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Notorious WMass killer Francis Soffen dies in prison; his and victim's sons recall emotional journeys since 1972 murders
By masslive.com- Stephanie Barry
Published: 01/19/2016

SPRINGFIELD - Mike Perrot remembers pedaling his bike all the way home from Ludlow to Indian Orchard, the dirt kicking up under his feet, after learning a secret that sent him reeling.

His 8-year-old friend, Anthony Soffen, still recalls the stricken feeling a child feels when he spills a secret he didn't know he had to keep, as he watched his friend's retreating back.

During chance meetings at local bars as they grew older, they were cordial, but had little to say.

Perrot's father, Stephen Perrot, had been murdered by Soffen's father, Francis F. Soffen, behind a now-abandoned Howard Johnson's in 1972. He was shot six times in the face and the head.

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