PEABODY, Mass. (AP) - Police have arrested a 43- -year-old Peabody man after he turned himself in for killing his 23-year-old girlfriend.
The Essex District Attorney’s office alleges that Franklin Castano admitted to the murder at the Lynn Police Station Thursday morning.
Investigators say the murder happened at a Keys Drive home in Peabody. Police have used dogs to search around the property.
Castano will be held overnight and is expected to be arraigned Friday morning at the Peabody District Court.
Police are still investigating the incident.
Authorities did not immediately release additional details, including the name of the alleged victim.
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