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 Slain Sisters of the Community - Springfield, MA Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 06.021 W 072° 35.388
18T E 699299 N 4663729
A monument in Court Square in memory of 12 women from Springfield, MA whose murders were unsolved at the time the memorial was erected.
Waymark Code: WMX7T4
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2017
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A 4' high granite monument has the names of 12 women who were murdered in Springfield during the 1990s. At the time the monument was erected each murder was unsolved. The monument is inscribed:
IN MEMORY OF
OUR SLAIN SISTERS
OF THE COMMUNITY
SHANA PRICE - DECEMBER 26, 1990
MYRTLE MARRETT - JAN. 20, 1991
LISA DASILVA - APR. 21, 1991
CORRINE L. LEE - MAY 25, 1992
VERA E. HALLUMS - APR. 20, 1995
CELESTINA PEREZ - JUNE 2, 1995
ROBIN ATKINS - OCT. 25, 1997
JOANN C. THOMAS - NOV. 1, 1997
LORETTA DANIELS - FEB. 3, 1998
ROSEMARY DOWNS - FEB. 11, 1998
JOYCE L. DICKERSON - FEB. 19, 1998
TERRI Y. THOMAS - FEB. 16, 1996
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Since the monument was erected four of the murders remain unsolved:
Shana Price
Lisa DaSilva
Corrine Lee
Celestina Perez
Six of the women were murdered by serial killer Alfred J. Gaynor who was convicted of killing a total of 9 women.
Vera E. Hallums
JoAnn C. Thomas
Loretta Daniels
Rosemary Downs
Joyce L. Dickerson
Robin Atkins
Myrtle Marrett was murdered by convicted murderer Faustino Diaz.
Terri Y. Thomas was murdered by convicted murderer Antonio George James.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Court Square, Springfield, MA
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