Assault at 00 BLOCK OF MAUGUS AVE on 06/25/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 06/25/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Fatal stabbing at Phillips Park; 58-year-old victim died at Newton-Wellesley Hospital; 26-year-old James Floyd Bennett III arrested
Address: 00 BLOCK OF MAUGUS AVE, Wellesley, MA
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Name
Andrew DabbsMissing Age
38Est. Current Age
82Last Seen
Norton, MA on 10/10/1981Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'10" Weight: 180 lbsCase Number
MP42039Area Cold Cases
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Rita BouchardAge
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Slashe/StabbingInfo
On february 1, 1947, the victim was seen getting into a car near collyer park on main street in pawtucket with a man who called out to the victim by name. Her body was later discovered in an area called "Lovers lane" behind slater park. Her throat had been slashed and she had been stabbed over thirty times.Agency
Rhode Island Cold Case