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Deborah Lynn McConnell is believed to have been the third victim of the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer and was the only known Rhode Island resident.
The 25-year-old lived in Newport, RI. She was last seen by her father in May 1988, after she buried her mother at a local cemetery. Deborah was found by a cadaver canine conducting a search on December 1, 1988, off Route 140 northbound in Freetown, MA. The young mother was nude, with a bra twisted around her neck.
It took investigators until March 1989 to identify Deborah’s remains — seven months after she was last seen —because of the degree of decomposition.
Aside from her daughter, Deborah left behind her father, a brother, and two sisters. She is buried in Middletown Cemetery in Middletown, RI.
Original image of Deborah Lynn McConnell.
If you have any information that can lead to the identification of the individual(s) responsible for Deborah's death, please reach out to Massachusetts State Police Lt. Ann Marie Robertson using the quick-click tip button below.
Unsolved R.I. gives special thanks to Maureen Boyle, award-winning journalist, New England crime reporter, author and Stonehill College journalism program director, for her extensive work to help support the New Bedford Highway victims. Click the button below to learn more about Maureen's novel, "Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer," which inspired the Unsolved R.I. team's effort.
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