The startling details

The report revealed startling details. On the night of the murder, Amy took the shotgun to a nearby car dealership and pointed it at two employees in her attempt to steal a car. She could have been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of ammunition, but the statute of limitations for each of these charges already expired. State police were ordered by the governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, to re-evaluate the case and ensure that mistakes committed to handling the 1986 case would not be repeated in the future.

The surprising motivation

The recent investigation into the 1986 murder revealed that two weeks before the incident, Amy had read a news article about how the parents of actor Patrick Duffy were killed by an assailant with a 12-gauge shotgun who then stole a pickup truck from a car dealership and fled. It has been speculated that the article may have been what inspired Amy to commit the crime.