Jillian Tatro's Killer Guilty of First-Degree Murder
Jillian Tatro
Luis Rosado, 53, was found guilty of murder in the first degree with extreme atrocity for stabbing his 38-year-old wife to death in an apartment they shared at 46 Charles St. on May 28, 2022.
He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In a statement, Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said his thoughts were with Tatro's family and that her son "demonstrated tremendous poise and courage during his testimony in the trial."
"Ms. Tatro was a victim of domestic violence. The most dangerous time in a victim of domestic violence life is when they are prepared to leave," he said. "We know that Jillian was planning to leave on the Tuesday following her murder. Her death is a tragic example of lethal consequence of domestic violence and the lasting impact these crimes have on families and communities."
He and Tatro had been married five months and during that time, Tatro had sought a restraining order against her husband.
Rosado had been convicted of domestic violence on another individual in October 2020. At the time, he was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a household member, strangulation and larceny and was sentenced to a minimum of a year in the Berkshire County House of Corrections.
On Sunday, May 29, 2022, Tatro's son found her body in the apartment. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that she had been stabbed 10 times, slashed six times, and suffered blunt trauma to her head.
Using evidence collected from the scene, cell phone extractions, and witness interviews, law enforcement determined that Rosado murdered Tatro between 10:15 p.m. (when their downstairs neighbor heard them) and 10:42 p.m. (when Rosado left the apartment, telling her son Tatro wasn't home) on May 28.
The investigation also revealed that domestic violence was a longstanding factor in Rosado and Tatro's relationship.
Rosado went on trial for murder this past week in Pittsfield and was found guilty by a Berkshire Superior Court jury.
The conviction was first announced on Tuesday morning by Shugrue at the arraignment of David L. Boucher, who is charged with murder in the death of his father.
"While we were waiting here this morning, [a jury] returned a verdict of guilty in the first degree, cruel and atrocious behavior. So I don't know when the sentence will be. I don't know whether it will be life without parole," he said. "Obviously, I really want to congratulate the North Adams Police Department and all the departments of law enforcement that worked hard on this case."
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Yorlano tried the case and Shugrue said he was exceptional, along with Assistant District Attorney Amy Winston.
"We have a very good team that worked really hard on this case, and it was an important case. This woman, additionally, was brutally stabbed multiple times," he said. "She died a horrific, awful death, and that's why cruel and atrocious behavior led to a first-degree conviction."
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