In our last episode, you heard about the disappearance of Christine Cole after leaving home on an errand in the cold winter evening of January 6, 1988.

We discussed potential sightings and timelines at Red Seafood, a friend's home, Saints Market, and likely Star Market, as well as the discovery, 54 days later,

of Christine's body on the waterfront in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Initially, police explored the theory that Christine's death could have been a tragic accident,

though that theory didn't seem to explain all the circumstances of her

clothing, nor of the bloodstain, but initial polygraphs and theories didn't seem to lead

anywhere concrete. This is episode two in the case of Christine Cole.

Music in the case of Christine Cole. Welcome to coffee and cases where we like our coffee and cases where we like our coffee hot and our cases cold. My name is

Allison Williams. And my name is Maggie Damron. We will be telling stories each week in the hopes

that someone out there with any information concerning the cases will take those tips to law

enforcement so justice and closure can be brought to these families. concerning the cases, we'll take those tips to law enforcement,

so justice and closure can be brought to these families. With each case, we encourage you to continue in the conversation on our Facebook page, Coffee in Cases podcast, because, as we all

know, conversation helps to keep the missing person in the public consciousness, helping

keep their memories alive. So sit back,

sip your coffee, and listen to what's brewing this week. In this episode, we will explore

even more theories related to Christine Cole's case. To end the last episode, as a recap,

I spoke of the theory that Christine had run away from home. She had done it before,

and often, but then there's where she was found, her fear of the water, and the details about

the singeing of her pants, as well as the missing underwear, that make an accident unlikely.

Despite the problems, in Amanda Milkovits' article updated November 25, 2024 in the Boston Globe,

she notes that John Haberley, lead investigator on the case at the time, and Detective Lieutenant in Pawtucket, told the Pawtucket Times on the same day as

Christine's funeral that there was, quote, no evidence the death was anything but an accident,

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