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Jim Morrell

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
211 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

48 Hours
The Informer

22-year-old Jim Morrell admits that what he used to consider good music... Basically electronic composing.

48 Hours
The Informer

...certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea.

48 Hours
The Informer

A few years ago, his compositions were designed to shock, as was his band.

48 Hours
The Informer

Andy says it simply reflected the attitude of his crowd.

48 Hours
The Informer

Jim and his friends grew up in Norton, Massachusetts, a working class town near Boston.

48 Hours
The Informer

His best friend was Jason Weir, who played drums in his band.

48 Hours
The Informer

Another close friend, Anthony Calabro, was, informally, the manager.

48 Hours
The Informer

And Tom Lally, who was a little older, just liked to hang out, eager to fit in.

48 Hours
The Informer

Their backgrounds made the four a perfect fit.

48 Hours
The Informer

In the summer of 2001, Anthony, then at odds with both parents, left Norton and moved into the Quincy home of his 84-year-old great-aunt Marina.

48 Hours
The Informer

She really loved this kid.

48 Hours
The Informer

His aunt Donna Strassel was happy to hear the news.

48 Hours
The Informer

Marina only had recently retired as a hairdresser.

48 Hours
The Informer

She'd never married or had children of her own, and she doted on Anthony like a favored son.

48 Hours
The Informer

Dipping into her savings to support him.

48 Hours
The Informer

Whatever he wanted, he got.

48 Hours
The Informer

And whenever they pleased, Marina even let Anthony's friends crash at her house, a house which at 84, she still maintained herself.

48 Hours
The Informer

But just days before Christmas in 2001, Marina Calabro's independent life came to a tragic end.

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