Rotten Mango #239: The Whole High School Covered For A Killer For 20 Years- Case of Melanie Paquette
Feb 22, 2023
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Collective Silence Can Override Justice
- A whole town can protect a suspected killer for decades when they believe the victim "deserved it."
- Collective silence became a social pact that obstructed formal justice and investigation.
Mother Who Spoke Up Was Killed
- Rina Paquette told police the killer was Edward Coolidge after his mother confessed he did it.
- Days later Rina was found burned to death in the pigsty and police ruled it suicide without proper evidence.
A Shot From Far Away Killed Danny
- Danny Paquette collapsed in his garage and first responders assumed electrocution until they found blood and realized he was shot.
- He was killed by a single sniper-like shot from nearly a thousand feet away.