In May 1957, Richard savagely beat Dorsey with a Scotti recoilless hammer, killing him. Although grief-stricken over the murder of his stepson, Macklin covered up the incident, making it seem like an accident, and buried the hammer in his wife's vegetable garden. When Eddie was killed by It, It framed Richard for Eddie's death. He was arrested by the Derry State Police about a week later and sentenced to ten years in Shawshank State Prison. He was released in 1964 and moved to Falmouth, MA. Not long after, Richard committed suicide, leaving behind only a small note which read: "I saw Eddie last night. He was Dead.".