On November 11, 1995, the bodies of sisters 76-year-old Loretta Allen and 81-year-old Doris Bean were checked up on by relatives around 3:30 p.m. Unfortunately the two were found in the kitchen dead. They had both been beaten and Loretta died due to that, but Doris was stabbed to death. The robbery and murder happened between the time one of them talked to a friend on the phone at 1: 20 p.m. and the discovery of the bodies.
Charles Dorval Jr. was prosecuted and charged in the death of Loretta, but it is believed that he had help in the crimes. He was convicted of Loretta's crime through a confession he made to another inmate. A roommate and friend Jerry Millard were prosecuted in the murder of Doris, but as there was little evidence to also connect him.
At the time Loretta was taking care of her sister Doris as Doris was said to have been handicapped. The sisters lived in the home by themselves. Loretta's children were living out of state at the time and Doris was never married.
SOURCES:
New Hampshire Justice Department
Bennington Banner
The Battleboro Reformer
Boston Globe
The Battleboro Reformer
The Battleboro Reformer
Find a Grave (Loretta Allen)
Find a Grace (Doris Bean)
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