Edwin Alemany, the man responsible for assaulting two women in South Boston, could be charged in connection with the kidnapping and stabbing death of Amy Lord. Alemany’s ID was taken from him by one of his victims in back in September of 2012. Alemany is thought to be connected to the murder of Amy Lord, though charges will wait for DNA evidence to confirm whether or not he is the assailant.

Currently, Alemany, 28 is being held at Bridgewater State Hospital for a mental evaluation after appearing in court Thursday.

Mayor Menino told Fox 25 News‘s Sharman Sacchetti “My information is we only have one suspect in this case.”

Around 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Lord was allegedly kidnapped in South Boston on her way to the gym. According to police, between 6 a.m. and 6:47 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Lord’s bank account was accessed from five different ATMs in the area.

Lord was then brutally stabbed multiple times and was found dead in Hyde Park’s Stony Brook Reservation on Tuesday afternoon by a passerby. Her car was set fire as well.

Alemany has not been formally charged by Boston Police despite being detained, though DNA evidence is expected to confirm his participation in the kidnapping and murder. Currently, he is the sole suspect in the crime.

Boston police are expected to hold a press conference at 5:30pm ET at which time they will detail to the public the latest developments in the case, and likely comment on the supposed DNA evidence.


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