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Rochelle Clifford Dopierala

Case from Dartmouth, MA dated Dec 10, 1988

Victim Details

Name

Case Added

October 20, 2022

Gender

Female

City

Dartmouth

State

Date Found

1988-12-10

Date Of Death

1988-12-10

Age At Death

First Name

Rochelle

Last Name

Clifford Dopierala

Relationship

Person of Interest / Suspect

Solved

Last Updated

07/07/2026

Area Body Found:

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Rochelle Clifford Dopierala, aged 28, disappeared in April 1988 from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Her remains were discovered months later on December 10, 1988, by people riding ATVs in a gravel pit off Reed Road in Dartmouth, about two miles from Route 195. She was partially clothed, and it was determined that she had been beaten to death. Dopierala's case became one of several linked to the New Bedford Highway murders, a series of killings that claimed the lives of multiple women during the lat ...

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Rochelle Clifford Dopierala

Case from Dartmouth, MA dated Dec 10, 1988

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