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Aug 2024
37m 48s

The Murders of Cynthia Kane-Clark & Dawn...

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When friends Cynthia Kane-Clark and Dawn Shippee both turned up the victims of homicide, one after the other, in the same two month span, investigators were faced with a complex investigation. It’s now been over 20 years since the two women were killed in neighboring Rhode Island towns and police are still looking for answers. 

  • If you have information relating to the murder of Cyndi Kane-Clark or Dawn Shippee, please call the Cold Case Rhode Island tip line at 1-877-RI-SOLVE.
     

View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/cynthiakaneclarkdawnshippee/

 

Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.

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