Gloucester suspect named in 1986 murder of Claire Gravel of North Andover

Jill Harmacinski, Gloucester Daily Times, Mass.
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Aug. 24—SALEM, Mass. — The district attorney announced Wednesday that a grand jury has indicted John Carey, 63, formerly of Gloucester, on a charge of first-degree murder in the 1986 death of a woman from North Andover.

Claire Gravel, 20, was found dead on the side of Route 128 in Beverly on June 30, 1986.

She was a sophomore at Salem State College and was last seen relaxing after a softball game with her team at Major Magleashes' pub on Washington Street in Salem.

District Attorney Jon Blodgett announced the indictment in Gravel's murder at a press conference at his offices in Salem.

Carey, who grew up in Gloucester and graduated from Gloucester High School in 1977, is currently incarcerated at MCI Concord for a 2008 conviction.

This is a developing story.