At his Suffolk Superior Court arraignment on Monday, July 10, a 30-year-old Chelsea resident faced charges in connection with the murders of Lina Bolanos and Richard Field. Bampumm Teixeira was ordered held without bail following the brutal double homicide in South Boston.
Teixeira had been indicted on June 28 on two counts each of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping by confinement, along with one count of armed home invasion stemming from the May 5 incident at 141 Dorchester Ave. in Southie. Suffolk Chief Trial Counsel John Pappas requested the bail decision, which Clerk Magistrate Edward Curley granted.
The prosecution revealed that Teixeira’s prior employment as a concierge at the South Boston building gave him knowledge of both the interior layout and parking garage—the very location where Bolanos, 38, and Field, 49, resided on the 11th floor. This familiarity with the building’s layout was presented as significant to the case.
According to Pappas’s account to the court, someone dressed in a bright yellow shirt, hooded jacket, hat, and gloves while carrying a string-style backpack had been observed near the building as early as 2:40 p.m. This individual entered the garage shortly before 4 p.m. The victims arrived separately—Bolanos around 5 p.m. and Field approximately 6:30 p.m.
The building’s front desk concierge initiated contact with Boston Police after 8:30 p.m., reporting a call from someone connected to a resident. A text message from Field to a friend warned of an armed gunman in the apartment; the friend subsequently called 911 with the same urgent message.
Police officers arrived and made their way to the 11th floor, discovering keys outside the victims’ door. After announcing themselves and receiving no answer, they used the keys to enter.
Upon entering the darkened apartment and announcing their presence again, officers spotted an individual—later identified as Teixeira in dark clothing—who appeared to point or discharge a weapon. Two officers fired their weapons in response, wounding him. Officers administered first aid to the gloved Teixeira outside the apartment, during which he claimed another person inside would shoot if they re-entered.
Teixeira was taken to Tufts Medical Center. A Boston Police entry team then proceeded into the residence, where they discovered Bolanos and Field bound in separate rooms, both suffering severe traumatic injuries and pronounced dead at the scene.
Evidence recovered included a string-type backpack found just outside where Teixeira was apprehended, containing a replica firearm, victim property, and other items, alongside a bright yellow shirt and large carving knife. A second backpack holding jewelry belonging to Bolanos was located inside the apartment entrance.
Katherine Moran serves as the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocate for this case. Attorney Steven Sack represents Teixeira. The matter is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 12.