New Trial Denied for Caius Veiovis
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Caius Veiovis' request for a new trial was denied.
Veiovis, now 46, was one of three men convicted in the murder of David Glasser, Edward Frampton, and Robert Chadwell in 2011. He is also known as Roy Gutfinski.
In 2014, he was sentenced to three consecutive life terms for the alleged kidnapping, killing, and dismembering of the Pittsfield men. They were last seen at a city apartment shared by Glasser and Frampton on Aug. 28, 2011; their dismembered bodies were found in Becket that September.
According to AP News, Veiovis told the jury, "I'll see you in hell" after the conviction.
On Tuesday, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office reported that following a final hearing held on June 26, 2026, Justice Michael D. Ricciuti issued an order on Oct. 23, 2026, denying Veiovis's motion for post-conviction relief.
The motion had requested a new trial based chiefly on claims of ineffective assistance by his trial attorney and newly discovered evidence.
Post-conviction relief is a legal process that allows a convicted person to challenge a criminal conviction or sentence in the trial court after direct appeals have ended or were not filed.
"District Attorney Capeless' unwavering commitment to pursuing justice and ensuring it is maintained in this case has been truly remarkable," District Attorney Timothy Shugrue said.
"His efforts in handling this difficult and complex criminal matter have helped make Berkshire County a safer place."
The DA said in a twenty-page Memorandum of Decision accompanying the order, Justice Ricciuti carefully explained how each of Veiovis' claims was insufficient, both factually and legally, and why no grounds existed for a new trial.
Former District Attorney David Capeless, who has handled all post-conviction matters in the notorious Triple Murder case, acting as a Special Assistant District Attorney, said:
"The Court's Memorandum explaining its decision clearly demonstrated that all of the contentions made by the Defendant were legally weak and factually without substance. Nevertheless, it required three years of multiple motions, responses, memoranda and court hearings, and countless hours of investigation to finally prove what has been evident all along: that the Defendant received a fair trial and his convictions are a matter of righteous justice for the victims, their families and their community, and his complaints are hollow and contrived."
Capeless said there are many people, many of them retired, who contributed time and efforts to this case, "and the citizens of Berkshire County can be grateful and reassured that justice will be maintained in this case, however long it takes and however burdensome the task."
Veiovis had appealed his consecutive life sentences on three counts of murder in the first degree, three counts of kidnapping, and three counts of intimidation of a witness or other person. He was given a life sentence without parole on the murder charges and concurrent eight to 10 years on the other charges, and in 2017, the court upheld those convictions.
