Man convicted, sentenced to life in prison 40 years after teenager found dead in Plymouth forest
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By Darin Zullo
Published on March 25, 2026.
Michael Hand, a 69-year-old man, has been convicted of murdering Tracy Gilpin, 15, in 1986. The case went cold for more than 30 years before Hand was identified as a potential witness. Gilpin was reported missing in 1986 and her body was found 20 days later in Myles Standish State Park in Plymouth. Hand's statements placed him at the crime scene and he claimed to have dropped a 73-pound boulder on Gilpin. The kidnapping and assault to rape charges were dropped in June 2019 due to the expired statute of limitations.
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