Emilio DeLarosa, 32. (Courtesy photograph.)
DeLarosa has a tattoo—a large cross on his back extending up to the base of his neck.
A Lawrence man, accused of the strangulation death of the mother of his child last September in Methuen, has been added to Massachusetts State Police’ Most Wanted list.
State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section added Emilio DeLarosa, 32, to its list of most wanted fugitives and, along with the State Police Detective Unit for Essex County and Methuen Police, is searching for him.
DeLarosa is wanted for the Sept. 12, 2016 murder of Wanda Rosa, the mother of his 4-year-old son, inside Rosa’s Tudor Street home. At the time of the murder, Rosa, 29, had an active restraining order against DeLarosa, who had been recently released from state prison, State Police said. DeLarosa had a prior history of domestic violence against Rosa, including a 2014 conviction in Essex County for attempted murder, kidnapping, assault and battery on a pregnant victim and aggravated assault and battery.
DeLarosa is Hispanic, 5’9” tall, weighs about 160 pounds and has a muscular build, brown hair, and brown eyes. He has two tattoos—a large cross on his back extending up to the base of his neck, and the name “Wanda” on the inside of his left bicep.
In addition to his previous domestic violence conviction, DeLarosa was convicted of assault on a police officer and resisting arrest. Police said he is considered armed and dangerous. He has ties to Lawrence, Methuen, New Hampshire and the Dominican Republic.
Anyone who sees DeLarosa, or who has information about where he is, is asked to call State Police at 1-800-KAPTURE (1-800-527-8873).