‘I wish they could apologize’: Man cleared of murder in Pawtucket cold-case death receives seven-figure settlement
Joao Monterio’s life was upended when he was arrested five years ago for the 1988 death of 10-year-old Christine Cole. The ...
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Pawtucket headed for settlement talks in defamation lawsuit tied to 1988 cold case
Joao Monteiro was arrested in 2019 and charged in the 1988 cold case murder of Christine ... months after she vanished. Pawtucket police arrested him and the case made headlines for seemingly ...
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Pawtucket police arrest man after intercity chase
(WJAR) — Pawtucket police said a man was arrested after an intercity chase on Monday night. According to police, a man drove to police headquarters at around 9:45 p.m. to report that an erratic ...
Pawtucket detective accused man of murdering child in 1988, without any evidence of murder
A child went missing in Pawtucket, R.I., in 1988. More than 30 years later, a detective announced she had caught the killer - ...
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Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — For several decades, the cremated remains of more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities at a funeral home and cemetery in Seattle.
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Grebien secures eighth term as Pawtucket mayor
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Incumbent Donald Grebien has won the race for Pawtucket mayor, according to preliminary results. Grebien defeated Nathan Luciano, the former chairman of the Pawtucket ...