Bodies Discovered At Home Of Former Rhode Island Official

Rhode Island Police made a gruesome discovery at the home of former Woonsocket, mayor Susan Menard.

Police discovered the “severely decomposed” bodies of an elderly man and woman in Menard’s home. the home of former Woonsocket, Rhode Island, mayor Susan Menard.

Authorities entered the home in full hazmat suits after neighbors reported a strong stench coming from the residence.

“I haven’t seen them in a while because my sister usually walks this all the time, and on occasion, I’d walk with her all around the neighborhood, and I haven’t seen them in a while,” Lorraine Tessier, a longtime resident of Woonsocket, said. “Didn’t anybody check on them? You know? Grandchildren? Son? What happened?”

The property is the home of longtime former Woonsocket mayor, Susan Menard. Menard served as the city’s mayor from 1995 to 2009, the longest tenure in Woonsocket’s history.

It’s unclear whether Menard is one of the two bodies discovered at the property. There are no indications of criminal behavior at this point. The deaths are being investigated by medical examiners given how “badly decomposed” they were when authorities arrived.