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Malden man held without bail in slaying of his husband

Print Posted by Andrew Ryan, Globe Metro Desk March 10, 2011 12:32 PM

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By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff

MALDEN – A Malden man was charged with murder and ordered held without bail today for allegedly killing his husband in what authorities called a domestic dispute.

Michael Losee, 41, was charged in the stabbing death of his husband, Brian Bergeron, 55, in their Clarendon Street home.

Losee turned himself into authorities Wednesday, and a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf at his arraignment today in Malden District Court. The next court hearing is scheduled for April 29.

An attorney for Losee, Norman Zalkind, said today he expects to bring the case to trial, but he could not comment on the details of the alleged murder.

Police said they received a call Wednesday from a friend of the couple in Florida, where they once lived, reporting an alleged confession by Losee.

Police first responded to the couple’s former home in Medford. After realizing they no longer lived there, authorities went to the home on Clarendon Street. Inside, they found the body of Bergeron wrapped in a blue tarp, according to a police report. He had been stabbed, authorities said.

Losee turned himself in soon after the body was found. Police are continuing to investigate the case.

The couple ran a home design and renovation business. Bergeron was the designer, and Losee was the contractor.

“This appears to be a tragic incident of domestic violence, committed by the spouse of the victim,” Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. said in a statement issued yesterday, adding that prosecutors "are deeply saddened by what appears to be yet another domestic violence homicide in Middlesex County.”