Scola

December 14, 2007

Prosecutor withdraws in Scola murder case

With no resolution, probe could start all over again

WORCESTER— Two years after special prosecutor Joseph P. Gaughan was appointed to review the politically sensitive investigation into the 2002 murder of Candace Allen Scola, he has withdrawn from the case for health reasons without recommending whether it should be brought before a grand jury.

Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said yesterday the probe will be turned over to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz’s office for a third review of the evidence — a step that could add months or years to the family’s already long wait for justice. ...

Last November, Mr. Gaughan told a Telegram & Gazette columnist that he was wrapping up his investigation and that he hoped to have final forensic test results in about six to eight weeks.

More than a year later — and 5-1/2 years after Ms. Scola was stabbed to death in the kitchen of her Knox Street home — there’s still no decision in sight on whether the case should be brought before a grand jury.

July 10, 2007

Friends, family honor birthday of ’02 slaying victim
DA still working on 5-year-old slaying

WORCESTER— Rain pounded on the balloons held by family and friends of Candace Allen Scola yesterday as the woman was remembered at a ceremony outside Worcester Memorial Auditorium.

Faces remained solemn as they talked about the woman slain five years ago.

Five white balloons, representing the five years since the slaying, and 38 red balloons, representing what would have been Ms. Scola’s age, were released into the air.

September 27, 2006

DA Conte names Anthony Scola as murder suspect

The DA says Scola's lawyers have been invited to participate in another round of DNA tests

Worcester County District Attorney John Conte is now naming a suspect in the 2002 Candace Scola murder case. It’s her husband at the time of her death, Anthony Scola.

“I would say Scola is a suspect,” says Conte. “He’s the only one we looked at.”

December 26, 2005

Conte dragged feet on murder investigation

Letter to the editor, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The timing of John J. Conte’s recent announcement on the Scola murder is more than just political posturing; the motive is clear and his intent fundamentally wrong. The mere fact that he allowed the seeds of impropriety to be cast upon his office, again, is a disservice to the family of Candice Scola, the Worcester detectives who worked the case and the residents of Worcester County.

December 8, 2005

Scola case gets special prosecutor - Conte says evidence ‘is ripe for assessment'

WORCESTER - A special prosecutor has been named to review evidence, including the results of recently completed DNA testing, in the 2002 stabbing death of 32-year-old Candace Allen Scola.

District Attorney John J. Conte said yesterday that Joseph P. Gaughan, a former first assistant district attorney in Plymouth County, has been hired to assess the evidence to determine whether there is enough to seek a grand jury indictment. Mr. Gaughan's appointment as a special prosecutor comes in the wake of recently completed DNA tests on what Mr. Conte described in a press release as "significant pieces of evidence."

June 23, 2005

'02 slaying remains unsolved - Release of balloons to mark Scola birthday

It will be three years July 5 since the judicial secretary was found stabbed to death in the kitchen of her home at 3 Knox St. In the days following the killing, friends and family were quick to tell police about the volatile relationship she shared with her estranged husband, criminal defense lawyer Anthony J. Scola, who has said he was with his wife at 3 Knox St. until about 10:30 p.m. July 3, the date police believe she was killed.

September 26, 2004

Parents losing faith in system

No arrests in slaying of Candace Scola

The Allens also question why Mr. Conte hasn't referred their daughter's case to a different DA or police agency, because Ms. Scola's husband was once employed by Mr. Conte as an assistant district attorney.

"How much of a conflict does he need?" asked Ms. Scola's mother, Constance Allen.

Ms. Scola's body was found July 5, 2002, in the kitchen of her home at 3 Knox St. She had been stabbed repeatedly. In the days following the killing, friends and family were quick to tell police about the volatile relationship that the 32-year-old secretary shared with her estranged husband, criminal defense lawyer Anthony J. Scola, along with her fears that she'd be harmed and that the system would fail her.

July 10, 2003

Scola maintains innocence - `Lonely, tough year' since wife's slaying

Yesterday, in his first interview since his wife was stabbed to death last July in the couple's home at 3 Knox St., Mr. Scola said he's had a ``lonely and tough'' year in which he's been grateful to family and friends who have stood by him amid suspicions of his role in his wife's death.

Asked point blank yesterday if he killed Candace Allen Scola, Mr. Scola said, ``Absolutely not.'' But he acknowledged what his own lawyer publicly stated last November -- Ms. Scola's family is far from convinced of his innocence.

August 1, 2002

Scola back at work - Police mum about slaying

WORCESTER -- With the investigation into his wife's slaying continuing without public comment by the police, Anthony J. Scola is cooperating with investigators while trying to get his life back together, according to his lawyer, Louis P. Aloise.

July 7, 2002

Stab victim identified by police - Wife of city lawyer found slain at home

WORCESTER -- Police yesterday identified the stabbing victim found in the home of prominent Worcester lawyer Anthony J. Scola as his wife, Candace (Allen) Scola.

The 32-year-old Ms. Scola had lately been living alone at the home at 3 Knox St., police said. Mr. Scola has been interviewed as part of a police investigation, but was not being named as a suspect as of last night, according to Detective Sgt. Mark H. Richardson. Mr. Scola had recently charged his wife with assault and battery.

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