The Suspicious Death of Christine Cole (Rhode Island)

Published: April 18, 2024, 7 a.m.

When a 10-year-old girl didn\u2019t come back from a quick trip to the store on a cold January night in 1988, her family and the Pawtucket, Rhode Island community searching for her feared the worst. Then weeks later when her body was found miles away, those fears were confirmed\u2026 and the questions just started stacking up.\n\nWhat happened to Christine Cole? Investigators have considered multiple persons of interest and suspects over the last 30-plus years and even made an arrest, but the evidence crumbled as allegations of misconduct rose to the surface.