When Linda Rayner left for a walk in Hammonasset Beach State Park in the summer of 1992, she was seeking the beauty and peace that only the ocean can bring. Instead, she was brutally attacked by an unknown assailant and her case has remained unsolved ever since.

In the thirty-plus years since her death, investigators have identified at least one suspect… But her loved ones are still waiting for the day that they have all the answers.

• If you have any information about the 1992 murder of Linda Rayner in Hammonasset Beach State Park, please call the Connecticut Cold Case Unit at (866) 623-8058.
• If you have any information relating to the 2001 homicide of Josephine Catania, please write to the Middletown Police at policeinfo@middletownct.gov.
  

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When a woman was found murdered in her Springfield, Massachusetts apartment during the spring of 1984, it only took a matter of days to zero in on a suspect and secure an arrest. And then at trial, a jury decided Edward Wright was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The New England Innocence Project has since taken up his case. So, who really killed Penny Anderson? Was it the man serving a life sentence for her death or someone else?

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Homelessness, substance use disorder, and mental health challenges create significant barriers in missing persons cases, often causing individuals to fall through the cracks and their families fighting to get their names and stories heard.

Ryan Blagojevic disappeared without a trace in 2013 and his sister Eve continues the search to find him. The circumstances of his life at the time he went missing has made it even more difficult to get answers, but Eve won’t let her brother be forgotten.

• If you have information about the disappearance of Ryan Blagojevic, please call the Portland, Maine Police Department at (207) 874-8575. To provide information anonymously, you can call (207) 874-8584 and leave a message on the department’s crime tip line. You may also text the keyword “PPDME” and your message to 847411 (TIP411).
  
• If you would like to learn more about Milestone Recovery and support the organization through a donation, visit milestone-recovery.org. To find resources to support those experiencing homelessness in your community, visit endhomelessness.org.
  

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