June 27, 2000. Warren, Massachusetts. After showing up at Comins Pond to work her shift as a lifeguard, 16-year old Molly Bish vanishes without a trace and leaves all of her personal belongings behind on the beach. The previous day, Molly’s mother had dropped her off and noticed a suspicious-looking man inside a white car in the beach’s parking lot and numerous witnesses report seeing a white car in the area on the morning of Molly’s disappearance. Nearly three years later, Molly’s remains are discovered in a wooded area five miles from Comins Pond and it is believed that she was the victim of an abduction and a homicide. Over the years, a number of different individuals are looked at as persons of interest, but there is not enough conclusive evidence to implicate any of them, so the crime remains unsolved. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore the disappearance and murder of Molly Bish, as well as its potential connections to the case featured on last week’s episode: the 1993 murder of ten-year old Holly Piirainen. Special thanks to listener Meghan Cotter for narrating the opening of this episode.

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Molly_Bish

https://unsolved.com/gallery/molly-bish/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Molly_Bish

https://www.masslive.com/news/2011/11/gerald_battistoni_man_eyed_in.html

https://www.boston25news.com/news/molly-bish-rodney-stanger-may-have-crossed-paths-1/141310989/

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2014/11/13/rapist-s-death-may-shed/35943050007/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/person-of-interest-in-bish-case-denies-involvement/10030222

https://www.wcvb.com/article/molly-bish-murder-person-of-interest-named-warren-massachusetts/36622524

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/frank-sumner-molly-bish-criminal-history-murder/

https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2021/07/molly-bish-murder-case-francis-sumner-sr-new-person-of-interest-remembered-as-hot-headed-as-dozens-of-new-calls-come-in-to-tip-line.html

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/12/02/molly-bish-case-investigators-go-ohio-collect-dna-son-person-interest/8843156002/

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/dna-in-molly-bish-case-isnt-a-match-sister-says-its-disappointing/2775879/

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/molly-bish-case-remains-unsolved-25-years-later/3753477/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/molly-bish-massachusetts-unsolved-murder-48-hours/

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The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

All music is composed by Vince Nitro.