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Holly Piirainen
Status
Conviction
Type
Homicide
Date
August 5, 1993
Location
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Victim Age
10
Gender
Female
Ten-year-old Holly Piirainen disappeared while visiting grandparents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Her skeleton was found in a wooded area in 1993. A shoe of hers was found near where a man named Robert Sousa lived. Sousa was convicted of her murder in 2011 after more than 17 years as an open cold case.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
August 5, 1993, Nipmuck Road, Sturbridge, MA
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