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Manhunt Begins For Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery 34 Years Ago In Massachusetts Manhunt Begins For Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery 34 Years Ago In Massachusetts
Manhunt Begins For Suspect Accused Of Rape, Robbery 34 Years Ago In Massachusetts New DNA testing technology has helped police identify a suspect in the violent rape, robbery, and kidnapping of two women 34 years ago in Massachusetts, and authorities are now asking the public to help them capture him. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, is charged with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery of two women at the Hit or Miss store in Framingham in 1989, the Middlesex District Attorney said.   Related: Man Charged With 24-Year-Old Rape In Massachusetts Using New DNA Testing  Gale is accused of breaking into the stor…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years
Remains Of Woman Found In Western Mass Woods Identified After 35 Years The remains of a 65-year-old woman whose body was found in a wooded area in Franklin County have been identified thanks to new advancements in DNA testing. How she ended up there remains a mystery, but prosecutors have a person of interest.  Constance Holminski Bassignani was found not far off the road on Route 76 in Warwick on June 24, 1989. She had been living in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her husband, William Bassignani.  Constance was last seen alive on Memorial Day in 1989. Soon after, her husband told friends she had moved back to her native Hawaii, but investigator…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT Man Nabbed For Murder Of Estranged Wife, Police Say CT Man Nabbed For Murder Of Estranged Wife, Police Say
CT Man Nabbed For Murder Of Estranged Wife, Police Say A 57-year-old Connecticut man has been charged in connection with the murder of his estranged wife. Hartford County resident Wilkid Valcinord, of East Hartford, was arrested on Tuesday, June 27 by East Harford Police. On Sunday, June 18, East Hartford officers responded to a welfare check at 10 Martin Circle and found Andra Valcinord dead inside the home, said Officer Marc Caruso, of the East Hartford Police.  Over the last several days, East Hartford detectives worked in conjunction with the state crime lab, Hartford States Attorney’s Office, and other law enforcement …

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by Kathy Reakes
Neighbors
'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker 'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker
'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker It took 45 years for police to identify the woman known only as the "Granby Girl," and now a group of people online want to make sure people never forget it.   Related: Police ID The 'Granby Girl' 45 Years After Her Body Was Discovered The body of Patricia Ann Tucker was found in November 1978. She had been shot in the head and dragged off a logging road in Granby. For years, her grave was only marked by a simple white cross. In 1998, a group of people raised the money to get a tombstone for her resting place that read "Unknown." This headstone was erected in the late 90s for the "Gran…

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by Josh Lanier