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Adeline McLaughlin

Case from Worcester, MA dated Jun 25, 1983

Victim Details

Adeline McLaughlin

Female

Worcester

MA

1983-06-25

84

Adeline

McLaughlin

06/23/2026

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In the summer of 1983, the life of Adeline McLaughlin, an 84-year-old woman originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, came to a brutal and tragic end. On June 25th, she was discovered deceased in her apartment at a downtown retirement community in St. Petersburg, Florida. The circumstances of her death were violent; she had been sexually assaulted and suffocated with a pillow. Her apartment had also been burglarized, adding another layer of violation to the heinous crime.

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