Boston police homicide detectives descended on Charlestown Marina Sunday night to investigate a death on a houseboat docked just off Shipway Place.
A woman, 24-year-old Nora Nelson of Boston, was arrested at the scene on unrelated warrants, police said, without elaborating on what her ties might be to the death investigation.
The person found dead on scene has not yet been identified, pending an autopsy to determine a cause and manner of death.
Nelson briefly appeared in a courtroom in Boston on Monday morning, but wasn’t arraigned — she was being held ahead of a new hearing.
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Nelson was previously arrested in October 2023 on suspicion of assault and battery on a family or household member and assault and battery on a police officer, according to court records.
Officers were called to a Back Bay apartment building, where a man said Nelson, his ex, had been refusing to leave the home for weeks, then kicked and tried to bite the officers as they investigated what was happening, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.
In May, Nelson’s bail was forfeited after she didn’t appear in court for a hearing, according to court records.
People who live in Charlestown’s tight-knit houseboat community year-round said they were a bit shaken up as police questioned them on the docks.
A death investigation is underway in Boston, and a woman has been arrested in connection with the case.
“They were shining lights on his houseboat, but other than that there wasn’t much else they could give us. There were about 15 cops, and they brought in the crime scene investigation truck about 12:30 and there’s been a police presence here all night,” said Chad Johansen, who lives on a boat at the Charlestown Marina.
Johansen described the man who owns the boat, whom he’d last seen last week, as a “nice, quiet gentleman” who had dogs and was friendly.
Tom Nichols, who lives nearby said, “It’s very quiet, people know everybody, it’s great. So I’m really surprised to hear that there was something going on down there.”
Officers responded to Shipway Place about 10:45 p.m. Sunday to investigate what they described as an incident on a houseboat. Upon arrival, they found someone who was dead inside and homicide detectives were called in.
Police say an arrest has been made in connection with a person found dead on a houseboat in Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood.
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Officers worked the scene through the overnight snow and sleet. Boston EMS has confirmed that they responded to the scene as well.
BPD’s crime scene response vehicle was on scene for much of the night. Investigators could be seen with flashlights examining an area around a boat docked at the marina, as well as boarding the boat and examining it from the inside.
That boat was surrounded by crime scene tape.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Boston police at 617-343-4470. Anonymous tips can be called in to the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or submitted by texting the word “TIP” to 27463.
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