A few days back, the 24-year-old lady Jessica Cavallaro of Bedford, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged for allegedly taking the lives of her parents, Thelma Tatten and Mark Cavallaro, inside their White Honda SUV car on Washington Street.
As per prosecutors, Jessica’s parents were there to take her out for breakfast on Thursday morning, but unfortunately, they ended up losing their lives at the hands of their daughter, who fired them in the head, CBS reports.
Meanwhile, the incident has left the people from the neighborhood in shock. While talking to the media, they remembered the now-late couple Thelma and Mark as a ‘kind and cordial couple.’
One of the neighbors, Natalia Andrea, recalled how the couple used to greet her every time they passed her residence, saying, “They’re such nice people.”
Likewise, another one named Enzo Ghizzo remarked on Thelma and Mark’s generous heart and said they used to babysit him while he was younger. In this regard, Enzo stated, “They would play with me in their backyard; they would just be so nice to us, and they would be so helpful.”
Well, in the unfortunate firearm incident, Thelma Tattan, who was in the driver’s seat, passed away on the spot, and her husband, Mark, who was in the passenger’s seat, was still alive. Authorities took him to hospital, but he couldn’t survive.
The parents of Jessica Cavallaro were the residents of Genetti Street, Bedford
While Jessica Cavallaro was residing with her boyfriend Jarred Marchesini’s home on Washington Street in Bedford, her parents, Mark and Thelma, were the residents of Genetti Street before the incident occurred.
But, the day the unfortunate incident happened, Mark and Thelma traveled miles to Washington Street to spend some quality time with their daughter Jessica.
This 24-year-old Massachusetts woman shot both of her parents execution-style from the backseat in her parent's car. Jessica Cavallaro is now charged with murder, assault, battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a firearm without a license.#BREAKING pic.twitter.com/kDE0sOqkhF
— Target Reporter (@Target_Reporter) June 8, 2024
According to Jessica’s boyfriend’s father, David Marchesini, Jessica was having panic attacks that day. She had come home before the regular time and had been in her room for about half an hour. Then she suddenly came out of her room and said that she was going with her parents for breakfast.
A few minutes later, Jessica Cavallaro returned home, stating, “I just shot my parents.” Soon after, David reports it to 911.
For now, the exact reason why Jessica did so to her parents is yet unclear. However, as her lawyer Lorenzo Perez said, she will be put under a medical evaluation with a ‘defense retained doctor.’
Additional Information
- Jessica Cavallaro’s parents, Mark and Thelma, were 56 years old at the time of passing. While Thelma’s birth date is unknown, Mark was born in June 1967.
- They lived in Stockton, West Newton, and Waltham before finally settling in Bedford, Massachusetts.
- Jessica is now facing charges of ‘battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and unlawful possession of a firearm.‘
