The @northprovri Police Department this morning shared a new flyer on Facebook for Cynthia “Cindy” Picard McKenna. Cindy’s 2007 homicide remains unsolved and her children remain without answers. February 21 marks 17 years since this sweet mother was stolen from her family. Cindy was the type of person who gave handwritten cards and notes to loved ones for every holiday — even Groundhog Day — and lived to make others smile. Her life mattered. Cindy was last seen exiting a silver pickup truck and arguing with the unidentified driver in the parking lot of her North Providence apartment complex. Her cause of death was later determined to be asphyxiation. In recent years, Cindy’s case was featured in a cold case playing card deck and in local media, but to date it has not been solved. If you know something — no matter how small you think it might be — say something. Now is the time to come forward. You may remain anonymous but please do not remain silent. Speak up and help Cindy’s children start to heal. Reach out to Dt. Matthew Phelan at 401-231-4533 ext 1141 with any information. #JusticeForCindyMcKenna #coldcase #rhodeisland #unsolved

🚨COLD CASE: PAWTUCKET, RI🚨 ⚠️TW: Some details may be disturbing to readers. ⚠️ On the evening of Friday, January 31, 1947, Rita Bouchard left her Pawtucket workplace for a doctor’s appointment — it would be her final shift. The 17-year-old’s body was later discovered by a hiker along a trail that ran parallel to Ten Mile River, approximately 125 feet from a dirt road near Notre Dame Cemetery. She’d been stabbed more than 30 times and her neck was cut from ear to ear. Her body was left on top of her coat in the frigid mud. Rita’s purse, money and glasses were missing, but the wristwatch still on her arm told detectives this was not a robbery gone wrong. A lack of blood and clean shoes suggested Rita was killed elsewhere and dragged to the area where she was left, partly hidden behind thick brush. Without her purse, detectives were unable to immediately identify her. Rita’s uncle heard a radio broadcast describing the woman who was found and later identified the victim as his young niece. After an exhaustive search, detectives located a knife believed to be the murder weapon and a man suspected of being involved in Rita’s killing. Due to inconsistencies in his story, he was never charged. There were other reported assaults of women in the area around the time Rita was slain — could her death have been related? In 2019, now-retired Dt. Sue Cormier reopened Rita’s case. To date, it has not been solved. Rita was known as a quiet, timid, hardworking young woman who was devoted to her family, especially her siblings. She had no known enemies or habits that may have contributed to her brutal death. By all accounts, she was a good person, with her whole life ahead of her, until it was selfishly stolen. It’s been over 76 years since the 17-year-old was found on that Pawtucket trail. Rita deserves justice and her family deserves answers. If you know something that can help solve Rita’s case, reach out to @Pawtucketpolice at 401-727-9100. @KristenSeavey, host of the @MurderTold podcast, compiled an incredible amount of information and photographs about Rita’s unsolved cold case. Learn more at links in thread below. #ritabouchard #justiceforritabouchard #rhodeisland #unsolved #coldcase #murder #pawtucket #ri #murdershetold

Please continue sharing and call in any leads to Coventry PD at 401-826-1100.