Yoshiko Brown, age 49

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Lost to gun violence on January 27, 1978 in Topsfield, Massachusetts.

Photo sources:

• Alfred Brown

News sources:

• Apr 27: http://thelocalne.ws/2018/04/27/parole-opposed-for-topsfield-man-convicted-of-murdering-parents-and-sister-40-years-ago/
• Newspapers.com: Police say son's gift rifle killed family (Wilfred / Yoshiko / Dorina Brown 1978) - Newspapers.com
• Reading the Juvenile Life without Parole Cases – Will Brownsberger
• CNHI News: 'I'm a different person now,' says man who killed family

Also killed were:

• Dorina Mariko Brown, age 20
• Wilfred Wallace Brown, age 45

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• Boston, MA - December 2, 2025
• Springfield, MA - November 30, 2025
• Fall River, MA - November 22, 2025
• Rockland, MA - November 11, 2025
• Beverly, MA - November 3, 2025