(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – The murder of Molly Bish is
still unsolved; however, police continue to hunt for her killer and are pouring
over stacks of new evidence in hopes of bringing a potential suspect to
justice.
FOX 25's Bob Ward, who has been covering the story from the beginning, reported
that Rodney Stanger emerged as a potential prime suspect in the investigation.
Massachusetts State Police went to Summerfield, Fla.
in order to re-interview Stanger and search his trailer. The trip produced a
lot of new evidence that they are still going through and trying to piece
together.
Police spent hours combing through his belongings, as well as other items that
did not appear to belong to him. Luckily, the search paid off and police recovered
some important pieces of physical evidence.
Stanger is currently incarcerated for the 2008 fatal
stabbing death of his girlfriend Chrystal Morrison. He pleaded guilty to her
murder and is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence.
All of the evidence collected from the trailer has been sent out for DNA
testing.
Stanger lived in Southbridge at the time Bish
disappeared from Comins Pond in nearby Warren.
Bish's mother told police that she saw a mystery man at Comins Pond the day before
her daughter was abducted. She gave a description
to police who produced a sketch that bore striking resemblance to a photo that was
snapped of Stanger and used on his firearm identification card.
The photo of Stanger was taken days before Bish's disappearance.
Massachusetts State Police, armed with search warrants,
opened a secret safe deposit box that Stanger kept in Dunellon, Fla. The box contained
$10,000 cash; however, it is unclear why Stanger kept that much cash in a safe
deposit box about an hour away from where he was living.
Stanger also had thousands of dollars that he kept in bank accounts from the
sale of his Massachusetts
home.
Stanger fished in Comins Pond and also hunted in the
woods where Bish's remains were found.
In the months after Bish's murder, Stanger suddenly moved to Florida.
A friend who helped Stanger move told FOX 25 that Stanger told him that he had
to get out of Massachusetts
and that he was going to put his house up for sale.
However,
when Bish was murdered, Stanger was not under investigation, and the cops were
not after him. So there was no reason for him to move to Florida so quickly.
Hopefully, the physical evidence combined with testimonial evidence will be
enough to solve the murder of Molly Bish.