A Massachusetts man first charged with misleading police during an investigation into his wife’s death now faces murder charges. Carla Lourenco Da Silva, 32, died on January 20, 2025. Police launched an investigation and charged her husband, Thiago Oliveira, 33, with misleading police on January 23. Nearly three months later, prosecutors allege Oliveira killed his wife.
According to a release from Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker, Oliveira allegedly killed his wife sometime around January 20 “in a home on Summer Street in Lynn and attempted to make it look like a suicide by hanging.” Per the prosecuting attorney, Oliveira will continue to be held without bail until his next court appearance on May 14.
In the days following Lourenco Da Silva’s death, loved ones launched a GoFundMe account for her husband and their three small children. At the time, they believed Lourenco Da Silva died by suicide and suffered from depression. As the creator of the GoFundMe campaign explained, translated from Spanish to English: “With this tragedy, [Oliveira] and the children will return to Brazil where they will receive support from family and psychological support to face this difficult situation.”
The GoFundMe page also asked, “I ask everyone who has faced this disease and got over it, or who has family and friends going through this situation, to please make a donation of any amount to help this grieving family.”
Before disabling donations, the fundraiser brought in more than $14,000 in support of the family.
Tragically, Lourenco Da Silva reportedly died in an act of domestic violence. Each year, millions of people in the United States alone face these types of attacks. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, “An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States – more than 12 million women and men over the course of a single year.”
Per Massachusetts law, Oliveira could spend life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of domestic abuse, you can find help and support at DVIS.org, the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or by contacting your local women’s shelter (domesticshelters.org).
