A guy from Oregon recently admitted to the FBI field office about fatally hitting a Boston woman over the head with a hammer nearly 44 years ago, according to authorities.
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that John Michael Irmer, 69, admitted to the “ice-blooded” 1979 murder and rape of Pennsylvania native Susan Marcia Rose, whom he met at a Boston skating rink.
Initially, a different guy was accused of a violent crime and put on trial; however, in June 1981, he was found not guilty.
The DA’s Office reported Irmer walked into the FBI field office in Portland last month and told authorities he had met a red-haired woman at a skating rink around Halloween.
It was reported that he took out a hammer and hit her in the head after they entered a Beacon Street house that was being renovated. The next day, he allegedly left for New York after raping her.
Prosecutors said Rose was the victim who had been beaten at the Beacon Street residence the day before Halloween. She suffered wounds to the brain as well as skull fractures.
The Suffolk District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Irmer’s DNA matched samples at the crime scene.
Irmer spent the majority of his Monday arraignment hiding behind a courtroom wall, according to CBS Boston. Regarding the charges of aggravated rape and murder, he was remanded without bail.
Prosecutors claimed in court that Irmer told FBI investigators in Oregon that he wanted to “confess to several murders,” such as killing someone else in the South and being guilty of robbing and killing a heroin dealer in San Francisco.
“Nearly 44 years after losing her at such a young age, the family and friends of Susan Marcia Rose will finally have some answers,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden stated.
He added, “This was a brutal, ice-blooded murder made worse by the fact that a person was charged and tried — and fortunately, found not guilty — while the real murderer remained silent until now.”
The lawyer also mentioned that no matter how cold cases are solved, those individuals who have experienced loss, suffering, and countless excruciating questions still deserve to get the answers.
