Man charged with murder in death of Duxbury, Massachusetts woman in Connecticut home - CBS Boston

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Burlington, Massachusetts
Burlington home
Incident type
Assault

Summary

Assault Burlington Massachusetts in Burlington, Massachusetts: Janina Brooke Murphy, a 26-year-old woman from Duxbury, Massachusetts, was found at the bottom of a staircase in March inside a Burlington, Connecticut home where she was living. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined her cause of death to be blunt force injury of head and ruled it a homicide. Connecticut State Police arrested 28-year-old Cole Werhan of Burlington, Connecticut and charged him with murder; he was scheduled to be arraigned in Torrington Superior Court.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Janina Brooke Murphy Unknown Fatal
Cole Werhan Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Man charged with murder in death of Duxbury, Massachusetts woman in Connecticut home - CBS Boston

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