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A Massachusetts firefighter with a Grim Reaper tattoo has been accused of fatally stabbing and murdering his girlfriend before attempting to kill himself.
Jason Chapdelaine, 52, of Springfield has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly knifing 48-year-old Eileen Monaghan a total of 40 times.
The Holyoke Police Department officers found the accused covered in blood and Monaghan lying motionless beneath him after responding to a 911 call made by a security guard.
According to the Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni, the woman 'appeared to be suffering from stab wounds and the male was unresponsive due to self-inflicted harm'.
An autopsy report determined that Monaghan's death was a homicide caused by 'sharp instrument wounds and blunt force trauma including some 40 wounds to her head, torso, and arms'.
Jason Chapdelaine, 52, of Springfield has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly murdering Eileen Monaghan ,48, of Chicopee (pictured)
Chapdelaine, who has a Grim Reaper tattoo, was found with a belt tied around his neck and a grab-handle on the driver's side of his Toyota Tacoma by officers
Chapdelaine, who has a Grim Reaper tattoo, was allegedly found with bloodshot eyes and reeked of alcohol at the scene, according to officials.
The arrest report states that officers found Chapdelaine with a belt tied around his neck and a grab-handle on the driver's side of his Toyota Tacoma and determined that the accused
