No Bail For Man Charged With Strangling Woman Found Dead At Lake
WORCESTER (CBS) – A Shrewsbury man is being held without bail in connection with the death of a woman in Worcester last weekend. Joseph Dalrymple, 33, pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge of strangulation resulting in serious bodily injury at his arraignment in District Court.
Investigators first thought 38-year-old Marlene Bleau drowned at Lake Park last Saturday morning after she was found face down in the water. But now they believe Dalrymple strangled her and left her at the lake. The exact cause of death is still pending a ruling from the medical examiner.
Prosecutors said the two were together the night before, hanging out by the lake and there's surveillance video to support that. Dalrymple told police he was with Bleau and had sex with her, but he denied strangling or hurting her in any way.
Bleau's family was in court for the arraignment.
"She was adorable," Bleau's mother Deborah Christensen told reporters. "She loved everybody, would help anybody in need with anything, no matter if you had a million dollars or you had no money, she would help you. And I want justice for her."
Dalrymple will be back in court for a dangerousness hearing on August 8.
