Second Decomposed Body Found in Former RI Mayor's Home Identified

The second person found dead in the Woonsocket, Rhode Island, home of former mayor Susan Menard has been identified by state health officials as Da...

October 1, 2022
2:50 AM

The second person found dead in the Woonsocket, Rhode Island, home of former mayor Susan Menard has been identified by state health officials as Daniel Grabowski. Grabowski was the longtime boyfriend of Menard, according to WJAR-TV. He was also the founder and former CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Woonsocket. The state medical examiner's office at the Rhode Island Department of Health determined Grabowski's cause of death was type 2 diabetes. Menard's body had been identified Wednesday. Health officials said Friday that Menard, who served as Woonsocket's mayor from 1995 to 2009, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, WJAR-TV reported.

Kaitlin McKinley Becker