Gintautas Dumcius is livetweeting the trial of Michael McCarthy, the man charged with murdering Bella Bond, 2 1/2, in 2015. Her mother pleaded guilty in February to her role in hiding her daughter's death and is expected to testify against McCarthy.

Innocent, etc.

The Globe reports that Joseph Amoroso, the biological father of Bella Bond, was arrested at the South Bay Home Depot today on shoplifting charges after he allegedly tried walking out with, among other things, two pairs of fingerless gloves.

Innocent, etc.

A state children's advocate said today that DCF knew Bella Bond's mother had had two older siblings taken away and had a long history of drug use and incarceration, yet simply closed her case when she moved out of a shelter 11 months after having her. Read more.

WCVB reports on today's arraignment.

Michael McCarthy, 35, was charged today with the murder of Bella Neveah Amoroso Bond, 2 1/2.

McCarthy's girlfriend - and Bella's mother - Rachelle Bond, 40, was charged as an accessory after the fact. Read more.

617 Images attended a vigil at Deer Island this evening for "Baby Doe" - the roughly 4-year-old girl who remains unidentified a month after her body was found on Deer Island, wrapped in a blanket inside a plastic trash bag.

Anybody with information can contact State Police at 508-820-2121 or by texting GIRL to 6728.

Authorities today released a computer-generated image of what the girl whose body was found on Deer Island may have looked like.

Suffolk County DA Dan Conley said dozens of tips have yet to bring investigators closer to the identity of the girl, aged about 4. A woman walking her dog around Deer Island last week found her body in a plastic bag - along with a zebra-stripe blanket. Read more.