ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Kent County, RI

The Unidentified Umber Flats Victim (1985)

Unsolved homicide from 1985 in Kent County, RI. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the physical evidence inventory.

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Empty rural field at dusk with a faded dirt road
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1985

    Body discovered near Umber Flats; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1986

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1987

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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mapsandtime10 days ago

Two witness statements describe the same jacket but were taken eleven months apart by different detectives. Worth reconciling.

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