PLYMOUTH STABBING: MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS 73-YEAR-OLD FATHER

PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [DA’S MEDIA STATEMENT – 8/16/24] – A Plymouth man is being held without bail, charged in the murder of his 73 year-old father, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced. Today, Matthew Paluzzi, 26, pleaded not guilty to one count of Murder in Plymouth District Court. The charge follows an investigation by Massachusetts State Police and Plymouth Police into the fatal stabbing of 73 year-old Anthony Paluzzi. At approximately 6:26 a.m. yesterday morning, Plymouth Police received a 911 call from a caller at 15 Cedar Road for a report of a man unresponsive, bleeding from an apparent laceration to the neck. The caller reported that the victim was covered with blood, and a kitchen knife was located near the front door. Plymouth Police and emergency personnel responded, and the victim was pronounced deceased. He was identified as Anthony Paluzzi. Plymouth Police contacted Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, and an investigation commenced. Plymouth Police put out a bulletin for Matthew Paluzzi and a motor vehicle, a 2017 Nissan Murano. A motorist identified the vehicle traveling in Kingston and called 911. Hanover Police and Massachusetts State Police made a traffic stop in the area of Columbia Road, and operator Matthew Paluzzi was taken into custody. He had apparent blood stains on his clothing, and a swab of his hands resulted in a presumptive positive screen for the presence of blood. The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has accepted jurisdiction and will determine a cause of death. Paluzzi is currently being held without bail. He is next scheduled to appear in court on October 2. Assistant District Attorney David Cutshall is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by Massachusetts State Police and Plymouth Police.