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True crime cases near Providence

22 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Providence, spanning the 1630s to the 2020s — 4 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Killing of Andrew and Abby Borden.

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Credit: NY Daily News, Photo copyright 2013 Lloyd family via the Boston BanditsEditorial useSourceSOLVED
Murder of Odin Lloyd
2010sIndustrial park, John Dietsch Boulevard, North Attleborough, Massachusetts
Credit: Photographer unknown (studio portrait, c. 1880s-1892); scan contributed to Find a Grave…Public domainSourceUNSOLVED
Killing of Andrew and Abby Borden
1890s92 Second Street, Fall River, Massachusetts (the Borden house)
Credit: AllyfoundationPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Murder of Alexandra Zapp
2000sRest area on Massachusetts Route 24, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Credit: Courtesy of the Birchmore family / Justice for Sandra BirchmoreEditorial useSourceONGOING
Killing of Sandra Birchmore
2010sCanton, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Death of John O'Keefe
2020s34 Fairview Road, Canton, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Death of Conrad Roy
2010sFairhaven, Massachusetts
Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Sacco and Vanzetti
1920sBraintree, Massachusetts, United States
UNSOLVED
Disappearance of Etta Riel
1930sWorcester, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Roxbury murders
1970sRoxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Murder of Penowanyanquis
1630sPlymouth Colony (near Providence–Plymouth trail), Massachusetts
UNSOLVED
2011 Waltham triple murder
2010s12 Harding Avenue, Waltham, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Murder of Linda Childers
1970sLedyard, Connecticut
SOLVED
Boston Marathon Bombing
2010sBoylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Murder of Yngve Raustein
1990sMemorial Drive near Hayden Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Credit: Full version of image is credited to Lincoln Studio, Malden, MA, USAPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Murder of Jane Britton
1960s6 University Road, Cambridge, Massachusetts
ONGOING
Killing of Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancy
2020sDuxbury, Massachusetts
Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Parkman–Webster murder case
1840sHarvard Medical College, North Grove Street, Boston, Massachusetts
SOLVED
Boston Massacre
1770sKing Street (now State Street), Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Credit: U.S. Coast GuardPublic domainSourceSOLVED
Murder of Lisa Trubnikova
2010sMonument Beach, Massachusetts, United States
SOLVED
Murder of Ana Walshe
2020sCohasset, Massachusetts, United States
Credit: GRubanCC BY-SA 3.0SourceUNSOLVED
Killing of Deanna Cremin
1990sSomerville, Massachusetts, USA
SOLVED
Murder of Vanessa Marcotte
2010sPrinceton, Massachusetts