Teen Guilty of Murder, Rape; Anti-Semitic Slurs in High School: Patch PM

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Stories worth talking about tonight:

SALEM, MA - Philip Chism is guilty of murder in the first degree, a jury ruled Tuesday afternoon in Salem Superior Court, finding the teenager guilty of raping and murdering his high school math teacher.

Colleen Ritzer, 24, of Andover, a well-liked teacher at Danvers High School was found in October 2013 in the woods near Danvers High School, raped and with her throat slashed. Chism was 14 at the time.

Other headlines:

Anti-Semitic Slurs Chanted Framingham High Locker Room

• At least one Jewish football player was in the locker room at the time of the chanting before the annual Thanksgiving Day game.

Drugs From China Smuggled into Jail in Man’s Rectum

• Man sentenced for importing Molly from China, smuggling flakka into prison.

Runaway Red Line Train Operator Suspended

• Managers for the MBTA and Red Line also recommended firing the operator.

‘SWAT Cat’ Missing from Boston Police

• The SWAT team’s unofficial mascot has been missing for about three weeks. Can you help find her?

Also worth a look today:

Two Injured in Building Collapse

Indecent Exposure at Wal-Mart; MA Man Arrested in NH

Burglary Suspect Caught Hiding in the Bushes

Tewksbury Man Pleads Guilty in Oxy Distribution Scheme

MBTA Workers Honored for Stopping Runaway Red Line Train