This morning 18-year-old Donald Rudolph was arraigned in Quincy District Court, accused of murdering his mother Paula, 50, sister Caylin, 24, and his mother’s boyfriend, Frederick Medina, 52, in Weymouth last Thursday.

View the arraignment in its entirety below, which includes a bail argument from Assistant District Attorney Craig Kowalski detailing the police report. Rudolph’s defense attorney, John Darrell, also said that when he and Rudolph met, Rudolph did not understand why he was in jail and when shown a newspaper photograph of his house, did not understand why there was yellow police tape around it. A court forensic psychologist who questioned him also said she believes Rudolph is not aware of his situation and suggested postponing the arraignment until further examination could be done.

Rudolph is now being held without bail at Bridgewater State Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation to determine his competency.

For more information, please read articles from the Patriot-Ledger, WBUR and the Boston Globe.

3 Responses to “Video: Teenager Arraigned on Triple Murder Charge”

1. kllanier1952 says:

   December 6, 2011 at 1:35 pm

   Can anyone recommend a trial that I could view for a criminal justice assignment? Prefer one that is not too long. Name or date of trial would be helpful to access from archives. Thanks for the help
2. Hannah says:

   December 19, 2011 at 9:38 pm

   When is Donald Rudolph’s new court date??!!
3. Val Wang says:

   December 20, 2011 at 12:12 pm

   Rudolph’s next court date will be this Thursday, December 22. I’m not sure it will be down in the First Session, so we may not be livestreaming it.