Episode 16 | Forever Fourteen: The Murder of Shaun Ouillette, Canton, Massachusetts (part two)
- Anngelle Wood
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
The murder of 14-year-old Shaun Ouillette in the fall of 1986 remains one of the cruelest in our state's history. Shaun was the new kid at Canton High looking to make friends. He was an easy going boy whose only mistake was trusting the one kid in town with violent intentions. Part two delves into the the many warning signs given off by his teenaged killer, Rod Matthews, and how an entire town seemed to miss every single one of them.
Additional Sources: Part Two
Mass Advocates for Children https://www.massadvocates.org/chapter-766
History of ADD - timeline https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/history#1955
Data and Statistics About ADHD
WBUR - What Massachusetts Law Says About Juveniles Charged With Murder
WBUR - New Parole Tiers for Juvenile Killers in Mass https://www.wbur.org/news/2014/07/25/patrick-parole-juvenile-murderers AP News - Janet Downing Murder https://apnews.com/article/13ce553a89f1a8674eb567bec1907e46
Kenneth Matthews Jr, obituary
