Crime & Safety

Homicide Victim in Danville Identified

NH AG: Jo-Anne Boucher's cause of death is being withheld pending further investigation.

DANVILLE, NH — A suspicious death in nearby Danville has been ruled a homicide, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The body of Jo-Anne Boucher, 51, of Caramel Drive in Danville, was discovered on Sept. 5, 2016.

The state’s medical examiner ruled her death a homicide after an autopsy on Tuesday.

The state, however, is not releasing the cause of death “pending further investigation,” according to Geoffrey W.R. Ward, an assistant Attorney General. The investigation, he noted, “remains active and ongoing.”

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