BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2012—A Mattapan man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of Amanihotep Smith, Eyanna Flonory, Lavaughan Washum-Garrsion, and Simba Martin after a home invasion and robbery two years ago, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

DWAYNE MOORE (D.O.B. 6/25/77) was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and single counts of armed robbery and home invasion in the Sept. 28, 2010, massacre near the intersection of Woolson and Wildwood streets in Mattapan. The jury, drawn from a panel of Worcester County residents on a motion by Moore’s attorney, acquitted him of three additional charges related to the non-fatal shooting of a fifth victim.

Suffolk Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke is expected to sentence Moore to the mandatory penalty for first-degree murder, life in prison without the possibility of parole, tomorrow morning in courtroom 906.

“At long last, I hope the victims and their families can take some small comfort in knowing that justice was done on their behalf,” Conley said. “This is how justice is done – not in the street, with retaliation, but in court, with the careful presentation of all the facts and all the evidence. I would like to thank Assistant District Attorneys Edmond Zabin and Teresa Anderson, the prosecutors assigned to this case; Sergeant Detective John Brown and his squad of Boston Police homicide detectives; victim-witness advocates Kara Hayes and Michael Schultz; and the countless others, sworn and civilian alike, who helped us reach this point.”

After about five weeks of testimony from almost four dozen witnesses and more than 250 physical exhibits, and after the deliberating jury began its deliberations three times because some of its members were discharged, the jury weighed the evidence for about two and a half days.

Prosecutors proved that Moore was part of a robbery crew that travelled to Martin’s Sutton Street home in the early morning hours of Sept. 28 then forced their way inside, stealing several items at gunpoint.

The evidence proved that Moore was among the assailants who marched the victims out of the residence and onto Woolson Street, then opened fire, killing them. Prosecution testimony from multiple witnesses was consistent in describing the gunman as a tall, thin, man with a small head and closely-cut hair – a description that fit Moore perfectly.

Kara Hayes and Michael Schultz were the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocates. Moore was represented by attorney John Amabile.

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