Crime & Safety
Ex-Husband Indicted in Stoughton Murder Pleads Not Guilty
A grand jury has indicted Willie Foster, 47, of Dorchester, for murdering his ex-wife, Anita Clark, 46, at her Glen Echo Blvd. home in Stoughton back in May of this year.
A Norfolk County Grand Jury has indicted the 47-year old ex-husband of Anita Clark in her murder, which took place in Stoughton in May of 2013, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey.
“Willie Foster was indicted on a single count of murder July 3,” District Attorney Morrissey said.
Foster, of Dorchester, was arraigned in Superior Court on July 9, and pleaded not guilty.
On Saturday night, May 4, 2013, Stoughton Police were called to Clark’s Stoughton home for a well-being check.
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Friends of Clark, age 46, had become concerned when she did not come to work. She worked as a phlebotomist at a Boston medical facility. Friends had been unable to contact her.
Police made entry into the home with a key supplied by the callers and went from room to room in the 76 Glen Echo Blvd residence.
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Peering into a closet in that bedroom, Officers found Anita Clark covered by household items. Stoughton Fire arrived and confirmed that she was deceased.
Stoughton patrol officers then held the scene and summoned detectives from their department and the State Police Detective Unit attached to the District Attorney’s office.
A Search warrant was obtained and executed on the residence. Evidence located inside the home and developed through other investigation established probable cause to obtain a murder warrant for Foster.
Foster’s photograph, physical description, and the make, model and license plate of the victim’s vehicle – which authorities believed Foster might have been driving – were released to the media during a 5 p.m. press conference at the Stoughton Police Department on Sunday, May 5.
At approximately 7:30 a.m. Monday, May 6, Boston Police received a call from an alert motorist who had spotted the 2001 Pontiac Aztek. Boston Police moved quickly and arrested Foster without incident.
Foster also pleaded not guilty at his Stoughton District Court arraignment on May 6. He has been held without bail since that time. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland.
Morrissey stated that indictments are only accusations, and that the Constitutional presumption of innocence applies to Mr. Foster, as with all defendants.
Foster is due back in court in September for a pre-trial hearing.
Click on the following links to read more about this case:
Stoughton Murder Suspect Charged with Killing Ex-Wife
Stoughton Murder Victim, Anita Clark, Laid to Rest
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