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