Two “severely decomposed” bodies were discovered in the home of a former Rhode Island mayor on Monday, local police said.
A neighbor identified an odor coming from the home and called the police around 4 p.m. Monday. The neighbor quickly discovered the bodies described as “elderly male and female” inside the Woonsocket home, police told WPRI. So far, there are no indications criminal activity took place, according to police.
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Officers reportedly entered the house through the rear window on the first floor before discovering the bodies. They did not specify if former Woonsocket Mayor Susan Menard was one of the deceased bodies found. A medical examiner will review the bodies, per police.
Menard served as the mayor of Woonsocket, a poor city in the northern tier of the state, from 1995 to 2009 and was one of the longest-serving mayors in Woonsocket history, according to the city. The city has a population of about 40,000 people and is located about 20 miles outside Providence.
The neighbor who called the police reportedly claimed he had not seen activity in the house and decided to report the peculiar smell in response, WPRI reported. The house appeared secure, and the mail did not appear to have been tampered with, leaving no evidence of foul play, police said.
Menard’s brother, Robert Miller, 81, died Saturday, an obituary in the Providence Journal revealed. Notably, the neighbor of the former Woonsocket mayor called the police Monday, meaning it is unlikely his body was one of the two discovered at her home.
Happening now: Police in #Woonsocket have a home on Marian Lane blocked off with yellow tape — where two bodies were found “severely decomposed” inside, according to the police chief. An investigation is now underway.
Here’s what we know so far: https://t.co/fViC8274B2 @wpri12 pic.twitter.com/q2X2zQW3zn
— Kayla Fish (@KaylaFishTV) September 19, 2022
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Authorities are expecting to reveal the medical examiner’s findings by the end of the week.
