Massachusetts Man Duped His Neighbors Into Hiding Dead Body With “Hockey Goalie” Ruse
by Greg Hoyt
Law Enforcement Today
Sep 3, 2025
Christopher Caron
SCITUATE, MA – The neighbors of a man suspected of murder in the town of Scituate were reportedly duped into helping the aforementioned suspect move a dead body
into the back of a vehicle, with the unwitting accomplices telling
authorities the suspect claimed they were moving a “hockey goalie
mannequin” wrapped in a blanket.
In a strange plot purportedly meant to recruit the help of unwitting accomplices by way of a scheme that could’ve come straight out of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon, residents at a condominium complex in Scituate found themselves helping a murder suspect allegedly move a wrapped cadaver into the backseat of a Honda Civic.
On August 23rd, police responded to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after staff called about a dead body found inside of a Honda Civic parked outside of the emergency room entrance. According to authorities, a man later identified as 42-year-old Christopher Caron had driven the vehicle to the hospital and told staff there about the body prior fleeing the area.
The deceased, identified as 27-year-old Declan Perry, was reportedly wrapped in a blanket that was additionally secured by duct tape when discovered.
Subsequent news coverage of the incident managed to catch the eyes of some residents from the Driftway condominium complex who apparently recognized the vehicle the deceased was discovered in, recalling how they’d helped their neighbor move “a hockey goalie mannequin which was usually filled with water” into the suspect’s vehicle.
Police later executed a search warrant at Caron’s residence, where authorities reportedly obtained additional evidence related to the murder, with an arrest warrant for the suspect following shortly thereafter.
Scituate Police convened with Massachusetts State Police’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension unit on the morning of August 30th to locate and take Caron into custody, but the suspect reportedly self-surrendered to authorities the same day without incident.
Officials have yet to share details on a possible motive for the homicide, nor have details been shared regarding the suspect’s exact connection to the victim outside of mentioning the two were familiar with each other.
Additionally, a cause of death in the investigation has yet to be shared by the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
In a strange plot purportedly meant to recruit the help of unwitting accomplices by way of a scheme that could’ve come straight out of an old Bugs Bunny cartoon, residents at a condominium complex in Scituate found themselves helping a murder suspect allegedly move a wrapped cadaver into the backseat of a Honda Civic.
On August 23rd, police responded to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after staff called about a dead body found inside of a Honda Civic parked outside of the emergency room entrance. According to authorities, a man later identified as 42-year-old Christopher Caron had driven the vehicle to the hospital and told staff there about the body prior fleeing the area.
The deceased, identified as 27-year-old Declan Perry, was reportedly wrapped in a blanket that was additionally secured by duct tape when discovered.
Subsequent news coverage of the incident managed to catch the eyes of some residents from the Driftway condominium complex who apparently recognized the vehicle the deceased was discovered in, recalling how they’d helped their neighbor move “a hockey goalie mannequin which was usually filled with water” into the suspect’s vehicle.
Police later executed a search warrant at Caron’s residence, where authorities reportedly obtained additional evidence related to the murder, with an arrest warrant for the suspect following shortly thereafter.
Scituate Police convened with Massachusetts State Police’s Violent Fugitive Apprehension unit on the morning of August 30th to locate and take Caron into custody, but the suspect reportedly self-surrendered to authorities the same day without incident.
Officials have yet to share details on a possible motive for the homicide, nor have details been shared regarding the suspect’s exact connection to the victim outside of mentioning the two were familiar with each other.
Additionally, a cause of death in the investigation has yet to be shared by the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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