Chief Molis & Middlesex DA Ryan announce charges in the 1991 murder of Patricia Moreno in Malden.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Chief of Police Kevin Molis have announced that Rodney Daniels has been charged with the murder or Patricia Moreno that occurred on July 20, 1991 in Malden
Proud to announce that thanks to the cross-agency collaboration with Malden Police, we were able to make an arrest and charge Rodney Daniels with the murder of Patricia Moreno, who was killed on July 20, 1991, in Malden”
MALDEN - Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Chief of Police Kevin Molis have announced that Rodney Daniels has been charged with the murder or Patricia Moreno that occurred on July 20, 1991 in Malden.
Today, a Middlesex Grand Jury indicted Daniels, age 48, for murder in connection with allegedly fatally shooting Patricia in the head outside a Henry Street apartment in Malden where she lived with her foster family. Daniels was arrested in Georgia without incident on September 27, 2021, and will be arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court tomorrow.
“After three decades we have taken the first steps today to hold accountable the person who we allege took Tricia’s life. It is always with mixed emotions that we make these announcements as we know this will not fill the void caused by the loss of a daughter, a sister and a friend to many,” said District Attorney Ryan. “I do hope, however, that it brings hope to some of the families who are still awaiting answers. This is a case that was solved not by a new development in forensic science, but as a result of relentless investigative work and a change in circumstances for some parties involved. When we created a dedicated unit to look at our uncharged cases, we hoped for outcomes like this one. We know that time can change many things and in this case we were able to uncover new information that led us to this arrest.”
On July 20, 1991, just after 3:00 a.m., police responded to the third floor apartment at 21-23 Henry Street, Malden, where the 17 year-old victim, Patricia Moreno, was found with a single gunshot wound to the head. Patricia had been living at this location after being placed with a foster family. The investigation revealed that the victim’s foster mother, her two teenage daughters and her daughter’s boyfriend, Rodney Daniels, were also present in the apartment.
When police and emergency medical personnel arrived, Patricia was alone, face down, on the third floor fire escape landing, still breathing but seriously injured. The victim was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital, where it was determined that she had suffered an irreversible brain injury. She died that afternoon as a direct result of the gunshot wound. No weapon or cartridge casing was recovered from the scene.
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