Police Asking For Help In Solving Cold Case Murder Of Man Last Seen In Newton

NEWTON, MA — The New Hampshire State Police are still looking to solve the murder of a man nearly 50 years later.

Joseph Furando, 39, was last seen in Newton on Wednesday, May 16, 1979. The next day, the Connecticut resident’s body was found on Brewer Road just off of Route 150 in the town of Kensington, NH. According to police, Furando had a reservation at a Holiday Inn Hotel in Portsmouth that was never fulfilled. He was found dead lying approximately 20 feet from his parked vehicle. Police said the autopsy determined that Furando was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head.

Furando worked as a representative for Cutler-Hammer Corporation, a prominent electrical control and electronics manufacturing company based in the Midwest. Furando got married less than 14 months before he was killed.

“Help us solve this case and bring justice to the family of this victim,” state police said in a statement.

No suspects have ever been named in the case, nor has it been determined if the crime was committed by a single person.

Anyone with relevant information about the case is being asked to submit a tip online through the New Hampshire Department of Justice.

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