NEED TO KNOW

Cynthia McKenna, 49, was found dead in her North Providence home in 2007; her ex, Robert J. Corry Jr., confessed in letters from prison, per officials

Debra Stone, 24, was found in Narragansett’s Narrow River in 1984; investigators linked her death to Robert D. Geremia of Johnston

Rhode Island’s Cold Case Unit used new forensic tools and witness reviews to solve both murders after decades

Debra Stone was discovered strangled and dumped in a river in 1984; 23 years later, Cynthia McKenna was found suffocated in her North Providence apartment. Now, after decades without answers, Rhode Island authorities say both women’s killers have finally been identified through new forensic work.

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Wednesday that Robert J. Corry Jr. was respons

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