PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "On March 7, 1993, East Providence police were alerted to a welfare check on Lori Lee Malloy because friends and family said they had not heard from her in days. According to police officer Antonio Britto, when he entered Malloy’s Waterman Avenue apartment with an acquaintance of Malloy’s, he witnessed a shocking scene. His report states: “The sound of running water seemed to be coming from the bathroom, so I went there…when we got there, (we) could see a person’s head lying on the bathroom floor,” Britto reported. Malloy was naked and he noted that it was “obviously expired.” Britto continued. “Some of the suspicious circumstances included the fact that the door appeared to have been left open, small clumps of the victim’s hair were found throughout the apartment and she was found naked on the bathroom floor with slices of bread around her. The victim himself has strands of hair wrapped around his left hand and one foot. It was discovered that the refrigerator in the kitchen was unplugged and there was still food in it. On the table there were two empty glasses and a small tub (plastic) with some kind of salad, and the faucet in the bathroom was running freely. Until the investigation proves otherwise, the Criminal Investigation Department is currently investigating this matter as a homicide.”
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PASSAGE TWO OF THE DAY: "The following day, Dr. F. John Krolikowski performed the autopsy at the state medical examiner’s office. On August 11, 1993, Malloy’s death was ruled “natural” – Krolikowski attributed it to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because Molloy had used cocaine in the past. In December 1992, Malloy’s case was closed by the East Providence Police Department. However, Krolikowski soon came under fire for his work in the medical field. In 1999, Krolikowski was investigated by the state of Massachusetts for his role in the misdiagnosis of dozens of cases at Sturdy Memorial; He extended an agreement not to practice medicine during the investigation. In 2002, he was reprimanded and punished by Massachusetts for incorrectly analyzing several cases. He was also banned by the state Board of Medical Registration from continuing to practice surgical pathology in the state. This week, Malloy said if the autopsy results in her mother’s case were found to be false, she wondered what that could mean for other investigations conducted by Krolikowsi in Rhode Island that could have potential criminal consequences."
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STORY: "300 days after RI exhumed mother’s body, Malloy is “exhausted” and waiting for answers from AG," by the GoLocal/Province News Team and News Editor Kate Nagle, published by Leopold News on November 17, 2023.
GIIST: This Sunday marks the 300th anniversary of the exhumation of Lori Lee Malloy’s remains.
Malloy is believed to have died of “natural” causes in East Providence in 1993, but her daughter Lauren Lee Malloy – who was 18 months old at the time of her mother’s death – believes her mother may have been murdered.
Malloy, armed with the opinion of another forensic pathologist, petitioned the state to reopen the case.
In November 2022, Malloy got the court to grant a request to exhume her mother’s body; In February 2023, her mother’s remains were removed from her East Providence cemetery and placed under state control.
And since then, Malloy says, she has received minimal communication about the status of things.
Speaking to GoLocal, Malloy says it’s a “strange feeling” approaching the 300 day date.
“It has been ten months, almost a year, since she was exhumed. I’m anxious, frustrated and exhausted waiting for results,” Malloy said. “I know labs are struggling with a backlog of cases, but does it really take 10 months to get results? Have answers already been found? I have no idea.”
I request answers from AG Neronha’s office
Malloy — who was instrumental in establishing a new cold case unit under Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha — said she has had limited communication with the office.
After her mother’s remains were exhumed, Malloy said she was told by the state that the forensic examination would likely take “four to five weeks.”
Malloy contacted the AG’s office in July, armed with information that the office had received her mother’s final exam and test reports the previous week, and asked about the cause of death.
Stephen Dambruch replied on July 27 that they had received the report and that he would meet with the chief medical officer, Dr. Chirkorv will meet to determine whether additional forensic testing “needs to be conducted.”
In August, Malloy inquired as to which outside laboratory was conducting the “additional” testing; The AG’s office only stated that it is a private company that performs “certain types of DNA testing.”
“Since February 1st, I’ve been setting quiet milestones, like: Hey, maybe on Mother’s Day I’ll finally find out how she died. Of course, this occasion came and went. The same goes for Independence Day. Next is Thanksgiving, then her birthday on November 30th and then Christmas,” Malloy said. “How sad it is – all I really want for Christmas is to find out how my mother died.”
“I always visited her grave. “There was nowhere to go to visit my mother,” Malloy said of waiting for answers and the return of her mother’s remains.
“Even if she is not returned to this grave, I will scatter her ashes. I don’t even know where she is,” she said.
The AG’s office announced the following on Thursday:
“This is an ongoing investigation and therefore there is no further comment at this time,” spokesman Brian Hodge said.
Efforts to reopen the case
GoLocal first reported on Malloy’s efforts to reopen the case in May 2022.
As GoLocal reported:
On March 7, 1993, East Providence police were alerted to a welfare check on Lori Lee Malloy because friends and family said they had not heard from her in days.
According to police officer Antonio Britto, when he entered Malloy’s Waterman Avenue apartment with an acquaintance of Malloy’s, he witnessed a shocking scene.
His report states:
“The sound of running water seemed to be coming from the bathroom, so I went there…when we got there, (we) could see a person’s head lying on the bathroom floor,” Britto reported.
Malloy was naked and he noted that it was “obviously expired.”
Britto continued:
“Some of the suspicious circumstances included the fact that the door appeared to have been left open, small clumps of the victim’s hair were found throughout the apartment and she was found naked on the bathroom floor with slices of bread around her. The victim himself has strands of hair wrapped around his left hand and one foot. It was discovered that the refrigerator in the kitchen was unplugged and there was still food in it. On the table there were two empty glasses and a small tub (plastic) with some kind of salad, and the faucet in the bathroom was running freely.
Until the investigation proves otherwise, the Criminal Investigation Department is currently investigating this matter as a homicide.”
The following day, Dr. F. John Krolikowski performed the autopsy at the state medical examiner’s office.
On August 11, 1993, Malloy’s death was ruled “natural” – Krolikowski attributed it to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because Molloy had used cocaine in the past. In December 1992, Malloy’s case was closed by the East Providence Police Department.
However, Krolikowski soon came under fire for his work in the medical field.
In 1999, Krolikowski was investigated by the state of Massachusetts for his role in the misdiagnosis of dozens of cases at Sturdy Memorial; He extended an agreement not to practice medicine during the investigation.
In 2002, he was reprimanded and punished by Massachusetts for incorrectly analyzing several cases. He was also banned by the state Board of Medical Registration from continuing to practice surgical pathology in the state.
This week, Malloy said if the autopsy results in her mother’s case were found to be false, she wondered what that could mean for other investigations conducted by Krolikowsi in Rhode Island that could have potential criminal consequences. "
The entire story can be read at:
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog;
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices.
Lawyer Radha Natarajan;
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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YET ANOTHER FINAL WORD:
David Hammond, one of Broadwater’s attorneys who sought his exoneration, told the Syracuse Post-Standard, “Sprinkle some junk science onto a faulty identification, and it’s the perfect recipe for a wrongful conviction.
