Hinsdale Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder

The Hinsdale man responsible for the murder of Kassedi Clark pled guilty in Berkshire Superior Court on Monday.

According to a release from the Berkshire District Attorney's office, Michael Boulais, 34, pled guilty to first-degree murder, reckless endangerment of a child, and improper storage of a firearm. Judge John Agostini sentenced Boulais to serve life in prison at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction without parole on the first-degree murder charge.

Boulais shot and killed the 24-year-old Clark on April 13, 2018.

Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, Hinsdale and Dalton Police Department, Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Cheshire barracks, Massachusetts State Police Troop B, the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services, and Ballistics Sections and the forensic scientists assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory conducted the investigation.