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Episode Four | Colleen Ritzer: Murder at Danvers High, Danvers, Massachusetts
- Anngelle Wood
- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 14, 2024
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
Colleen Ritzer Scholarship Fund
Step Up For Colleen https://www.stepupforcolleen.com
Crime of the Truest Kind Youtube playlist
Danvers High School Surveillance video
Boston Globe - Classed Cancelled Due to Homicide
Lawrence Eagle Tribune - Search for Colleen officer Stephanie Wennerberg
WCVB Channel 5 - Perform spontaneous acts of kindness in Colleen’s memory
Boston Magazine - Affidavit reveals details of Colleen Ritzer’s death
CNN - Danvers High School Murder
CNN - Danvers School Killing
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
Salem News - Suspect Blamed Colleen
HEAVY.COM - Suspect Friends Search
Washington Post - Police Accuse Danvers Student In Death of Colleen Ritzer
WCVB Channel 5 Investigates uncovers new details in horrific killing
Video Judge details graphic nature of Colleen Ritzer murder
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
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
Salem News - Peggie Ritzer testifies
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
Affidavit Boston magazine
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
WBUR - Chism Sentenced
WCVB Channel 5 - DYS worker violently attacked http://bit.ly/1e8lAMZ
