62 year cold case in Pittsfield remains unsolved

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10)-- On May 21, 1962, Harold D. Boland's body was found by a fisherman on Onota Lake, and the case remains unsolved 62 years later. Boland's fully clothed body was found floating in an industrial canal with a rope tied to his right hand. He was 48 when he died.

Reports from the Pittsfield Police Chief in 1962, Thomas Calnan, said no violence was indicated in Boland's death. Boland was a representative for Jewel Tea Co. and worked alone in a garage where police found his empty wallet, broken glasses, papers strewn around, and the matching shoe Boland was wearing when his body was recovered.

Police said they found a rock with a rope tied to it, matching the rope around Boland's right hand. A few days after Boland's body was discovered, a preliminary autopsy from Pittsfield Police revealed he had water in his lungs, indicating he may have drowned. No one is assigned to Boland's case today due to its age, according to Pittsfield Police Captain Matthew Hill.