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THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 25, 2025 Page 11 COLD CASE: Malden man, accomplice allegedly murdered Everett woman, 23, over $4,000, then celebrated with champagne Victim was shot in Somerville in 2009; prosecutors said evidence was not strong enough to charge suspect at the time By Steve Freker A Malden man and an accomplice allegedly shot and killed a 23-year-old Everett woman in 2009 so they could steal $4,000 in cash she had saved up to buy a car. Prosecutors said the pair of alleged killers then celebrated their coldblooded murder over a bottle of champagne they shared while driving around Somerville, where the slaying took place. Heinsky Anacreon, 38, of Malden, was indicted and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old Charline Rosemond in April 2009, according to a statement released late last week by the office of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. It is one of a number of “cold case” crimes that have been solved by a new branch of Ryan’s office that began reopening and investigating these cases about two years ago. He is also facing charges of attempt to willfully mislead a police officer and attempt to willfully mislead an atsaid. According to prosecutors, Jeune died of natural causes in July 2024. “Charline Rosemond was a Some 16 years after her murder, a Malden man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of Charline Rosemond, 23, of Everett. (Courtesy/ Middlesex District Attorney’s Office) torney in connection with the investigation into her death. Evidence in the case suggests that Anacreon – who was 21 at the time of the murder – and his friend the late Roberto Jeune tricked Rosemond into going to a remote parking lot in Somerville to buy a car she wanted using cash, then shot and killed her, the district attorney’s office promising and hard-working young woman with her whole life ahead of her,” Ryan said in a press release. “We allege today that she was taken advantage of and murdered by two men who were willing to take her life for [just] $4,000.” At the time of her death, Rosemond was living with her family in Everett and working at a car dealership in Brighton. On April 3, 2009, she told friends and family she planned to buy a used Lexus. Rosemond’s bank records show that she had withdrawn $4,000 from her account earlier that week, the district attorney’s office said. She considered Jeune one of her closest friends, and he convinced her that he knew someone who could get her the Lexus she wanted for a favorable price. Anacreon, the Malden murder suspect, had access to the type of Lexus Rosemond wanted through his job at a car dealership, the district attorney’s office said. He and Jeune used the car as bait to lure Rosemond to the Somerville parking lot before killing her and taking the money. “They killed her in cold blood. They celebrated the murder with a bottle of champagne, and they left her body in a parking lot for days while her family frantically searched for her,” Ryan said in the release. On the last day Rosemond was seen alive – April 7, 2009 – she left her workplace at the end of the workday and exchanged texts with friends until approximately 9:15 p.m. when she suddenly stopped replying, the district attorney said. She didn’t come home that night, which was unusual for her, so her family quickly reported her missing. On April 13, 2009, she was found shot dead in the driver’s seat of her father’s car. The car was parked behind a variety store near Union Square in Somerville, the district attorney said. Rosemond had been shot in the head through the car seat’s headrest. During the initial investigation into Rosemond’s death, both Anacreon and Jeune denied involvement in or knowledge of her killing, Ryan said. But later on, Anacreon allegedly admitted to a close confidant that he had provided the gun used to kill her. He also allegedly told the confidante that he disposed of the murder weapon by throwing it into a body of water, the district attorney’s office said. The gun used to kill Rosemond has never been recovered. The initial police investigation into Rosemond’s death was thorough, but law enforcement didn’t have enough evidence at the time to be sure that charges against Anacreon and Jeune would stick, Ryan said. Additionally, a suspect cannot be charged with the same crime twice, so the amount of evidence against someone must reach a high bar before prosecutors begin the trial process if a prosecution is to be successful. Malden Resident Laces Up for Project Bread's 57th Walk for Hunger M ALDEN, Mass. – On May 4, Kelsey Briggs, of Malden, will step up for Project Bread’s 57th Walk for Hunger. She will be among over 3,500 participants, both in-person and virtual, to walk the 3-mile loop around the Boston Common or in their own neighborhoods. The one-day community event will raise more than $1 million to support the leading statewide food security organization’s approach to ensure food access for all children and families in Massachusetts. The Walk for Hunger, Project Bread’s flagship community fundraiser, brings together a diverse community dedicated to ensuring food security across the Commonwealth. The celebration is set for Sunday, May 4 at 9 a.m. and will feature family-friendly activities, food and temic change for hunger relief. “It is becoming more and Kelsey Briggs entertainment. This year’s Walk will remain an accessible route on the fully paved sidewalks, allowing people with mobility devices, young children, and other needs to participate. ASL interpreters and multilingual staff will be present throughout the event. Beginning in 1969 as the first pledge walk in the nation, money raised from The Walk for Hunger is critical to fund Project Bread’s statewide work for sysmore difficult for people to afford enough to eat,” says Erin McAleer, President & CEO of Project Bread. “One in 5 families with kids are worried about where their next meal will come from. The Walk for Hunger is our opportunity to make an immediate difference in the lives of thousands of our neighbors. The people – our walkers, volunteers, and donors – are what make The Walk for Hunger such a powerful event. Together, as a community, we’re making sure people can access food with dignity and choice each day.” Briggs, a 32-year-old Food Access Coordinator from Malden, will hit the pavement for Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger for the first time this year as part of Team NeighborHealth. She first learned about the Walk two years ago when she started working at NeighborHealth, where Project Bread has long supported the organization’s food access programs. As a farmers market manager, Briggs is passionate about connecting under-resourced residents with healthy, local food and believes that access to nutritious options should never be a privilege. Walking alongside commuPROJECT | SEE PAGE 19 50

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