Karen Anderson

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Investigative Reporter at WCVB-TV (Boston, MA)

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Mass. coalition hoping to stop drivers license revocations due to unpaid EZ Pass debt

1 week ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson

Across Massachusetts, people who are struggling to make ends meet have lost their driver's licenses as punishment for their debt. Now, a new coalition is working to stop what they call a cruel and counterproductive punishment. A Boston man, who requested we use only his first name, Angel, told us how devastating the consequences can be. "Taking someone's driver's license away, basically you're taking the whole life away," Angel said.
DNA from Stephen Paul Gale matches 1989 rapes, prosecution says

2 weeks ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson

DNA collected from a suspect in the 1989 rape of two women in a Massachusetts store matches evidence collected from the crime, prosecutors announced in court on Wednesday. Investigators were granted permission to swab Stephen Paul Gale's cheek in March. While law enforcement had the DNA profile of the attacker developed in 2001, they didn't have a DNA match.
30 years after Deanna Cremin's murder, her father still seeks justice

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Kevin Rothstein |Karen Anderson

As the 30th anniversary of his daughter's murder approaches Sunday, Deanna Cremin's father made his annual pilgrimage to her grave and the square in Somerville named in her honor. "It's about me paying my respects to her and letting her know that I'm still always going to be here for her. And hopefully, we get some answers," said her father, Al Rodgers. Deanna Cremin was found strangled behind a Somerville housing complex on March 30, 1995, just days after her 17th birthday.
Stephen Paul Gale returned to Mass. to face charges in 1989 case

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson

AT A LATER DATE. THE SERIAL RAPE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF ATTACKING TWO WOMEN IN FRAMINGHAM 35 YEARS AGO, BACK BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY. AND WE’RE GETTING NEW DETAILS ABOUT STEVEN PAUL GALE AND WHAT HE DID WHEN HE WAS FINALLY RETURNED HERE TO FACE CHARGES. FIVE INVESTIGATES HAS COVERED THIS CASE FOR YEARS. OUR KAREN ANDERSON WAS IN THE COURTROOM TODAY AND JOINS US LIVE FROM WOBURN KAREN.
What's next for supected rapist, con man Stephen Paul Gale?

2 months ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson

Stephen Paul Gale's court appearance Monday was focused on the charges that he raped two women in a Framingham clothing store in 1989.But prosecutors also revealed that, just before his arrest, he had been living under an alias and had gained the trust of a family with the resources to support a life of luxury.One of those family members saw coverage of Gale's wild police chase through Los Angeles last August and called police to say she recognized his face as a man she had known for years...
Suspected rapist, con man returned to Mass. to face charges in 35-year cold case

2 months ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson

Stephen Paul Gale, the suspect identified through DNA in a decades-old double rape case, is back in Massachusetts. He was arrested in Los Angeles last August after a dramatic police chase, which was the ending to a months-long nationwide manhunt. Gale was originally held in California on fraud charges, but those were dismissed and Gov. Maura Healey signed a warrant for his return in January.
Friends of man found dead on Boston houseboat react to his death

2 months ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson

A Boston woman charged in the death of a man found fatally stabbed on his houseboat in Charlestown last month is returning to court Friday.Nora Nelson, 24, is facing a felony murder charge in the death of 65-year-old Joseph Donohue. Prosecutors said Donohue, who lived alone on the houseboat with his two dogs, was stabbed dozens of times in the head and chest. 5 Investigates learned Donohue was stabbed so violently that the blade of the knife broke off in his skull.
NFB BELL®: It’s Not just for the Kids!

2 months ago | nfb.org | Karen Anderson

Braille Monitor March 2025 NFB BELL®: It’s Not just for the Kids! by Karen Anderson From the Editor: Karen Anderson is Education Programs Coordinator on our national staff, so she knows a thing or two about the impact of our BELL Academies and our other education programs. In this article, she talks about an aspect of that impact that she feels is not considered often enough. Here is what she says: As a kid, I knew summer as a time to be, well, a little bit lazy.
Girlfriend of man shot by off-duty police officer in Boston Chick-fil-A speaks out

2 months ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson |Kevin Rothstein

Jennifer Geddes is cherishing her memories with Lemark Jaramillo. "Lamar was a good guy. He didn't deserve this," she said. Geddes said she last saw him just days before he was shot and killed by a Boston police officer at the Chick-fil-A near Copley Square. And now she wants answers. "I just feel like he deserves justice, and his family deserves answers. I deserve answers," she said. The two had been dating for a decade. Geddes said he was loving and close to her two children. "My kids loved him.
New details emerge in case of Boston Uber driver accused of rape

2 months ago | wcvb.com | Karen Anderson |Imani Clement

JOINS US HERE IN THE NEWSROOM. SO, KAREN, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? WELL, ACCORDING TO THESE POLICE REPORTS, A YOUNG WOMAN WAS TAKING AN UBER HOME FROM A BAR IN SOUTHIE WHEN SHE WAS RAPED BY THE DRIVER. AND IT WAS HER ROOMMATE WHO CALLED 911. NOW, POLICE SAY THE VICTIM HAD BEEN AT LOCO IN SOUTH BOSTON, TOOK AN UBER HOME, AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED, SHE SAYS THE UBER DRIVER CLIMBED INTO THE BACK SEAT, PINNED HER HANDS DOWN ON THE SEAT AND RAPED HER.