Two “Severely Decomposed” Bodies Found at Home of Former Woonsocket Mayor Menard

Two “Severely Decomposed” Bodies Found at Home of Former Woonsocket Mayor Menard

Two “severely decomposed” bodies were found in the home of former Woonsocket Mayor Susan Menard.

Woonsocket police could be seen at the property in hazmat suits.

Law enforcement and the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's office are investigating.

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Menard is known for being Woonsocket’s longest-serving mayor and a “feisty leader” for the city.

She has been in elected office for decades. Menard served on the Woonsocket School Committee and City Council and was elected mayor in 1995, and served 14 years—the city's longest-serving mayor.

One of her two children, Kevin Menard, served as a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force. Menard’s daughter Carrie Pilavin died in 2009 and was the mother of two boys.