Court Grants Motion to Exhume RI Woman’s Remains - Daughter Hopes Latest Tech Will Provide Answers
Saturday, November 05, 2022
Lauren Lee Malloy (pictured left) hopes exhuming her mother's remains will lead to answers about her death.
Her daughter Lauren Lee Malloy — who was just 18 months old when her mother died in her apartment in East Providence — has always believed it was an unsolved homicide.
“This is the best news we’ve gotten so far,” said Malloy.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTStephen Dambruch, Special Assistant to the Attorney General and Chief of the Criminal Division, informed Malloy of the development on Friday.
“The State filed the motion with the Court and the Court granted the motion. Since all the paperwork is under seal, I am not able to share additional details with you at this time, other than the fact we are coordinating with the Office of the Medical Examiner and the East Providence Police Department regarding the implementation of the Court’s order,” said Dambruch.
As GoLocal reported in May, records from her mother’s death in 1993 showed that the East Providence Police Department at the time called the circumstances of her passing “suspicious” in their notes at the scene.
Despite the original medical examiner’s report ruling the death as "natural," Malloy has fought for answers.
She recently obtained another forensic pathologist’s opinion that the case should be reexamined, and in June the Rhode Island Attorney General's office agreed to take another look.
Now, it is another unsolved case on Cape Cod in which a woman who was murdered 50 years ago — and recently identified due to the latest in technology — that has Malloy hopeful that she will finally get answers about her mother’s death.
Identifying “Lady of the Dunes” Made Possible by Advances in Technology
“I offer my endless thanks to the Court for granting the State’s motion. Thanks also to every single person, group and agency that’s supported this fight. Because of you, my mom is finally getting her fair chance at justice,” Malloy told GoLocal. “Thank you for being her voice and never backing down.”
“I am confident that modern forensic science, technology and investigative methodologies will lead to the answers that couldn’t be found in 1993. Cold cases are no longer ‘unsolvable’ and, as evidence of this fact, I point to the work of Othram, Boston FBI, Massachusetts State Police, Provincetown PD and the Cape and Islands DA’s Office, who recently announced identification of the 1974 'Lady of the Dunes' in Provincetown, Massachusetts, as Ruth Marie Terry,” said Malloy.
“Cases like Ms. Terry’s should give hope to all our communities,” added Malloy. “I expect my mother’s modern investigation will also lead to conclusive findings and, ultimately, long overdue justice being served.”
“To those involved in my mom’s death and the deaths of other victims, the message is simple – time’s up,” said Malloy. “If you have any information about the events surrounding my mother’s death, I encourage you to call the East Providence Police Department at 401-435-7600. You may remain anonymous. Thank you to those who’ve already come forward.”
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