You know, it's a sad thing.”. Fox 25 Investigates - Department of Tourism part 5: Lawmakers want answers U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) says Canada maintains they did everything right. I really do believe it,” said Tenney. By Bob Ward. They claimed Amanda was fired due to time card fraud and that they received a complaint she was high on the job. “In the back of her mind…I think she knew that something was going to happen at some point.”. Source: KOKH Fox25 | Published: 2/17/2017. Thank You for Subscribing! 25 Investigates. He was not part of the investigation but agreed to examine it. The Dabrowski family says Amanda planned to report it all to her managers. Law enforcement has limited resources….This would be a very difficult case to keep track of, once the individual has gone that far away from the jurisdiction,” he said. When Asencio reached the border, records show he went through two rounds of questioning. And she just said, ‘I need to take care of me first.’… he did not take that well at all.”. Sources say he appeared disheveled and that he was found in possession of a bullet-proof vest. She was hired at Bristol Myers Squibb through a third-party contractor, Columbia consulting. Many of the investigative reporters for the network also maintain their own social media accounts, which often appear in the articles on the site or on special sidebars. “That was the first thing out of her mouth, ‘what if that’s Carlos, what if he’s somehow watching me,’” Victoria recalled. The alleged attacker gone. The Glorious Grape blog was where her foodie passions came to life. In the past two years, Bleidt has earned more than $50,000 total from his UMass Boston job. Weeks passed and Amanda, with a brave face, carried on. Several witnesses held the attacker down until police arrived and arrested Carlos Asencio. Two days later, the family made a shocking discovery. They even acknowledged that complaint came from Carlos Asencio, the man accused of her murder. He just didn't look like the… a monster.”. © 2020 Cox Media Group. “I want to make it clear to the court that I feel as long as he is not in custody that there is an element of danger,” Amanda told the court that day. It was then she told investigators about the workplace harassment. “Who let him out and who let him back in?” Beth asked. She immediately left her Ayer apartment and moved back home to Webster to start healing physically and emotionally. She said Carlos told her, “his biggest failure in life was not being able to maintain the relationship with her.”. “It was, 'thank you, have her return her hard copy on her day back to work,’” she said. That’s particularly true if the worker is a contract employee like Amanda. But Janice Tenney said she won’t get a second chance at the retirement dream she imagined for herself and her husband. — Amanda Dabrowski did everything she could to protect herself. “We got one of the knives from him. Michael died four years ago from esophageal cancer. “As a public university serving people of all ages and backgrounds, we recognize that people who have faced prior difficulties should still have the opportunity to improve themselves through education. Amanda sought comfort in her hobbies, the wine and food blog, reading, spending time with her family, and her dog. She first noticed a bag with handcuffs inside. “Nobody questioned him because he was such a friendly fellow,” said Tenney. Police reports detail some incidents of harassment -- including ones at work. 5 billion in COVID-19 Relief Funds to cover necessary expenditures incurred due to the pandemic. Content Continues Below The news comes on the heels of the campus leaders’ announcement of across-the-board budget cuts to close a … “She was a woman who was in the prime of her life,” Tim Murray said. View the full article here. As we learn more about the situation, we will act accordingly.”. “The guy was just like, 'kill me.’". Police records show investigators tracked Asencio's cell phone the day of the attack. FOX25 Investigates: Convict who stole millions lands taxpayer-funded job, Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Dodgers rally past Rays, win first World Series title since 1988, Alabama gas station owner shot at customer he thought stole gas, authorities say, ‘He looked like the devil’: Brutal stabbings leave 2 dead, 2 wounded in Louisiana, Man accused of fatally beating Arizona veteran, ’Saved by the Bell’ revival drops first official trailer. “When your whole life savings has been taken from you, it's just such a void,” said Tenney. “He said to me, 'We're going to have a good time when we retire.' They later found out Bleidt was running a Ponzi scheme and diverting money into his own bank account. “I want to say I did everything in my power to protect myself. “They deserve straight answers,” McGovern said. In late 2018, the 31-year-old Webster, Massachusetts native got a new job and an apartment of her own. Newsletter: Sign Up . In the darkness, she went down the stairs. The day after the Easter Sunday attack, Beth called Amanda's employer, Bristol Meyers Squibb in Devens, Massachusetts, and informed them she had a doctor's note for her daughter’s injuries. But, we’re going to terminate her,” Amanda’s mother, Beth, said in disbelief. “They were very direct. In a letter, the agency admits it has no idea when or where Carlos re-entered the U.S., so all they can assume is that he circumvented all ports of entry and crossed illegally. That response left Amanda’s family feeling like she was failed by numerous systems. “The system, which hopefully is designed to protect people, ultimately failed their daughter.”. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Judge Guzman granted the restraining order though she initially questioned its enforceability given that Asencio was out of the country and could not be notified. “If you tell your employer that you've been victimized by domestic violence and two days later you get fired, I'd say there's a pretty good argument you got fired because you are a victim of domestic violence. He was on her back trying to pull her down and was strangling her. The police report says Amanda grabbed a bottle of wine and struck the intruder’s head. While walking through the neighborhood with her sister in June, Amanda spotted a drone overhead. “You should not be fired because you suffered the misfortune of somebody else's violence against you," Murphy said. 25 Investigates learned confrontations between Amanda and Carlos started at work. Bleidt said he is making restitution payments, but federal officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission told FOX25 Investigates it could not release information on whether Bleidt is paying any money to his victims – citing federal privacy laws. Less than 48 hours after she was attacked the first time on Easter Sunday, Amanda was fired. FOX25 Investigates reached out to officials at UMass Boston, who declined requests for an on-camera interview. In it, they allege Bristol Myers Squibb discriminated against Amanda when they fired her, "knowing she was a female victim of domestic violence.". One Swampscott victim, Janice Tenney, told FOX25’s Heather Hegedus she thought she would be getting ready to retire and travel the world at this stage in her life. She issued the order for 30 days and requested that it be added it to the Statewide Domestic Violence Record Keeping System, a database of individuals convicted of domestic violence-related crimes. But they couldn’t save her. “It’s something that comes to me and others I’m sure.”. He wouldn’t leave when she wanted him to.”. “So I watched my daughter walk out of our home to go to that restaurant only to get a call to go that restaurant…only to get a call…that it’s life threatening,” Beth said. ", Judge Margaret Guzman countered, “What is the point? Amanda told police she was able to get to the kitchen, where she grabbed a knife and fought back. “[I told them] Amanda had been the victim of a home invasion that she would be out of work for a week.”. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. 25 Investigates: The Murder of Amanda Dabrowski, Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Dodgers rally past Rays, win first World Series title since 1988, Alabama gas station owner shot at customer he thought stole gas, authorities say, ‘He looked like the devil’: Brutal stabbings leave 2 dead, 2 wounded in Louisiana, Man accused of fatally beating Arizona veteran, ’Saved by the Bell’ revival drops first official trailer. “He was just very, very clingy,” Victoria said. log in to manage your profile and account. Similarly, you can email the news desk through either the tips email address or the Fox 5 Investigates email address. In an emailed statement they said: “…we do not comment on individual personnel matters or on pending agency charges or litigation.” A spokeswoman added that the company follows all local, state and federal laws surrounding domestic violence and that Amanda's “contract ended effective April 21, 2019.”. FOX25 tracked down Bleidt at his Dorchester apartment. Wendy Murphy is an attorney and an advocate for domestic violence survivors who is working with the Dabrowski family. They took those questions all the way to congress. Tenney said she and her husband poured their life savings into a retirement account with Bleidt – a fellow mason with her husband Michael at the Lynn Masonic Lodge and someone they thought they could trust. They found a cell phone duct taped to her car. Four days later, investigators in Middlesex County issued a warrant for his arrest for the attempted murder of Amanda Dabrowski. Amanda broke up with Carlos after a couple of months. 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