Crime
More than two years ago, Aaron Pennington allegedly murdered his wife at home in Gardner and vanished.
Authorities reignited their manhunt for Aaron Pennington on Thursday, more than two years after the Air Force veteran allegedly murdered his wife at home in Gardner and promptly vanished.
Citing a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson, The Boston Globe reported that K9 units, the State Police Air Wing, and the Special Emergency Response Team have continued to search for 35-year-old Pennington, who has been missing since he allegedly shot and killed his wife the morning of Oct. 22, 2023.
Neither State Police nor the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office returned requests for comment Thursday afternoon.
Thursday’s search reportedly focused on an area near Camp Collier, a local Scout camp where investigators found Pennington’s car the day after the murder, per The Gardner News. Authorities found Breanne “Breezy” Pennington, 30, dead in the family’s Cherry Street home after the couple’s four children went to a neighbor’s home asking for help.
Breanne Pennington kept a firearm at home for her own protection, according to court documents, and investigators found three spent shell casings in the bedroom where she died, but no gun.
Data from Aaron Pennington’s cellphone proved damning, authorities say. According to court filings, one Oct. 21, 2023, note on the device read, “Don’t say anything. Be quite [sic] If she wakes up just say you’re getting nasal spray. Get on side of bed — very close proximity to head. Put hole in her head.”
By then, authorities allege the Penningtons’ relationship had soured, and Breanne Pennington was planning to take their children to Texas “to be away” from her husband, who “suffered from mental health issues and had threatened suicide.”
Aaron Pennington was charged with his wife’s murder days after she died. Earlier this year, he was featured on an episode of “America’s Most Wanted.”
Authorities have described Pennington as a 6-foot-2 white male with blond hair and blue eyes, weighing approximately 175 pounds. The Worcester DA’s office previously warned members of the public not to approach Pennington if they spot him, as he is “potentially armed and dangerous.”
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