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2: MISSING: Doreen Marfeo

Detective Perspective

Detective Perspective

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On March 31, 1990, Stephen Marfeo contacted the Johnston Police Department and reported his wife, Doreen, missing. Stephen told officers that he hadn’t seen Doreen since March 29th, two days earlier. As the investigation unfolded, detectives concluded that Doreen was most likely murdered. But, they never found Doreen’s body and subsequently, no one was ever charged in her disappearance. It’s been over 33 years since Doreen went missing, and her case is still open..

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On March 31, 1990, Steven Marfield contacted the Johnston Police Department and reported

0:13.1

his wife, Doreen, missing.

0:15.3

Steven told officers that he hadn't seen Doreen since March 29, two days earlier.

0:20.4

As the investigation unfolded, detectives concluded that Doreen was most likely murdered.

0:25.8

But they never found Doreen's body and subsequently no one was ever charged in her disappearance.

0:30.9

It's been 35 years since Doreen went missing and her case is still open.

0:55.8

Hey everyone, welcome back to Detective Perspective.

1:04.9

My name is Derek Levasser.

1:05.9

I'm a former police detective and licensed private investigator.

1:09.8

Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format.

1:12.5

I'll give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information for the individuals

1:17.9

or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any leads, you can contact

1:22.5

them directly.

1:24.1

So this is an interesting case this week and the reason I was drawn to it is as you will

1:28.1

notice, it takes place in Johnston, Rhode Island, which for those of you who don't know, I am

1:33.7

from Rhode Island.

1:34.7

So, small state, we don't have a ton of murder here.

1:39.1

So it's always interesting to see or hear about a case that's from your hometown and

1:44.7

you start to hear about certain streets or areas that are mentioned and you're familiar

1:49.1

with them.

1:50.1

You've been there numerous times.

1:51.5

So it adds another layer to the case.

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