New HampshireDepartment of JusticeOffice of the Attorney General

News Release

For Immediate Release
March 25, 2014

Contact:
Janice K. Rundles, Senior Assistant Attorney General
(603) 271-3671 (office); (603) 545-5788 (cell)
John Kennedy, Attorney

Fatal Fire in Manchester, New Hampshire

matthew dion

white nissan altima

The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, the Manchester Police Department, and the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's office are conducting an investigation into the suspicious deaths of two individuals on Mooresville Road in Manchester on Monday March 24, 2014.

At approximately 2:40 pm, the Manchester Fire and Manchester Police Departments responded to the report of a fire and explosion at the Mooresville Road address. During the fire suppression efforts, the bodies of an adult male and female were located within the residence. It was later determined that the deaths and the fire were of a suspicious nature. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be conducting autopsies on the two adults to determine their cause and manner of death, as well as their identity.

The Manchester Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a person and vehicle of interest in this matter. That person is:

Matthew T. Dion
38 YOA
5'- 8" tall, approx. 200 lbs.
Brown hair and brown eyes

Dion is possibly driving a 2009 Nissan Altima, color white, with New Hampshire registration 3410587

Anyone with information on Matthew Dion or the Nissan Altima should contact the Manchester Police Department at (603) 668-8711.

New Hampshire Department of Justice
1 Granite Place South | Concord, NH | 03301
Telephone: 603-271-3658