HOLLY KRISTEN PIIRAINEN 10YRS (1-19-1983 TO 8-5-1993) (KB-{Suspect}David Edmond Pouliot-Stranger) HOLLY PIIRAINEN October 9th, 2014 @5:10 PM Born: Holly Kristen Piirainen January 19th, 1983 Grafton, Massachusetts Died: August 5th, 1993 (aged 10) Sturbridge, Massachusetts Cause Of Death: Unknown Holly Kristen Piirainen was a 10yr old American murder victim from Grafton, Massachusetts. She and her brother had been visiting their grandparents in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Holly and her brother had gone to a neighbors house to see puppies. Her brother had returned to the cottage where the grandparents lived, but Holly did not. One of Hollys shoes was found by the side of a road. Searching for Holly took two months. On October 23rd, 1993, Hollys remains were found by hunters in Brimfield, Massachusetts. The killer still has not been found. Since Hollys death, the Holly Piirainen scholarship Fund was established in her memory by her family. Later Investigative Leads On January 3rd, 2012, Hampden County Attorney Mark Mastroianni announced that forensic evidence found near Hollys body had been linked to David Pouliot, a suspect who died in 2003. Inveestigators have not disclosed the nature of the forensic evidence, nor the type of testing that linked Pouliot to the evidence. Investigators said that, although Pouliot is a person of interest in the crime, as of January 2012 he has not yet formally been named a suspect. Pouliot frequently hunted and fished around the area where Hollys body was found. Connection To Molly Bish Case Fellow Massachusetts resident Molly Bish was murdered seven years later. Her body was also found in a wooded area in Worcester County. Police considered the possibility that the two cases could be related. Pouliot is considered a person of interest in both cases. In an unusual twist, it was discovered that Molly wrote Holly Piirainens family a letter following Hollys disappearance. An excerpt from Molly Bishs letter: To: The Piirainen Family, I am very sorry. I wish I could make it up to you. Holly is a very pretty girl. She is almost as tall as me. I wish I knew Holly. I hope they found her. -Molly Bish 10yrs old If you have any information about the case of either Holly Piirainen or Molly Bish, please call The Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit at 413-505-5933 (Text-A-Tip: Crimes or 274637. Begin with the word Solve.) Thank you! If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected...It is your duty to report it! :( Call this number to report child abuse ANY WHERE 1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453) or National Center For Abused, Missing and Exploited Children 1(800)843-5678. Please Share!!! Thank you! ^_^ FOR Missing CHILDREN: 1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678) Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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