In this episode, we dive into the mysterious 1947 murder of 17-year-old Rita Bouchard, a young woman from Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Rita's life had already been marked by tragedy—losing both of her parents to tuberculosis and growing up in foster care—before she vanished on the night of January 31st. After leaving her job at a fabric mill for what she claimed was a doctor's appointment, Rita never returned home. The following day, her body was discovered brutally stabbed, dumped in a secluded area near Ten Mile River.

Join us as we explore the details of Rita's tragic story, the puzzling clues left behind, and the ongoing search for answers in a case that has never been fully solved.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-rita-bouchard/30267710/

https://medium.com/the-asylum-antiquarian/a-fiendish-murder-the-rhode-island-cold-case-you-never-heard-of-e353771e8bcc

https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/blackstone-valley/detective-reopens-investigation-into-vicious-1947-murder/

https://www.murdershetold.com/episodes/rita-bouchard