Blake Scanlon was guilty of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the death of Alexis Avery. Avery was 20 when she was brutally stabbed to death inside her home in Westfield on Jan. 13, 2019. Scanlon, who was at the scene when the police arrived, was found with 'what appeared to be self-inflicted lacerations'. Scanlon who had called 911, allegedly said, 'I killed my girlfriend,' while he was on the phone with 911.