Killer Whose Record Includes '91 Lynnfield Home Invasion Denied Parole

DA says Beverly man charged with second degree murder in 1987 shooting 'clearly poses a threat to public safety'.

A Beverly man who pled guilty to second-degree murder in 1987 was denied parole in a decision released by Massachusetts Parole Board late last week.   Charles Doucette, 53, of Beverly "clearly poses a threat to public safety,” District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.  “On multiple occasions, while out on bail or while on parole, Mr. Doucette has engaged in threats and serious acts of violence which call into question his ability to function in society.”  On February 21, 1987, Charles Doucette shot Raymond Bufalino twice in the head over a dispute about money, while they sat in the victim’s car near the Salem-Peabody city line.  While out on bail, Doucette threatened to kill a Commonwealth witness in the pending murder case.  A jury …

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