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Andria Hanafin

A Reading, Massachusetts homicide case; a murder arrest warrant has been issued for Ryan Hanafin.

Charged · allegations
last updated 14 October 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
10
Open questions
4
Victim age
49
Latest posture
Murder warrant
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Case file Andria Hanafin, reference D C zero two one zero. CBS Boston, citing investigators, reported that Andria Hanafin was last seen alive at about five p.m. on October seventh by her thirteen-year-old son. CBS Boston, citing Reading police, reported that Ryan Hanafin was seen about two hours later driving toward Tewksbury in a black two thousand ten Dodge Charger with Massachusetts plate two P S Y one five. CBS Boston, citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, reported that Matthew Hanafin called nine one one at about twelve thirty a.m. on October eighth after finding his wife, forty-nine-year-old Andria Hanafin, dead in the kitchen of their Center Avenue home. CBS Boston reported the child was inside and unharmed. CBS Boston, citing the district attorney, reported Andria Hanafin was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound. CBS Boston, citing Vermont State Police, reported Ryan Hanafin was arrested that afternoon in Vermont. CBS Boston reported he later appeared in Vermont Superior Court, was held without bail on a fugitive-from-justice charge, waived formal extradition, and awaited transfer to Massachusetts. CBS Boston, citing the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, reported a murder warrant had been issued. The warrant and fugitive charge are unproven allegations. The file’s open questions include the official surname spelling in court records, the medical examiner’s final cause and manner of death, when Ryan Hanafin will appear in Massachusetts court, and whether investigators identify any motive. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero two one zero at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed10 entries
7 October 2026
Investigators said Andria Hanafin was last seen alive at about 5 p.m. by her 13-year-old son.
CBS Boston citing investigators
7 October 2026
Reading police said Ryan Hanafin was seen driving toward Tewksbury at about 7:25 p.m. in a black 2010 Dodge Charger with Massachusetts plate 2PSY15.
CBS Boston citing Reading police
8 October 2026
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Matthew Hanafin called 911 at about 12:30 a.m. after finding his wife, 49-year-old Andria Hanafin, dead in the kitchen of their Center Avenue home.
CBS Boston citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan
8 October 2026
CBS Boston reported that the 13-year-old son was inside the home and was unharmed.
CBS Boston
8 October 2026
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Andria Hanafin was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound, and CBS Boston reported that the initial police investigation found she was shot to death.
CBS Boston citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan
8 October 2026
Ryan Hanafin was not at the home when police arrived, and his car was gone.
CBS Boston
8 October 2026
District Attorney Marian Ryan said Ryan Hanafin legally owned several guns and that Reading police suspended his license to carry a firearm that morning.
CBS Boston citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan
8 October 2026
Vermont State Police arrested Ryan Hanafin at about 2:30 p.m. on Vermont Route 100 south of the Sugarbush Access Road.
CBS Boston citing Vermont State Police
9 October 2026
CBS Boston reported that Ryan Hanafin made an initial appearance in Vermont Superior Court, was held without bail on a fugitive-from-justice charge, waived formal extradition, and was awaiting transfer to Massachusetts.
CBS Boston
9 October 2026
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced that an arrest warrant for murder had been issued for Ryan Hanafin; the warrant and fugitive charge are unproven allegations.
CBS Boston citing Middlesex District Attorney's Office
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What is the official spelling of the family surname in court records?unconfirmed; the user's prompt uses Hanifan, while CBS Boston's latest verified reports use Hanafin · unconfirmed
What final cause and manner of death will the medical examiner record?unconfirmed; only apparent gunshot wound and initial police findings were reported by trusted sources · unconfirmed
When will Ryan Hanafin be returned to Massachusetts and appear in a Massachusetts court?unconfirmed; CBS Boston reported only that he was awaiting transfer · unconfirmed
What motive, if any, have investigators identified?unconfirmed; no motive was reported by the trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
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