On the night of August 27–28, 2011, Robert Chadwell, 47, was one of three men taken from an apartment at 254 Linden Street in Pittsfield during Tropical Storm Irene and later murdered. Chadwell had been visiting friends David Glasser and Edward Frampton; Glasser was expected to testify against Adam Lee Hall in a pending assault case, and Hall, with Caius Veiovis and David Chalue, allegedly targeted the apartment to prevent that testimony. The three victims were driven to a remote location, shot and stabbed, then dismembered with sharp instruments and an electric circular saw before their remains were hidden in Becket, Massachusetts.

State police questioned Hall, Veiovis and Chalue in early September 2011; Hall was arrested on other charges September 4, and Veiovis and Chalue were arrested September 10 after an informant led police to the bodies. Subsequent trials resulted in convictions for the defendants on murder, kidnapping and witness intimidation charges. Does anyone have information about Chadwell’s life in Pittsfield or about contacts who might help fill gaps in the timeline that night?