Trial has finally begun for Steven Foley, who is accused of murdering Cynthia Webb, a local dancer, and burning her body in the trunk of her car in a Worcester cemetery back in 2017.
Foley, a convicted sex offender with a disturbing history of rape and assault, is believed to have encountered Webb at Mario’s Showplace on December 11, 2017, before meeting with her later that night at a club in Worcester. Following this, her body was discovered in the burning car on December 12, 2017, according to Mass Live.
The case has invited a scrutiny of Foley’s troubled past, beginning with rape charges at the age of 17. After a series of sexual offenses, Foley was eventually released from prison after serving a 19.5-year sentence.
Following his release, Foley was arrested again in 2010 for raping a woman in Peabody, but he eventually pleaded guilty to lesser charges of incident assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, serving only the time he was in custody since his initial arrest in 2010, as reported by Mass Live.
As the trial unfolds, Ground News reports that Foley faces charges of murder and malicious damage to a motor vehicle in the death of Cynthia Webb. The trial has been long-delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now has commenced.
