Man Sentenced to Life in Prison After Running Over, Killing Girlfriend in Rhode Island

James Grilli was sentenced to life in prison after he had run over and killed his on-and-off girlfriend in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Grilli had rep...

January 25, 2023
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James Grilli was sentenced to life in prison after he had run over and killed his on-and-off girlfriend in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Grilli had reportedly driven off from the scene after the crime. Victim Erika Belcourt On the evening of August 22, 2020, James Grilli, 39, and Erika Belcourt, then 40, had reportedly been in an argument at around 5:30 p.m. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha says that the couple has been dating on and off. Belcourt reportedly asked Grilli to remove his belongings from her apartment on Diamond Hill Road in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

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