"Henry Bedard was last seen walking along Paradise Road in Swampscott on Dec. 16, 1974 after Christmas shopping in Vinnin Square, according to the Essex County District Attorney's Office. He was found dead under a pile of leaves in a ditch in the woods near Suffolk Avenue the next day by two adolescents. A baseball bat with unique markings was found nearby."
"The autopsy of Bedard's body discovered he had died from five distinct blows to the head. A recent court order - "in response to information recently received" - allowed for the exhumation of Bedard's body, according to the DA's office. "Advances in forensic science and technology have led to new criminal investigative avenues that were not possible in the past," Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker said in a statement. "What happened to Henry has never left this town, and young or old, all of the community still talks about Henry and what happened on that fateful day," Swampscott Chief of Police Ruben Quesada added."
Authorities exhumed a body from a cemetery Wednesday in connection with the unsolved 1974 murder of 15-year-old Henry Bedard. Bedard was last seen walking along Paradise Road on Dec. 16, 1974 after Christmas shopping in Vinnin Square and was found dead under a pile of leaves in a ditch near Suffolk Avenue the next day by two adolescents. A baseball bat with unique markings was found nearby, and the autopsy determined he died from five distinct blows to the head. A court order, issued "in response to information recently received," authorized the exhumation. Officials cited advances in forensic science and technology as a reason for renewed investigation. Community members continue to remember the case and anyone with information is asked to contact the Unresolved Case Unit.
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