103019 Richard Church Murder House (MA)

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Habitat for Humanity volunteers Ryan Whetham of Crystal Lake, left, and Dave Snellman of Antioch look over the property at 209 West Greenwood Ave as they work on restoring it to livable conditions on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, including (from left:) Ryan Whetham of Crystal Lake, Dave Snellman of Antioch, and Dave Danielson of Harvard (in window), and Ted Gebeaw of Crystal Lake (on ladder) work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Habitat for Humanity volunteers Ryan Whetham of Crystal Lake, front, Dave Snellman of Antioch, back left, and Phil Robillard of Lake Villa, back right, work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Habitat for Humanity volunteers Ryan Whetham of Crystal Lake, front, Dave Snellman of Antioch, back left, and Phil Robillard of Lake Villa, back right, work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, including Ted Gebeaw of Crystal Lake, left, and Dave Danielson of Harvard, work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, including Ted Gebeaw of Crystal Lake, bottom, and Dave Danielson of Harvard, work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.

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Dave Snellman of Antioch and other volunteers with Habitat for Humanity work on restoring a home at 209 West Greenwood Ave on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 in Woodstock. The house, which will take approximately 4 months to restore, was the site where Richard Church murdered his ex-girlfriend's parents in August, 1988, before being captured more than three years later.