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In episode 25 of True Crime New England, Katie and Liz discuss the case of the murder of Jerri Ann Richard, a 4-month-old baby girl who was seemingly taken right from her crib in her family's apartment in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Her parents, Ralph and Donna Richard, claim to have nothing to do with her disappearance, and even make a televised plea for the perpetrator to bring their baby girl home. A few days after she goes missing, on November 15th of 1984, Jerri Ann's body is discovered less than a block away from the apartment. It is obvious that the infant was bludgeoned as well as raped. With no real suspects and also no logical explanation for the crime, the spotlight quickly falls on Ralph and Donna. Although both of her parents were brought to trial, neither were sentenced and to this day, no one has been charged in Jerri Ann's murder.