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Man arrested, charged with murder in deaths of two men found in Salem
The man was arrested after a man walking his dog in Salem found two bodies in a wooded area near a Walmart.
A Salem man is facing murder charges after two bodies were found Wednesday in a wooded area near a Walmart, prosecutors said.
Jay Blodget, 30, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said that a man was walking his dog Wednesday afternoon when he found what appeared to be a human body in a wooded area next to the Walmart on 450 Highland Ave. in Salem. Police responded and found two male bodies, the DA’s office said in a statement.
Salem police and State Police conducted an investigation which led to Blodget, prosecutors said in the statement.
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Blodget was arraigned Thursday in Salem District Court, and the court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf, Boston 25 News reported.
Blodget was held without bail and is due back in court for a probable cause hearing May 28, the DA’s office said.
Blodget was also arrested April 18 on charges of breaking into a depository and possessing a tool used to break in, court records show. An incident report from those charges indicated that Blodget is homeless and was breaking into a storage container in the same woods where the bodies were found. Blodget was released later that day, court records showed.
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The identities of the deceased men have not been released. Michael Phelan, Blodget’s attorney, did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday afternoon.
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