A Massachusetts man who raped, killed and burned a teenager in 2002 in what officials described as “one of the most horrific murders” was denied parole again.

Adalberto Ingles pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of 18-year-old Monica Mejia in 2005. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Parole was also denied following a parole hearing in 2017.

On July 16, 2002, Mejia attended a party on Washington Avenue in Chelsea where Ingles, 22, and his co-defendant, Melvin Martinez, 18, were as well.

Officials said Mejia was intoxicated and distraught over her relationship with her boyfriend. Martinez, who went by the nickname “Pinocchio,” offered to take her to see her boyfriend, and the two left together at about 11:30 p.m.

Ingles followed and joine

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