Rachel Entwistle

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Rachel Elizabeth Entwistle Souza
Rachel Entwistle
Born	December 14, 1978(1978-12-14) Kingston, Massachusetts U.S.
Died	January 20, 2006 (aged 27), aged 27 Hopkinton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of death	Murder

Rachel Elizabeth Entwistle (née Souza) (14 December 1978^{[citation needed]} – 20 January 2006) was the wife of Neil Entwistle, an unemployed British computer programmer. On 22 January 2006, Rachel and her infant daughter Lillian Rose (born 9 April 2005) were found shot to death in bed in the master bedroom of their rented home in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Rachel had been shot twice; once in the torso and once in the head. Lillian had been killed by a single gunshot to the torso.

Around the time of the murders, Neil Entwistle left for England, his birthplace. He was arrested in London on 9 February 2006 and agreed to be extradited to the United States. His trial is scheduled to begin 6 June 2008 in Middlesex Superior Court located in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Rachel met Neil at the University of York in 1999. Three years later, they were married. In 2005, baby Lillian was born.

Rachel was a teacher at St. Augustine's Catholic High School in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, teaching English and Drama. She started teaching at St. Augustines in 2001. Her form was called 9SO, but the following years 10ES and 11ES. After her marriage she was still known as 'Miss Souza', until she left the school to go back to America. Rachel was always willing to help others and never shied away from any activities. A special memorial mass was held, which was said to be the perfect way to say goodbye to "Enty", as her students called her.

Rachel's family placed a scholarship in her name. It is called The Rachel Souza Memorial Scholarship Fund. It was set up for students at the Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Massachusetts, the same school Rachel graduated from in 1997 before studying at the College of the Holy Cross. The family decided to use Rachel's maiden name instead of Neil's surname for the name of the scholarship.