Priscilla & Joe Matterazzo
The mother and stepfather of Rachel Entwistle and grandparents of Lillian Rose.
The Entwistle's lived with the Matterazzo's in Carver for several weeks before moving into their rented home in Hopkinton.
The alleged murder weapon belongs to Joe Matterazzo. He kept the .22 caliber handgun locked in his bedroom. He says he took Neil Entwistle target shooting with the weapon, and Neil knew where it was kept.
Court documents show the Matterazzo's believed their son-in-law was a secret agent for the English government.
Lillian Rose Entwistle
9 month-old Lillian Rose was found murdered in her mother's arms.
Nicknamed "Lilly," she was buried in a casket with her mother.
Lillian Rose was born in England in April 2005. Her family moved to the United States shortly thereafter.
Rachel Entwistle
Rachel was 27 years-old when she was found murdered in her bed in her rented Hopkinton home.
Born Rachel Souza, she met Neil Entwistle while studying abroad at Britian's University of York.
The couple married in 2003 and lived in England until Rachel gave birth in 2005.
The Entwistle's moved to Massachusetts to be closer to Rachel's family.
Neil Entwistle
27 year-old Neil Entwistle is accused of shooting his wife Rachel and baby daughter Lillian Rose in their Hopkinton home, then fleeing to England.
Born and raised in England, Neil Entwistle met Rachel Souza in 1999.
The couple moved the United States in 2005, after the birth of their daughter.
Court documents indicate Neil Entwistle was mired in debt at the time of the murders.
Neil Entwistle says he did not commit the murders. He says he found his wife and daughter already dead, considered killing himself, then fled to his parents' home in England.
Michael Fabbri
Prosecutor Michael Fabbri is an Assistant District Attorney, and Chief of the Framingham Regional Superior Court Trial Team.
Education: 1980 graduate of Framingham State College, magna cum laude, and received his law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1983
Background: Joined the Middlesex District Attorney's Office in 1985. Served as the Chief of the Special Investigations and Narcotics Division and the Deputy Chief of the Appeals Division
Major Cases: include first degree murder cases, motor vehicle homicides, and other serious violent felonies
Other: Fabbri is a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1972-1976
Elliot M. Weinstein
Weinstein is a Boston-based Criminal Defense Attorney, appointed to defend Entwistle when his family said they could not afford an attorney.
Education: Trinity College, B.A., 1970; Boston College Law School, J.D., 1974
Background: Born in Brookline in 1948; Member of Massachusetts and Florida Bars; Member of Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1994; Board of Directors, 1992; Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Major Cases: 1998, defended man charged with kidnapping, raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl
Other: Weinstein often wears cowboy boots during trials.
