a recent murder of young woman at a highway rest stop in new
england...the place may have been in bridgewater...not sure of which
state. this may have occurred in the past 2 or 3 weeks...i would like
to know more about the crime a nd the perpetrater.

Here are articles I was able to find using google and the terms rest
stop, Alexandra Zapp and Paul Leahy.

From the Provedence Journal.
http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20020722_zapp22.30184.html

From the Boston Phenoix.
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news%5Ffeatures/this%5Fjust%5Fin/documents/02369690.htm

Articles about Zapp from the Boston Globe.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/203/metro/A_life_of_exuberance_giving_recalled+.shtml

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/203/metro/To_honor_rest_stop_slay_victim_friends_vow_changes+.shtml

New England Cable News has some video clips related to the crime,
victim and suspect.
http://www.necn.com/results.asp?qu=zapp

The Boston Herald has a memorial article about Zapp.
http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/zapp07222002.htm


The first three articles on this page relate to Leahy.
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/HiasysTools/Search/search.bg?lang=en&mode=all&q=leahy&mode=all

This article is an excerpt from the Boston Globe, you will have to
register at their site to obtain the whole article.

SLAY SUSPECT WON'T FACE DEATH PENALTY
Published on July 25, 2002. Author(s):    Chris Tangney, Globe
Correspondent

A Burger King cook accused in the rest stop murder of a 30-year-old
socialite last week will not face federal charges that could carry a
possible death sentence, prosecutors said yesterday.

Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz had asked the US attorney's
office to review the murder case against Paul Leahy, who is charged
with murdering Alexandra Zapp last week.

But yesterday US Attorney Michael Sullivan's office said the
circumstances of the killing do not meet the
Click for complete article (772 words) 


I hope this helps,
lisaradha