Surendra Dangol's murder: Suspect was a convicted murderer A surveillance camera image of the robbery. Police got a break when a parole officer said one of his parolees had features resembling the man shown. (boston.com photo) Suspect in JP slaying was a convicted murderer A 63-year-old convicted murderer from Roslindale is facing charges that he killed again -- fatally shooting a Jamaica Plain convenience store clerk in a robbery on the day after Christmas, even though the clerk had compiled with his demands. Edward Corliss allegedly murdered Surendra Dangol, 39, of Somerville, at a Tedeschi's Food Shops on Centre Street at about 3 p.m. on Dec. 26, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said at a news conference this afternoon.
“The murder of this peaceful working man shocked the city and broke our hearts," Conley said.
Corliss is to be arraigned Tuesday in West Roxbury District Court on charges of murder, armed robbery while masked, and firearms violations.
In June 1973, when he was 27 years old, Corliss was convicted of killing a 61-year-old store clerk in Salisbury, according to court records and news clippings of that time. Corliss shot George W. Oakes on Nov. 6, 1971 during a robbery attempt at Dot's Variety Store, which Oakes ran with his wife, Doris.
Corliss was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder but was paroled in 1991. He was taken back into custody three months after his release. In May 2006, the parole board voted 5-1 to allow him to be released to Bridge House, a long-term residential program.
Prosecutors say investigators were led to Corliss through a car that was caught on surveillance camera footage at the crime scene and because a parole officer contacted police to say he had a parolee, Corliss, whose features resembled the man shown in surveillance video.
Police said Dangol appeared calm and offered no resistance during the robbery, never making any sudden moves, according to surveillance camera footage.
Authorities said the crime was shocking because Dangol had done everything right and was gunned down in cold blood for a small stack of bills.
"Why did he kill my husband? My husband gave him everything he asked for. Surendra was the best husband. He worked so hard to support us," Kalpana Dangol, the victim's wife, said in a statement released by the district attorney's office. "Now we don't know what to do. I would like to thank the district attorney's office, the Boston Police, and everyone who helped arrest this person. I hope he gets the maximum level of punishment. We ask that you respect our privacy."
Dangol was a native of Nepal and had recently visited his homeland. He had started working at the convenience store just days before the shooting and friends said he knew it was a dangerous job.
The crime made headlines in Nepal and other countries and shook the area's tight-knit Nepali community of about 600 people, a community leader told the Globe.
(via boston.com )
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