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The Fiendish Murder of Rita Bouchard

2023/2/14
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Kristen Sevey: 本期节目讲述了1947年发生在罗德岛Pawtucket的17岁少女丽塔·布沙尔被残忍杀害的案件。丽塔生前曾表达过对男性袭击的恐惧，案发前曾有几起针对女性的袭击事件发生在同一地区。丽塔在工厂下班后失踪，第二天她的尸体在Ten Mile River附近被发现，身上有多处致命刀伤。警方调查了多名嫌疑人，包括丽塔的朋友的弟弟雷蒙德·帕特诺德，以及其他一些与丽塔有接触的人。尽管警方进行了大量的调查工作，但此案最终未能侦破，至今仍是一个未解之谜。 Raymond Patenaude: 雷蒙德·帕特诺德是本案的主要嫌疑人之一。他与丽塔相识，并在案发前与丽塔约会过几次。在警方审讯期间，雷蒙德声称做了一个梦，梦中他参与了丽塔的谋杀。然而，他的梦境叙述与案发现场的情况存在诸多不符之处，警方最终认定他的证词不可靠，排除其嫌疑。雷蒙德本人也存在精神问题，这使得他的证词的可信度进一步降低。 其他证人：其他证人的证词为警方提供了关于丽塔生活习惯、人际关系以及案发前后的一些线索，但这些线索大多比较零散，难以直接指向凶手。例如，丽塔的家人和朋友证实她生前害怕被男性袭击，这与案发前当地发生的几起针对女性的袭击事件相呼应。一些目击者提供了丽塔案发当晚乘坐公共汽车的情况，但这些信息并没有直接帮助警方锁定凶手。

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Rita Bouchard, a 17-year-old factory worker, lived in constant fear due to a series of violent attacks on women in her community. Her fears tragically came true when she was found brutally murdered in the woods, leaving the community and police searching for answers.

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**1947 - Pawtucket, Rhode Island. **

17-year-old Rita Bouchard was paranoid of being hurt or killed by unknown men. In 1947, an unknown assailant was violently attacking women on the streets of Pawtucket, RI, and Rita, who worked the late shift at the factory, was afraid she could be next. 

Sadly, on February 1st, 1947, Rita’s fear came true. 

A man walking a trail in the woods discovered her body under a tree. She had been brutally stabbed to death over 30 times with a stiletto knife. Police had no idea who did this to her.

A month after her murder, police question a boy named Raymond Patenaude, the brother of Rita’s best friend. Again. He was already a potential suspect in their mind, but they didn’t have the evidence against him. Raymond told them of a strange dream he had, and came to the realization it wasn’t a dream at all, but a repressed memory… A memory of killing Rita.

76 years have passed since Rita’s murder, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be solved. 

If you or somebody you know has any information about the unsolved murder of Rita Bouchard, please call the Pawtucket Police Dept at 401-727-9100.

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