What Roger Belay has said about Commonwealth v. John Carey

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026

Roger Belay, Former bouncer at Major McLeish's bar in Salem who testified at trial, has been quoted on Commonwealth v. John Carey once in 1 episode of 20/20, most recently on September 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Belay testified that on seeing Carey in court he recognized him as the out-of-place man from the bar 40 years earlier.

    “When I saw him in court and I made eye contact with him, it all came rushing back to me”

    20/20: The Salem Strangler (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:18:19

Episodes

  • The Salem Strangler

    20/20 · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h 27 min

    20/20 recounts the 1986 strangling of Salem State student Claire Gravel and how a similar 2007 attack and DNA led to John Carey's conviction.

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