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Throughout the trial, the Daily News has invited a panel of experts to comment on what is happening in the courtroom. The panel members are: Wendy Murphy, a former Middlesex assistant district attorney and current victim/witness advocate; John LaChance, a former federal prosecutor and current defense lawyer based in Framingham, and Steve Huff, a professional crime blogger who runs two Web sites. Check back often for our experts' opinions. And if you want to share your opinion, visit our blog.

 

 



Timeline

Timeline: So Far...

Jan. 16, 2006 -- Neil Entwistle visits the adult dating World Wide Web site "Adult Friend Finder."

Jan. 16 and 17 -- Entwistle views a Web site describing how to kill people. He also searches the internet on how to commit suicide, how to kill someone with a knife and euthanasia.

Jan. 18 -- Entwistle searches the internet for "escort services,'' including "Blonde Beauties Escort SVC.'' based in Worcester.


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Neil Entwistle will serve his time at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley. His conviction will be appealed. Under Massachusetts law, all first-degree murder convictions are appealed.


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Neil Entwistle appears at a pretrial hearing May 30, 2008 at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn, with one of his defense attorneys, Stephanie Page.

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The grave of Rachel and Lillian Rose, at Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston. Souza is Rachel's maiden name.

PHOTO BY WESLEY ENNIS
Rachel's parents' home, where Neil allegedly stole and returned the gun used to kill his wife and daughter.
PHOTO BY STEPHEN BURGESS

This is a photo from the Bow Street Court in London, in which Entwistle appeared when he was arrested in England.

 
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Neil's parents' home in England, to where he fled after the murders. Yvonne and Cliff's home on Coleridge Road in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

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Neil Entwistle leaves his parents' Worksop home on Jan. 31, 2006, about a week before his arrest.

PHOTO BY STEVE FOOTITT
   

Neil Entwistle appears at a pretrial hearing May 30, 2008 at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn, with one of his defense attorneys, Stephanie Page.

PHOTO BY MARK WILSON

 

Priscilla Matterazzo, the mother of Rachel Entwistle, places a white lily and an orange rose on the grave of Rachel and Lillian Rose at Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston on Feb. 2, 2006.

PHOTO BY NANCY LANE/AP
   

Neil Entwistle arrives at Bow Street Magistrated Court to face possible extradiction to the United States to face charges he murdered his wife and 9-month-old baby in Hopkinton, Mass. on Feb. 10, 2006.

PHOTO BY FIONA HANSON/AP
  Neil Entwistle confers with one of his attorneys, Elliot Weinstein, during a pre-trial conference at Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge on Nov. 14, 2007.
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  This undated photo is of Lillian Rose Entwistle, who was 9 months old when she was murdered.
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Middlesex sheriffs escort Neil Entwistle out of Framingham District Court after his Feb. 16, 2006 arraignment.

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Middlesex sheriffs escort Neil Entwistle out of Framingham District Court after his Feb. 16, 2006 arraignment.

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Neil Entwistle glances at the audience in Framingham District Court during his Feb. 16, 2006 arraignment.

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Neil Entwistle in Framingham District Court during his Feb. 16, 2006 arraignment.

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Rachel Entwistle's mom, Priscilla Matterazzo, and her step-father, Joseph Matterazzo, sit in the audience during Neil Entwistle's arraignment in Framingham District Court Feb. 16, 2006.

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Neil Entwistle in Framingham District Court during his Feb. 16, 2006 arraignment.

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Hopkinton police detective Scott Van Raalten leads Neil Entwistle into Framingham District Court for his Feb. 16, 2006 arraignment.

DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY ED HOPFMANN
   

Pallbearers bring the casket containing Rachel and Lillian Rose's bodies out of St. Peter's Church in Plymouth after their funeral Mass on Feb. 1, 2006.

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The family of Rachel Entwistle, including her step-father, Joseph Matterazzo and mom Priscilla Matterazzo, leave St. Peter's Church in Plymouth after the funeral Mass for Rachel and her baby, Lillian Rose on Feb. 1, 2006.

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Friends and familiy console each other as they leave St. Peter's Church in Plymouth after the funeral Mass for Rachel Entwistle and her baby, Lillian Rose on Feb. 1, 2006.

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Rachel Entwistle's mom, Priscilla Matterazzo, speaks with a priest at St. Peter's Church in Plymouth after the funeral Mass for Rachel and her baby, Lillian Rose on Feb. 1, 2006.

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The family of Rachel Entwistle say goodbye to her and baby Lillian Rose at Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston on Feb. 1, 2006.

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Rachel and Lillian Rose Entwistle are buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston.

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Rachel and Lillian Rose Entwistle are buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston.

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Rachel Entwistle's mom, Priscilla Matterazzo, left, and her step-father, Joseph Matterazzo, sit in the audience during a pre-trial hearing at Middlesex Superior Court on July 20, 2006.

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  Joseph Matterazzo, right, talks with prosecutor Michael Fabbri during a pre-trial hearing at Middlesex Superior Court on July 20, 2006.
DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY LISA CASSIDY
  6 Cubs Path in Hopkinton was listed for sale as of July 18, 2006, about six months after Rachel and Lillian Entwistle were found murdered there.
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