Middlesex DA Issues Statement on Waltham Murders

The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office today said it is still actively investigating the 2011 murders of three men in a Waltham home.

“The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office continues its open and active investigation into the triple homicide that occurred in Waltham in 2011, working closely with the Massachusetts State Police, Waltham Police and the FBI,” the statement reads. “While we cannot discuss details pertaining to the investigation, including evidence, suspects or witnesses, this office and its law enforcement partners have conducted a thorough, far-reaching investigation beginning in 2011 when this horrific crime occurred.  This investigation has not concluded and is by no means closed.”

The DA’s office also said it cannot comment on any details, citing rules of conduct for prosecutors.

The statement comes one day after investigators reportedly concluded accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his associate Ibragim Todashev, both 27, committed the murders as a drug ripoff. Brendan Mess, Erik Weissman and Raphael Teken were found murdered at 12 Harding Ave. on Sept. 12, 2011.

Tsarnaev was killed during an April 19 shootout with police in Watertown. Todashev was shot and killed by a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent on May 22 when he suddenly attacked the agent with a knife. Todashev was reportedly about to sign a confession implicating himself and Tsarnaev in the murders.

The case garnered renewed interest in the days after the Marathon bombings when it was revealed that Tsarnaev and Mess were friends.