Crime & Safety
Rhode Island Funeral Director Mystery Deepens: More Bodies Found in Storage Locker
Alfred Pennine committed suicide in July. Days later, authorities found the remains of eight people at his funeral home.
An investigation into a Rhode Island funeral director on Thursday led investigators to a grim discovery in Johnston.
NECN reported authorities found the bodies of two adults and an infant in a storage locker on Putnam Pike.
The locker was rented by Alfred Pennine, the director of the now-closed Pennine Funeral Home in Providence.
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Pennine committed suicide in July. Days later, authorities found the remains of eight people at the funeral home.
Police are investigating whether Pennine committed any crimes.
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Photo: The now-closed Pennine Funeral Home. (Credit: Legacy.com)
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