WORCESTER – A former Northborough man will serve life in prison after he was found guilty of a 2017 murder.
Steven Foley, 62, was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Worcester Superior Court jury last week, according to a press release from District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.’s office. He was also found guilty of malicious damage to a motor vehicle.
Cynthia Webb, 52, had been found in the trunk of her burning car in Hope Cemetery in Worcester in December 2017. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined her cause of death was “homicidal violence of unknown etiology and the manner was homicide by assault,” according to the release.
Foley was later arrested at a Peabody hotel.
“We can only hope Cynthia’s family and loved ones find some closure through this verdict,” said Early in the release.
He said Assistant District Attorneys Brett Dillon and Tiffany Scanlon and Worcester Police Department detectives spent hours on the case to achieve justice for Webb, and Victim Witness Advocate Maria Deyette worked to keep the family informed.
His murder conviction has a mandatory life sentence. Judge Daniel Wrenn sentenced Foley to 12 to 15 years on the charge of malicious damage to a motor vehicle, which will be served concurrently.
Foley will be eligible to seek parole in 25 years.
