Every year on May 5, Unit 1012 will always remember Dr.
Richard Fields and his wife, Dr. Lina Bolanos, two Boston Doctors who were
murdered on May 5, 2017.
To contribute to Jason Field’s fundraising campaign, visit crowdrise.com/jasonfield8 or
to contribute to Alex Forrest-Hay’s campaign, crowdrise.com/alexanderforrest-hay.
For more information on Operation Airway, visit: www.masseyeandear.org/specialties/pediatrics/pediatric-ent/airwaycenter/operationairway.
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Dr. Richard Field and
Dr. Lina Bolanos had their throats slit by Bampumim Teixeira.
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Two engaged doctors were
found with their throats slit in their $1.9 million South Boston condo.
A former security guard convicted in connection with bank robberies, Bampumim Teixeira, is accused in the double murder of Lina Bolanos, 38, and Richard Field, 49, and police say the suspect ripped up photos throughout the condo, leaving a bloody and grisly scene behind him.
Prosecutors indicated robbery may be the motive, according to WBZ. However, the prosecutor did not specifically say that in the suspect’s arraignment on May 8, although he did allege that the suspect was encountered in dark clothes and gloves and that police found a bag of jewelry, presumably Bolanos’, on the condo floor.
A former security guard convicted in connection with bank robberies, Bampumim Teixeira, is accused in the double murder of Lina Bolanos, 38, and Richard Field, 49, and police say the suspect ripped up photos throughout the condo, leaving a bloody and grisly scene behind him.
Prosecutors indicated robbery may be the motive, according to WBZ. However, the prosecutor did not specifically say that in the suspect’s arraignment on May 8, although he did allege that the suspect was encountered in dark clothes and gloves and that police found a bag of jewelry, presumably Bolanos’, on the condo floor.
The homicides in South Boston resulted in police shooting Teixeira at the door of the apartment, authorities say. The suspect is expected to survive. He knew the victims, police said, but the District Attorney walked back the comments that the suspect and victims likely knew each other, saying there was no evidence of that. He also said that Teixeira did not fire a weapon at police.
The suspect is an immigrant who was born in Guinea-Bissau in West Africa and who was homeless for a time, reports The Boston Globe. Teixeira was a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., according to the DA’s spokesman.
Armed Robber,
Bampumim Teixeira, Given Light Sentence To Prevent Deportation, Brutally Kills
Two Doctors At Home
On May 11, 2017
Boston, MA
– Prior plea deals that allowed Bampumim Teixeira to
keep his green card and prevent his deportation cost two innocent doctors their
lives last Friday, May 5.
According to The Boston Herald, police were called to the apartment
after being notified by a friend of Dr. Fields that he had received a text
message begging for help. Upon arrival, the suspect, Teixeira, opened
fire on police, and was shot three times; he remains hospitalized.
Both victims,
Dr. Richard Fields, age 49, and Dr. Lina Bolanos, age 38, were found bound, and
with their throats cut. Teixeira forced Dr. Fields to watch in a mirror as
his throat was cut.
Teixeira was arraigned in his hospital
room on Monday, May 8, and he appeared unsconscious throughout the proceeding.
His attorney, who represented him on his previous charges, entered not guilty
pleas. He is expected to recover; unfortunately, his victims won’t.
In 2016, Teixeira was arrested by the
FBI Bank Robbery Task Force for robbing a branch of Citizens Bank. He
threatened to shoot up the bank if he didn’t get the money he demanded.
The teller thought he had a gun and
feared for her life. He only got $212, and a dye pack.
While being questioned about that bank
robbery, he told police that he was also wanted for a 2014 robbery of the same
bank. He got $600 that time, also while threatening to shoot up the bank.
He was so helpful that he told detectives he had seen his wanted picture
on the Mass Most Wanted website. Teixeira was shown the wanted picture of
himself and told detectives that was him.
With two bank robbery charges, he
should have served a lengthy prison sentence and then been deported, but he
wasn’t. Under an agreed-upon deal, the prosecutor and the defense
attorney allowed Teixeira to plead to two “larceny from person” charges instead
of two bank robbery charges.
Plea deals like this are becoming more
and more common as prosecutors in Palo Alto, New York, and Baltimore have
all recently made the news for reducing sentences to prevent deportations.
Legal non-citizen immigrants who are convicted of crimes with a sentence of 365
days or more are deported.
Recommendations were made to Judge Lisa
A. Grant that Teixeira be given a sentence of 364 days in jail, one day less
than a full year, with nine months to serve, credit for time served of 78 days,
and the rest suspended for three years.
The most Honorable Judge Grant accepted
the plea. This is the same Judge Grant who is fairly new to the bench, having
been a defense attorney and public counselor services director in her previous
career. She has also stated that she does not favor mandatory minimum
sentences, because they take away a judge’s discretion.
What was also interesting about the
plea deal was that Judge Grant accepted it orally, and did not require it to be
in writing.
Both the prosecutor and defense attorney
asked that the first robbery case be marked “guilty filed,” which exempts
Teixeira from immigration penalties such as deportation.
A spokesman for the Suffolk County DA
said that the plea was not accepted to shield Teixeira from deportation.
However, it is clear that the plea was designed to do just that.
Outside of aggravated felonies, federal
law states that any green-card holder like Teixeira who is convicted of two or
more crimes involving “moral turpitude” is deportable. But since his case
was filed as “guilty filed”, in a strangely retroactive move, it doesn’t count.
Federal courts have not yet
acknowledged “guilty filed” as grounds to deport an illegal immigrant.
As such, ICE said that it “has no legal role in this case at this time
but will continue to monitor its progress.”
It is not known yet what connection
Teixeira had to the murdered couple, but he once held a security job at their
condominium complex.
And this was not just a robbery gone
wrong. It is believed that there was a connection between one of Dr.
Fields’ patients and Teixeira, although that is still being investigated.
Deportation rules are in place for
public safety. Any prosecutor who intentionally circumvents those rules is
giving violent felons permission to roam free.
Do you think that there should be a
federal law which prohibits plea deals to prevent deportation?
Family of slain Boston doctors: Remember their lives, not how they died
By Karma
Allen
May 9, 2017,
2:23 AM ET
The families
of the two Boston doctors who were killed in a suspected double murder in their
penthouse apartment last week asked the public on Monday to remember the couple
for the lives they lived and not for how they died.
Richard
Field, 49, and Lina Bolanos, 38, -- described by family as a loving couple with
an infectious joy for life -- were killed in their South Boston apartment last
Friday night when a man who they, apparently, did not know walked in and attacked them,
police said.
The two were
planning to get married soon, according to their families.
In a
statement released on Monday, Field’s family reflected on the lives of both
doctors and asked that they be remembered for the good that they did in the
world.
"We
want to remember Richard and Lina for who they were, not how they died,"
the family said. "Their impact in the world --
in the lives of those who they loved, those who loved them, and the patients
that they cared for -- is the real newsworthy story."
The
family described the two as “loving” and “vital people,” who cared for the
children in their extended families as if they were their own.
"As
doctors, they dedicated their professional lives to alleviating suffering and
ensuring the safety of those most vulnerable—children undergoing surgery,"
the statement said.
The family
said that the couple would often find "the time to take interest in each
and every one of us no matter what was on their plate.”
Bolanos
worked as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston,
according to the hospital.
"Dr.
Bolanos was an outstanding pediatric anesthesiologist and a wonderful colleague
in the prime of both her career and life," John
Fernandez, the hospital's president and CEO, said in a statement over the
weekend. "We will do all we can to support
their families and our staff members who are processing this senseless tragedy
and grieving an enormous loss."
Field
"was a guiding vision" at North Shore Pain Management, an entity he
helped create back in 2010, according to the practice. Prior to that, he worked
as an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist at Beverly Hospital and
Brigham and Women's Hospital.
"Dr.
Field was noted for his tireless devotion to his patients, staff and
colleagues," the practice said in a statement. "He was a valued member of the medical community and
a tremendous advocate for his patients."
The suspect
in the slaying, 30-year-old Bampumim Teixeira of Chelsea, Massachusetts, was
taken into custody at the crime scene, according to police, who said they recovered a
bag containing the woman’s jewelry and a replica of a firearm from the
apartment.
A plea of not
guilty was entered on his behalf and he was ordered held without bail at his
arraignment in his room at Tufts Medical Center on Monday. He is scheduled to
appear in court on June 8.
The couple's
family asked for the public to make a "tribute donation in Richard and
Lina's memory" to the Doctors Without Borders Organization.
"We will
remember and celebrate their passion, gentility, and extraordinary kindness
forever," the family said in their statement. "[Th]eir loss will be felt
by family and loved ones across the world."
ABC News'
Joshua Hoyos and Aaron Katersky contributed to this report.
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Prosecutor Reveals New Details In
Murders Of 2 South Boston Doctors
BOSTON (CBS)
— A Chelsea man was ordered held without bail Monday as new information was
revealed about the brutal killings of two engaged doctors in their South Boston
luxury condominium earlier this year.
Bampumim Teixeira,
30, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on an indictment in the murders of
38-year-old Dr. Lina Bolanos and 49-year-old Dr. Richard Field.
In court Monday, prosecutor John Pappas
described how Teixeira had knowledge of the layout of the couple’s building
because he was a security guard there briefly in 2016.
Pappas said
Teixeira was seen lurking around the condominium complex at about 2:40 p.m. and
in the garage around 4 p.m. on May 5, the day of the murders.
Bolanos
returned home around 5 p.m. and Field around 6:30 that evening.
According to
Pappas, Teixeira bound each of them with duct tape and used a large carving
knife to kill them.
Police were
called to the apartment around 8:38 p.m. after Field texted a friend to call
911 because there was a gunman in the house.
When officers
arrived they found keys to the apartment outside the door. Once inside, they
found the lights off and then were encountered by a man with what appeared to
be a gun.
Pappas said
the officers fired two shots, wounding Teixeira. Police later found a bag
and clothes that matched the man seen lurking around the building earlier in
the day. Officers also found two fake guns and a backpack full of
Bolanos’ jewelry, according to investigators.
A short time
later, police went through the couple’s home and found the bodies.
“They
made the grizzly discovery of two people in separate areas of the residence,”
Pappas said. “Both individuals, later identified
as Lina Bolanos and Richard Field, were bound, apparently at various times by
various means. They had both sustained massive trauma and, after being examined
by emergency medical personnel on scene, were declared deceased.”
Family and
friends of the couple were in court Monday, many of them crying as the
prosecutor described the timeline of events.
The
indictments read in Suffolk Superior Court charged two counts each of
first-degree murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping, and one count of armed home
invasion. These indictments superseded the earlier case against Teixeria in
South Boston Municipal Court.
Teixeria is
due back in court September 12.
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Port man to run marathon in slain
couple's memory
Newburyport
man to honor slain brother, fiancée
By Jack Shea jshea@newburyportnews.com
NEWBURYPORT —
Running the Boston Marathon had always been on Jason Field’s bucket
list, but when tragedy struck last year, the idea took on a much deeper meaning
for him.
On May 5,
Jason’s brother, Dr. Richard Field, and his fiancée, Dr. Lina Bolanos,
were murdered in their luxurious South Boston condominium. The unusual story
sent shock waves across the country but even more affected were their
families, including Jason, who remembers them as kind, generous
anesthesiologists.
“My brother
was a second father to my children and his fiancée doted on my kids,”
said Jason, 48, who lives in Newburyport with his wife and four
children. “They were so giving and caring.”
After
immigrating from England as children with their mother, Jason and Richard were
raised in Beverly Hills, California. It was there, surrounded by a crowd of their
well-to-do peers and school friends, that the two brothers were inspired to
pursue what they considered to be “the American Dream,” making an effort to
help and support each other along the way.
“I think for
many years the two of us were pushing each other mentally and encouraging each
other to succeed,” Jason said. “We were also helping each other along the way,
and coaching each other as well. We were tight.”
Even after
Richard’s death, his sense of encouragement continued on and drove Jason to
pick up a bib for this year’s marathon and run for Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s
Operation Airway team.
Jason will be
making the 26.2-mile trek in memory of his brother and fiancée,
who worked as a pediatric anesthesiologist at Mass Eye and Ear and
was beloved for her gentle way with children.
“She’d make
the parents feel very at ease and very comfortable as she was taking their
child away to administer the anesthesia,” Jason said. “My brother had similar
warm methods of making people feel very comfortable when going to him for their
ailments.”
In the spirit
of the couple’s kindness, Jason joined Operation Airway’s effort to raise
$300,000 to fund missions for Mass Eye and Ear specialists to travel to
Colombia, Bolanos’ homeland, to perform essential airway surgeries on
underprivileged children and families.
He set a
personal target of raising $15,000 but quickly surpassed his goal due to
an outpouring of support from the community. To date, he has raised more than
$21,000 for Mass Eye and Ear.
Running
alongside Jason will be his longtime friend and fellow Englishman, Alex
Forrest-Hay, with whom he has been running through neighborhoods in Newburyport
and surrounding communities since late 2017 to prepare for the marathon.
With neither
ever having run a road race before, they admit that Patriots Day is sure
to be rife with challenges but said they are both nervous and excited for the
event.
“I’m a bit
undercooked but still very excited about running the race, and more
importantly, about supporting Jason and the charity,” Forrest-Hay
said, noting he is close to reaching his $10,000 fundraising goal.
“Richard had
a great habit of getting people to do things they’d never done before, so this
is a great opportunity,” he said.
After nearly
a full year that has been extremely trying and filled with melancholy for Jason
and his family, the physical pain of running a marathon seems manageable —
even though he recently sustained a groin injury while
training.
“From a
physical standpoint, I’ve been told that you can do it — people can run 26
miles,” Jason said. “I’m sure I’ll be getting waves of emotions throughout the
run, and I have no idea how it’s going to affect me.”
When the race
is on, Jason said he believes his brother will be there in spirit to help
him cross the finish line.
“I know he’s
going to be pushing me when I feel like I’m hitting a wall, or complaining to
myself about my injury,” Jason said. “He’d say, ‘Look at all these people that
turned out watching, you can’t let them down, you can’t let me down.’ That’s the
polite way he’d respond.”
To contribute
to Jason Field’s fundraising campaign, visit crowdrise.com/jasonfield8 or
to contribute to Alex Forrest-Hay’s campaign, crowdrise.com/alexanderforrest-hay.
For more
information on Operation Airway, visit: www.masseyeandear.org/specialties/pediatrics/pediatric-ent/airwaycenter/operationairway.
Staff writer
Jack Shea can be reached via email at jshea@newburyportnews.com
or by phone at 978-961-3154. Follow him on Twitter @iamjackshea.
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