Jim Morrell
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22-year-old Jim Morrell admits that what he used to consider good music... Basically electronic composing.
A few years ago, his compositions were designed to shock, as was his band.
Andy says it simply reflected the attitude of his crowd.
Jim and his friends grew up in Norton, Massachusetts, a working class town near Boston.
His best friend was Jason Weir, who played drums in his band.
Another close friend, Anthony Calabro, was, informally, the manager.
And Tom Lally, who was a little older, just liked to hang out, eager to fit in.
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.
His aunt Donna Strassel was happy to hear the news.
Marina only had recently retired as a hairdresser.
She'd never married or had children of her own, and she doted on Anthony like a favored son.
And whenever they pleased, Marina even let Anthony's friends crash at her house, a house which at 84, she still maintained herself.
But just days before Christmas in 2001, Marina Calabro's independent life came to a tragic end.