dismissed and he will be arraigned in Worcester Superior Court on July 26. He is being held on $10 million bail.

Marcotte's body was found in the woods in Princeton not far from her family's home off Brooks Station Road on the evening of Aug. 7 after Marcotte had gone for a jog while home for a visit. The 27-year-old Boston University grad had been working for Google and living in New York City.

In December of 2016, the family of Marcotte spoke publicly for the first time in public, announcing they had launched a website to serve as a portal for tips and also to learn more about Marcotte and causes close to her heart.

Thousands of tips came in to authorities after a tipline was launched.

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