Man Convicted of Peabody Murder Denied Parole

Charles Doucette killed Raymond Bufalino on the Peabody-Salem line in 1987. He also pleaded guilty to a home invasion in Peabody while he was out on a previous parole.

A Beverly man who pled guilty to second-degree murder for the 1987 shooting death of Raymond Bufalino was denied parole in a decision released by Massachusetts Parole Board late last week.   Charles Doucette, 53, of Beverly "clearly poses a threat to public safety,” District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.  “On multiple occasions, while out on bail or while on parole, Mr. Doucette has engaged in threats and serious acts of violence which call into question his ability to function in society.”  On Feb. 21, 1987, Charles Doucette shot Raymond Bufalino twice in the head over a dispute about money, while they sat in the victim’s car on Harmony Grove Road on the Peabody-Salem line.  While out on bail, Doucette threatened to kill a Commonwealth…

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