March 10, 1977 Point Judith, Rhode Island John Doe

On  March 10, 1977 a torso with a fragmented skull was found 30 miles off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island was hauled up by a fisherman. It's unknown how he had died, but he did have a .22 caliber bullet in his upper left hip. It's unknown when this injury had happened or if it had happened around time of death. He had died between 1974 to 1976.

John Doe was a male between 30 to 70 years old. He was around 5'6". The skin of the right lateral thorax shows a protruding 1.3cm skin tag consistent with papilloma.

SOURCES:

NamUs

Murder of Cynthia McKenna

 

On February 18, 2007, 49-year-old Cynthia McKenna was seen arguing with a man in a silver pickup truck outside of her apartment on Waterman Ave. in North Providence, Rhode Island. She was seen leaving the vehicle. On February 21st Cynthia's body would be found dead in her bedroom. Someone had died from Asphyxiation. 

SOURCES:

Rhode Island Cold Case

Project Cold Case

Boston February 22, 2010
WPRI February 22, 2019

February 1922 Cranston, Rhode Island Jane Doe

 In February 1922 a woman drowned on Edgewood shore near Norwood Ave. in Cranston, Rhode Island. She was never identified. 

SOURCES: 

Find a Grave

January 6, 2009 Cranston, Rhode Island Abduction

On the morning of January 6, 2009, a female owner of a nail salon in Cranston, Rhode Island was at her salon. A white male wearing a ski-type mask and gloves would enter her business through a rear door. He would then place a wet cloth on the victim's face causing her to pass out. He would then abduct the woman.

The victim would then wake up inside a large plastic storage-type container with a lid in a van or minivan. She attempted to get other people's attention but was stopped by her kidnapper. Two hours after the kidnapping her kidnapper would release her in a parking garage in Braintree, Massachusetts. He had driven to the top of the parking garage and told her to get out before leaving. 

The suspect white male and was around 28-years-old with a local accent. He is around 6'0" and was described as thin. He has light brown or blondish short hair. He was clean-shaven and well-groomed. He was wearing a black watch with a square face on his right wrist.  He had a band-aid on his left hand it had blood on it at the time. 

SOURCES:

FBI

Murder of Jose "Charlie" Mojica

On December 28, 1988, 22-year-old Jose "Charlie" Mojica was found dead on the side of the road on Branch St. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His body was among tires and trash. He had been shot multiple times in the head. It's believed he was targeted. 

He had attended a party a few days prior to his body being found and his family believes that people at the party may know what had happened.

SOURCES:

Rhode Island Cold Case

WPRI

Murder of Gino DiLorenzo

On December 26, 1979, 31-year-old Gino DiLorenzo was shot and killed immediately upon arriving at his home on Harrison St. in Johnston, Rhode Island. There is little information in this case. 

SOURCES: 

Rhode Island Cold Case

Project Cold Case

Find a Grave

Murder of Kathy Perry

On September 15, 1986, 20-year-old Kathy Perry was on her way home from her shift at a bookbinding company in Warwick, Rhode Island. She was last seen at a gas station making a quick purchase by a friend. Her white 1979 Mercury Capri would be found about 4 a.m. and it made the police worry about the occupant of the car. 

The car was found abandoned on Route 2 in Warwick near the Old Kent County Courthouse. still running, and the lights and heater were still on. All of Kathy's possessions were still inside including her pocketbook with $100. It was believed that Kathy had been abducted and police went to search for her.

Later that day her naked body was discovered by a truck driver in a dumping area off of Telmore Rd. She had been severely beaten to death with some type of stone or blunt object.

In more recent years there was a new suspect in the case from a tip from Facebook.

SOURCES:

Rhode Island Cold Case

WJAR

NBC News

May 1912 Providence County, Rhode Island Jane Doe

  In May of 1912, the body of a woman was found in the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode Island. Her arms and legs were bound and her head was missing. There is little information on this case. 

She was buried in Edgehill Cemetary. The Cemetary is now abandoned and there are no grave markers.

SOURCES:

Find a Grave

Unidentified Wiki

Murder of Wendy Lee Madden

On March 11, 1991, 23-year-old Wendy Madden left her home she shared with her mother in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to go buy cigarettes around 11 p.m. The store was only a 5 or a 6-minute walk from her home. She was last seen in the area of Cross Street and Railroad Street on the Pawtucket/Central Falls line around 11:15p.m. She wasn't seen alive again.

Two days later on March 13th Wendy's body was found behind a local bar called Jan's Place she had been strangled to death. This place has since been torn down. Wendy was familiar with the bar and was an occasional patron and may have been there on the night she disappeared.

SOURCES:
Rhode Island Cold Case
Valley Breeze
Project Cold Case
Find a Grave

Disappearance of Stephen and Robert Harris.

Brothers Stephen J. Harris and Robert W. Harris were planning a fishing trip on November 5, 1985, at Fort Wetherill State Park in Jamestown, Rhode Island around 4 pm. They left a note at home for their parents saying this. Their father began to get worried so he went to their fishing spot. Neither boy was found, but their one of their fishing poles and bait container was laying on the rocks and their car parked and locked.

Robert was a 21 years old white male. He was around 5'9 and 172 lbs. He had brown hair, but his eye color is unknown. It was unknown what he was wearing. He has DNA available, but not Fingerprints or Dentals.

Stephen was a 20-year-old white male. He was around 5.5 and weighed around 150 lbs. He has brown hair and unknown eye color. Dentals, and Fingerprints unavailable, but DNA is underway.

One of the brothers was known to wear a red vest.


SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/case_report_html/25797
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/case_report_html/25796

Disapearance of Lynda Joan Hanley

On November 4, 1971, 23-year-old Lynda Hanley was at Archie's Tavern in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. After getting a call from a man she left immediately. Three days later her husband found her vehicle at a Holiday Inn in South Attleboro, Massachusetts. She was never heard from again.

Lynda was from Lincoln, Rhode Island and graduated at Lincoln high school. She was popular and kind and was a part of many extracurricular activities in school. She was wanting to become a registered nurse.

Lynda is a white female and was 23 at the time of her disappearance. She was 5'1 and 120 lbs. She had light brown hair and blue eyes. She has a scar on her left arm and her earns are pierced, She might have written her name as Linda, and her maiden name is Rush. She was last seen wearing a brown leather jacket and white boots.

Dental and DNA are available, fingerprints are not.

SOURCES:
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hanley_lynda.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/25178/0

Disappearance of Albert C. Vigneau and Gregory O. Georgantis

On October 30, 1980 both Albert C. Vigneau and Gregory O. Georgantis both went missing from Warwick, Rhode Island. It is possible that they were part of Organized Crime as they were suspected to be victims of it. It is believed that both men are dead.

Albert C. Vigneau was a 30 year old white male. He was around 6'1 and around 175 lbs. He had brown hair and brown eyes. DNA, Dentals and Fingerprints are not available for Albert.

Gregory O. Georgantis was a 33 year old white male. He was around 5'7 and 185 lbs. He had brown hair and brown eyes. DNA, Dentals, and Fingerprints are not available for Gregory.

SOURCES:
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33321/1
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33332/2