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Episode Four | Colleen Ritzer: Murder at Danvers High, Danvers, Massachusetts



Colleen Ritzer's star was rising. Admirable, driven, passionate, and kind.  She was in her second year teaching math at Danvers High School in Danvers Massachusetts. She loved her job. She always wanted to help. It was her calling. Until the afternoon of October 22, 2013 when one of the students she worked so hard for brutally ended her life. Colleen's loss was simply devastating to her family and the community.


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SOURCES


The Timeline in Colleen Ritzer’s murder - The Boston Globe

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/11/22/timeline-murder-collen-ritzer-danvers-high-school/NBCbSUOpBWJcArUTpF1q3J/story.html


Colleen Ritzer Scholarship Fund

https://colleenritzerscholarship.com


Step Up For Colleen https://www.stepupforcolleen.com

Crime of the Truest Kind Youtube playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0LzXDjQtfgH06v0XlJXQ_VZjOhy93oU9


Danvers High School Surveillance video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv--Oc-U8VE


Boston Globe - Classed Cancelled Due to Homicide

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/10/23/classes-danvers-high-canceled-due-homicide-investigation/Yc670TZds9LRw6ev3LP8qJ/story.html


Lawrence Eagle Tribune - Search for Colleen officer Stephanie Wennerberg

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/trial-on-hold-again/article_d0bff825-680a-590f-b364-e571a1364d24.html


WCVB Channel 5 - Perform spontaneous acts of kindness in Colleen’s memory

https://www.wcvb.com/article/people-asked-to-perform-acts-of-kindness-in-honor-of-colleen-ritzer


Boston Magazine - Affidavit reveals details of Colleen Ritzer’s death

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2013/11/22/affidavit-reveals-details-around-colleen-ritzers-death


CNN - Danvers High School Murder

https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/25/justice/massachusetts-danvers-school-killing/index.html


CNN - Danvers School Killing

https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/23/justice/massachusetts-danvers-school-killing/index.html


Peggie Ritzer Statement during trial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2BOmbOaj18&t=19s

Colleen Ritzer, Full affidavit https://heavy.com/news/2013/11/philip-chism-note-rape-court-documents-affidavit

Prosecution’s Opening statement, Colleen Ritzer case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MyTl07yDTI&t=234s


New York Times - Teacher’s Body Found

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/teachers-body-was-found-with-slit-throat-and-note-documents-say.html


Salem News - Suspect Blamed Colleen

https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/chism-colleen-ritzer-was-to-blame-for-own-death/article_48b8af32-0781-50b8-8c21-1c07c2c3be12.html


HEAVY.COM - Suspect Friends Search

https://heavy.com/news/2013/10/philip-chism-colleen-ritzer-danvers-high/


Washington Post - Police Accuse Danvers Student In Death of Colleen Ritzer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-accuse-danvers-student-in-death-of-colleen-ritzer/2013/10/23/ce9ca1fe-3bfb-11e3-b6a9-da62c264f40e_story.html


WCVB Channel 5 Investigates uncovers new details in horrific killing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q5KTktHBAg


Video Judge details graphic nature of Colleen Ritzer murder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4FtCmp8tnI


Salem News - Documents Released In Danvers Teacher Death https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/documents-released-in-danvers-teacher-s-death/article_1050e91c-8039-5afa-9264-e681ceccb15b.html


Lawrence Eagle Tribune - Grim Details Of Slaying Emerge

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/grim-details-of-slaying-emerge-in-chism-motion-hearing/article_e8769ba3-60d6-5c05-bd57-67059c51e496.html


Star Tribune - Police Affidavit Offers Chilling Details

https://www.startribune.com/police-affidavit-offers-chilling-details-of-teacher-s-slaying/232961141/


Daily Mail UK - Phones destroyed

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2547024/amp/Philip-Chism-recorded-video-rape-murder-teacher-Colleen-Ritzer-cell-phone.html


Salem News - Peggie Ritzer testifies

https://www.salemnews.com/news/colleen-ritzer-s-mother-testifies/article_a37007ce-8d47-11e5-88ca-07461500eaf3.html


My Crime Library - How Colleen was found https://mycrimelibrary.com/philip-chism-teen-killer/


People magazine - Colleen Ritzer murder note https://people.com/crime/colleen-ritzer-murder-note-on-body-says-i-hate-you-all/


CBS News - Affidavit says killer may have recorded murder

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/affidavit-massachusetts-teen-may-have-recorded-teachers-murder/


Affidavit Boston magazine

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2013/11/22/affidavit-reveals-details-around-colleen-ritzers-death


Boston.com - Police Affidavit https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2013/11/22/police-affidavit-describes-chilling-note-left-by-philip-chism-after-death-of-danvers-high-teacher-colleen-ritzer

Chism MOM interviewed https://www.eagletribune.com/news/chisms-mother-hes-capable-of-snapping/article_d11fa791-c745-57a9-9258-159834335ccf.html


Danvers Patch - Killer Left Note http://danvers.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/court-records-say-chism-left-note-i-hate-you-all-next-to-victims-body


CNN - Danvers School Killing https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/23/justice/massachusetts-danvers-school-killing/index.html


Salem News - Trial on Hold https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/trial-on-hold-again-as-chism-s-mental-competency-called/article_006b4826-f441-5920-ad4c-7783b126ef9d.html


People - Chism sentenced https://people.com/crime/philip-chism-gets-life-in-prison-will-be-eligible-for-parole-after-40-years


National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers - Colleen Ritzer http://www.teenkillers.org/index.php/memorials/massachusetts-victims/colleen-ritzer


Mass.gov - Charging Chism

https://www.mass.gov/news/chism-indicted-on-additional-rape-charge


WBUR - Chism Sentenced

https://www.wbur.org/news/2016/02/26/chism-sentencing


WCVB Channel 5 - DYS worker violently attacked http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ




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