Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court April 8, 1996 (Commonwealth v. Colby)

Wilkins, J.

One night in April, 1977, an intruder broke into the Haverhill home of Beverly Autiello and killed her. Initial police investigation was inconclusive, and the matter lay dormant until early 1987 when a Massachusetts State police lieutenant reviewed the file. His investigation led him to focus on the defendant who was then living in Roanoke, Vir*415ginia.