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Michelle Norris

Case from Central Falls, RI dated May 30, 1988

Victim Details

Michelle Norris

July 18, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Central Falls

RI

1988-05-30

1988-05-28

1988-05-30

7

Michelle

Norris

No

06/22/2026


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A young girl's remains are discovered in a wooded area 2 days after she vanished
In the quiet community of Central Falls, Rhode Island, the Memorial Day weekend of 1988 was shattered by a crime that continues to haunt the city. Seven-year-old Caucasian female, Michelle Norris, a shy and intelligent first-grader, vanished while playing with her brothers and cousins at the Capt. G. Harold Hunt School playground on May 28, 1988. The children had been enjoying a game of hide-and-seek in the familiar surroundings, a place where their grandmother could watch over them from her nea ...
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  • Episode 97: The Murder of Michelle Norris - True Crime New England
  • Recent arrest in Pawtucket cold case brings hope to others - WJAR
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