Mass. Man Accused of Killing Wife and Staging Her Death to Look Like Suicide in Chilling Cover-Up: Police

A Massachusetts man is accused of killing his wife and staging her death to look like a suicide, according to authorities.

On Tuesday, April 15, Thiago Oliveira, 33, of Lynn, was arraigned on a murder charge in connection with the death of Carla Lourenco Da Silva, 32, also of Lynn, the Office of Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said in a statement.

Oliveira pleaded not guilty when he appeared in Superior Court in Salem.

Police allege that Oliveira murdered Lourenco Da Silva on or about January 20 in a Lynn home and attempted to make it look like a suicide by hanging. 

Oliveira had previously been charged with misleading a police investigation into her death on January 23. 

Oliveira remains held without bail following the arraignment on the murder charge. 

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Oliveira is scheduled to return to court on May 14 for discovery motions to be filed.

Oliveira’s attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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