New HampshireDepartment of JusticeOffice of the Attorney General

News Release

For Immediate Release
April 9, 2021

Contact:
Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications
kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103

Scott Chase, Assistant Attorney General
Scott.d.chase@doj.nh.gov | (603) 271-3671

Joshua Speicher, Assistant Attorney General

Manoel Viana Succumbs to His Injuries, Autopsy Pending in Massachusetts

Concord, NH – New Hampshire Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young announces further information regarding the murder of Lynn Marie Viana (age 53) in Derry, New Hampshire on April 4, 2021.

Late in the evening, Thursday, April 8, 2021, Manoel Viana (age 57) died at a Boston hospital from injuries sustained during the April 4, 2021, incident at 27 Mt. Pleasant Street, Derry, New Hampshire.

The cause and manner of Mr. Viana's death are pending the complete results of an autopsy conducted by the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which took place on April 9, 2021.

The investigation into the facts and circumstances precipitating Ms. Viana's murder remains ongoing.

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