Dirtbag Murders Girlfriend and Gets Friend to Dump Her Body
A Lowell judge denied bail today for a 28-year-old man charged with killing his live-in girlfriend and dumping her body in a Dracut dumpster.
Salinda Sun is accused of shooting Shannon Meara, 24, in the head and disposing of her body with the help of Eric Anderson, a 28-year-old who shared an apartment with the couple on Westford Street in Lowell. Anderson was charged as an accessory after the fact and was held on $100,000 cash bail.
“We allege that this is another unfortunate example of domestic violence, this time between a boyfriend and his girlfriend,” Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. said in a written statement.
The body of Shannon Meara was found Sunday morning in a dumpster on Skyline Drive in Dracut. A resident was taking out her trash, saw the body, and called police. Meara was identified after police found a tattoo of her first name on her body.
Prosecutors said that Anderson and Sun were seen on Wal-Mart surveillance video purchasing cleaning supplies after the woman’s death. A Chevrolet Tahoe seized from the apartment had been wiped clean, but State Police investigators uncovered traces of blood in the vehicle, according to police.
Dozens of Meara’s relatives sat in Lowell District Court today during the arraignment. One woman held up a photo of the victim. They declined to speak to a reporter.
