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Sex offender Wayne Chapman is seen as he wheeled into court before a hearing, Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Salem Superior Court in Salem, Mass. He will not be getting out of jail. (Photo by Lisa Poole) / OUTTAKe 0419

Serial rapist to go free after decades behind bars in Mass.

His wife died in the Santa Fe school shooting. The world's sympathy may keep him alive.

This November 2015 photo released Monday, May 21, 2018, by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows cannons from the 300-year-old shipwreck of the Spanish galleon San Jose on the floor of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Colombia. New details about the discovery were released Monday with permission from the agencies involved in the search, including the Colombian government. Experts believe the ship's treasure is worth billions of dollars today. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via AP)

A Woods Hole vehicle helped find a shipwreck with $17 billion in treasure

Revere--082511-At the NECC factory, NECCO wafers are made. The wafers are sorted for packaging the various flavors together. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (business)

Maker of candy hearts and Necco Wafers is up for grabs May 23, 2018 | 4:28 PM

Congress OKs Trump bid to widen private care at besieged VA May 23, 2018 | 4:25 PM

US disinvites China from multinational military exercise May 23, 2018 | 3:43 PM

Kushner granted permanent security clearance, AP source says May 23, 2018 | 3:31 PM

The Latest: Trump urges nations to cooperate on immigration May 23, 2018 | 2:34 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Susan B Anthony List gala at the National Building Museum on May 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Trump is the first sitting president to speak at the anti-abortion organization's annual dinner. (Photo by Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

No Patriots fans, Donald Trump isn't referring to that Spygate May 23, 2018 | 2:29 PM

Fed minutes: Another rate hike likely 'soon' May 23, 2018 | 2:11 PM

missing peacock

Have you seen this peacock? May 23, 2018 | 2:01 PM

Lawmakers seek better funding for Olympic sex-abuse crisis May 23, 2018 | 1:48 PM

Watch: NYT 'op-doc' chronicles New Hampshire man’s struggle with opioid addiction May 23, 2018 | 1:12 PM

FBI overstated encryption problem with cell phones May 23, 2018 | 1:02 PM

Police: Maine man threatened to launch fireworks at officer after a warning to stop launching fireworks May 23, 2018 | 12:04 PM

Chelmsford police kill possibly rabid fox that attacked 2 people May 23, 2018 | 12:00 PM

for Health Science - 20macarthur - CAMBRIDGE MA - September 17- Roland Fryer, Economist and Harvard Professor on campus September 17, 2011. (Photo by Jodi Hilton/Getty Images)

Harvard economist accused of lewd talk, objectifying women May 23, 2018 | 11:56 AM

Nick Joyce Obituary

Read the obituary for Stoughton teen Nicholas Joyce May 23, 2018 | 11:48 AM

In this May 7, 2018 photo, Lizabeth Loud, 32, works out at the FAF Gym in Holbrook, Mass. Loud says her month, when forced into treatment for her heroin and prescription painkiller addiction, was the start of a personal turnaround. She's been sober about a year and a half. But critics, including many doctors, law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates, caution that success stories like Loud's are an exception. Research suggests involuntary commitment largely doesn't work and could raise the danger of overdose for those who relapse after treatment. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

In the addiction battle, is forced rehab the solution? May 23, 2018 | 11:30 AM

The Latest: White House team off to Singapore for prep work May 23, 2018 | 11:10 AM

Pompeo: US will fight Russian interference in 2018 elections May 23, 2018 | 10:30 AM

Loch Ness monster

Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with science May 23, 2018 | 9:05 AM

Trump defends describing MS-13 gang members as 'animals' May 23, 2018 | 8:55 AM

Trump appears to raise new doubts about US-China trade deal May 23, 2018 | 8:24 AM

The Latest: Trump eager to sign bill rolling back Dodd-Frank May 23, 2018 | 8:07 AM

Philip Roth Obituary

Philip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85 May 23, 2018 | 7:23 AM

The Latest: Lawyer says Kushner's had 2nd Mueller interview May 23, 2018 | 7:17 AM

Critics see no end to foreign favors to Trump businesses May 23, 2018 | 12:39 AM

Seething over Russia probe, Trump tears into 'spygate' May 23, 2018 | 12:37 AM

Pompeo: Fate of US-NKorea summit rests with Kim Jong Un May 23, 2018 | 12:37 AM

Claims on FBI spy play into agency's complicated history May 23, 2018 | 12:31 AM

Trump eager to sign bill rolling back Dodd-Frank regulations May 23, 2018 | 12:31 AM

Ryan returns to Capitol to calm restless House Republicans May 23, 2018 | 12:30 AM