Man Accused of Murder After Body Found Wrapped in Duct Tape Outside MA Hospital

Discovery of the Body

• 📌 A body was discovered on August 23rd outside Southshore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, inside a black Honda Civic parked near the ER entrance.
• 💡 The victim, identified as 27-year-old Declan Perry, was found wrapped in blankets and bound with duct tape, already deceased and in rigor mortis.

Timeline of Events and Allegations

• 🔍 Prosecutors allege that Perry traveled to Massachusetts to meet with 42-year-old Christopher Karen, an acquaintance, on August 22nd.
• 💊 Karen allegedly facilitated a drug sale of cocaine and fentanyl to Perry, warning him to use them cautiously.
• 🆘 Later that night, Karen searched for Narcan and, after Perry was found unconscious, administered doses with a female friend, but Perry did not revive.
• 🏠 The woman discovered Perry dead the next morning, and Karen allegedly refused to call an ambulance, fearing repercussions from his mother and grandmother.
• 🧹 Investigators allege Karen used a detached door as a makeshift stretcher to move the body, placing it in a storage bin with the woman's help.
• 🚗 Neighbors reported helping Karen move a large, heavy object into the Honda Civic, which Karen described as a hockey mannequin drained of water.

Evidence and Legal Proceedings

• 💻 Digital evidence, including Google searches like "When you die, how long before you poop and pee yourself?", is considered crucial by investigators.
• 🩸 Forensic evidence, such as red-brown stains found in Karen's home, is being analyzed to establish a timeline and potential cause of death.
• ⚖️ Karen has pleaded not guilty to murder, with his defense attorney suggesting the Massachusetts State Police jumped to conclusions and that the events, while tragic, were not a crime.
• 🏥 The defense may argue that injuries sustained were from the body's transport rather than pre-mortem violence, contrasting with the medical examiner's findings of blunt force trauma and strangulation prior to death.
• 🧑‍⚖️ Karen is scheduled for a bail hearing on September 29th, where prosecutors are expected to argue for him to be held without bail, given the first-degree murder charge in Massachusetts.