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December 8, 2006

Man indicted for 3 murders in Central Falls

PROVIDENCE -- A Providence County grand jury indicted a Pawtucket man of three counts of murder today following a violent episode in August in which Adelino Duarte allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend, her daughter and a friend.

In addition to the murder charges, Duarte was also indicted on three counts of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, death resulting, and one count of breaking and entering.

The police say that that Duarte, 39, of North Main Street, Pawtucket, broke in to his ex-girlfriend's apartment in the early hours of Aug. 18 and shot Elizabeth Orellana, a mother of five, her 20-year-old daughter Kristal L. Duarte (no relation to Adelino) and Octavio J. Calcagno, 23, each in the head.

When the police arrived, Duarte was found lying face down at the crime scene with his hand under a mattress. Police restrained Duarte after witnesses identified him as the shooter and discovered a gun under the mattress.

Duarte has been in prison since the incident. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 3.

-- projo.com staff writer Steve Peoples

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 2:21 PM | Permalink

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