Crime & Safety
‘An Incredible Mom’: Family Remembers Wayland's Cheryl Kane
Kane, 68, died in a murder-suicide Monday night. The family says her son, Richard, struggled with mental illness.

WAYLAND, MA — The family of Cheryl Kane is remembering her as an “incredible mom” who radiated kindness. It’s believed that the 68-year-old woman was shot dead Monday when she returned from work by her son Richard Kane, Jr., who then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide at her home in Wayland.
“Cheryl was an incredible mom, a loving friend, and a person that many people counted on,” her family said. “The kindness that she radiated into the world was, and is, immeasurable and she will be deeply missed.”
Kane was treasurer/collector in Maynard, and the town said she was a “tremendous asset to to our community.”
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