Probation for mass. Man who killed his wife

About 40 years ago, a Massachusetts couple went to a Halloween party. It was the last time that 18-year-old Anna Foster was seen.

Her husband sat down on search efforts. Almost three years later, he was convicted of her murder.

At the beginning of this month, he was refused probation for the sixth time.

Michael Foster was sentenced to the second degree on August 14, 1989 for the death of his wife Anna Foster in front of the Supreme Court of Norfolk for murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of probation.

Michael Foster was 22 years old when he strangled his wife, put her body into a nearby pond with a laundry line and her body to hide the crime, said the probation authority. Foster then joined finding his wife.

On December 20, 1986, Anna Foster's body was found in a pond in Wrentham.

Michael Foster fled to Florida. During his time, he was convicted of several other crimes, including the battery with a law enforcement officer, disordered behavior and the great theft (stealing a car). He was returned to Massachusetts in 1989 to face the murder suspicion.

He went to the probation helper for the first time in 2004.

After his hearing on January 30, the probation committee refused probation for the 60-year-old with a review in two years.

Officials said that he had a long history of disciplinary reports, but had not remained any difficulties since 2017. Since his last hearing in 2023, he received his Ged.

He stayed sober for almost 30 years. However, he has previous abuse of substance.

Four of Anna Foster's family members spoke against probation. The deputy district prosecutor of Norfolk County, Laura McLaughlin, also spoke against probation.

The board states that Michael Foster continues to minimize his pattern of domestic violence. It was also found that the programming in which it was involved was mostly recently and a longer period of reflection and rehabilitation is required.