WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Authorities in Rhode Island have discovered the badly decomposed remains of two people inside a former mayor’s home, officials said.
Sad and disturbing story this morning. Two “severely decomposed” bodies were found inside Woonsocket home. Tax records show the home is owned by former Woonsocket Mayor Susan Menard but police have not publicly identified bodies. Here’s what a neighbor said. @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/ed047dn1zo
— Kait Walsh (@KaitLouiseWalsh) September 20, 2022
According to WJAR and WPRI, Woonsocket police responded Monday to the Marian Lane home of Susan Menard, the city’s former mayor. Inside, they found an “elderly” man and woman dead and “severely decomposed,” police said.
Police have not publicly identified the bodies, the news outlets reported. It was not immediately clear whether Menard was one of the dead.
Crews donned masks and hazmat suits inside the home, according to WJAR. The state medical examiner now has the bodies and will determine how they died, police said.
Police did not initially suspect foul play, but the investigation is ongoing, the news outlets reported.
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