Massachusetts man accused in stabbing death of 73-year-old father

PLYMOUTH - A 73-year-old man was stabbed to death in his home in Plymouth, Massachusetts Thursday morning. Matthew Paluzzi, the victim's son, will appear in court on Friday on a murder charge in the case.

Plymouth stabbing death

Officers rushed to Anthony Paluzzi's house on Cedar Road in the Manoment section of town at 6:26 a.m. after his wife called 911, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz. Paluzzi had been stabbed in the neck and died. Cruz said a large kitchen knife was found nearby.

Investigators then launched a search for Paluzzi's 26-year-old son, Matthew, who Cruz said is known to Plymouth Police.

Matthew Paluzzi was found about three hours later, at 9:45 a.m., on Columbia Road in Hanover, which is about 20 miles north of Plymouth.

Cruz told reporters at a news conference Thursday morning that Matthew Paluzzi was a "person of interest" at this point in the investigation but had not yet been charged.

Prosecutors said later in the day that Matthew Paluzzi had been taken into custody and would be arraigned Friday in Plymouth District Court on one count of murder.

Cruz would not say what led to the stabbing, but said there was no threat to the public.

Matthew Paluzzi criminal history

Matthew Paluzzi is currently being held for questioning at the Plymouth Police Department.

Back in 2020, he was accused of threatening a woman with a gun at a bank in Plymouth, according to a report in the Old Colony Memorial .