More than three decades after Susan Taraskiewicz was found murdered in the trunk of her car, her family is still seeking answers. A former lead investigator says the case is "not a cold case" and remains active with a specific investigative focus. A $250,000 reward remains available for information leading to an arrest.
A saugus woman murdered 34 years ago, her killer never found and now her family is
demanding the case be reopened. Boston 25 News reporter Alyssa Azara talked with
relatives as they push for answers. She was the person whose place at the table
mattered. The person whose presence changed a room. She was the type of
person that once you met her, you'd want to see her again. For 34 years our family
has had to imagine the life Sue should have lived. 34 years of more questions
than answers and 34 years without Susan Taraskowitz. Taken too soon. Through the
year I do okay but when it comes up the week of her anniversary I don't. Susan or
Sue was 27 years old when she was brutally murdered in 1992. She was a
baggage handler at Logan Airport when she left work to grab lunch for her
co-workers but never returned. The next morning she was found beaten and stabbed
to death in the trunk of her car in Revere, not far from the airport. Susan's
mother Marlene has dedicated her life to pushing for answers ever since. I stood
over the airport I want to say almost 15 years with the sign asking for help.
Saturday around a hundred people gathering at a vigil at Constitution
Beach in remembrance of Susan. Family, friends and former investigators all
there with a renewed plea for justice. I am no longer the lead investigator but I
can say with complete certainty that this is not a cold case. This case is
extremely active. The information you have may be what is needed to take this
case to the next level. It's been said that Susan was being harassed by male
co-workers at the time. Some of her co-workers were also arrested in
connection to a credit card theft ring which Marlene thought may have been
connected to her daughter's murder. But more than three decades later and no
one's been held responsible and there's still a $250,000 reward being offered
for any information that leads to an arrest. I know there's somebody out there
that knows about Susan. I realize that even to this day there are people afraid to come forward.
Anyone who knows anything about Susan is asked to call state police no matter how
small the information. On scene in East Boston, Alyssa Azara for your local
station, Boston 25 News.
