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The quality remains recovered successful a ritzy Rhode Island formation municipality adjacent popular icon Taylor Swift's mansion person been identified arsenic constabulary adjacent the investigation.
The remains washed ashore connected May 14 successful the affluent coastal enclave of Watch Hill, portion of the municipality of Westerly, Rhode Island, conscionable down the formation from a sprawling mansion owned by Swift.
The South Kingstown Police Department positively identified the remains of Eric Wein, 31, of Massachusetts, who was reported missing connected April 18.
Police said Wein's conveyance was located successful South Kingstown connected April 10, days earlier helium was officially reported missing.
Taylor Swift's swanky mansion successful the Watch Hill vicinity of Westerly, Rhode Island. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Officials said nary foul play was suspected and the probe was concluded.
"We widen our deepest condolences to Mr. Wein’s household and loved ones during this hard time," constabulary said successful a quality release.
The find successful Westerly comes 3 weeks aft an unidentified antheral was recovered successful the Seekonk River successful Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Westerly and Pawtucket are astir 48 miles apart.
Back successful May, the formation town's apical bull eased fears for residents, telling Fox News Digital that "there is nary transportation betwixt quality remains recovered and online fears of a serial slayer successful New England."
"As acold arsenic I'm concerned, arsenic acold arsenic close now, this has thing to bash with immoderate serial slayer [or] immoderate New England murderer," Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella antecedently told Fox News Digital.
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND NEAR TAYLOR SWIFT'S BEACHSIDE RHODE ISLAND MANSION AMID SERIAL KILLER FEARS
The quality remains recovered successful a ritzy Rhode Island formation municipality adjacent popular icon Taylor Swift's mansion person been identified. (Instagram/Getty Images)
The speculation has gripped New England aft 13 bodies were discovered successful Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts since the opening of March.
Five of the bodies were recovered successful Massachusetts, 5 successful Connecticut and 3 successful Rhode Island.
Officials said the victims each ranged successful property from 25 to 44, and varied successful gender.
One of the victim's families squashed serial slayer rumors, believing their daughter's decease was unrelated.
NEW ENGLAND SERIAL KILLER FEARS: 10 BODIES NOW FOUND IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS
Watch Hill is an affluent coastal vicinity successful the municipality of Westerly, Rhode Island. (Getty Images)
"In airy of the caller comments being made, we cognize that Michele’s passing is successful nary mode related to immoderate benignant of serial killer," the household of Michele Romano said erstwhile her remains were identified.
Romano's assemblage was the archetypal of the 13 to beryllium discovered. She was recovered successful Foster, Rhode Island, successful March, astir 49 miles from Westerly.
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"We person implicit religion successful the Rhode Island State Police and our Private Investigator that the idiosyncratic liable volition beryllium brought to justness sooner alternatively than later! We would admit it if radical connected societal media/news oregon different platforms would halt making mendacious statements that our Michele is successful immoderate mode the unfortunate of a serial killer!!"
Gingerella attributed the serial slayer fears to "the powerfulness of societal media." Despite the rumors, helium added that helium believes societal media "has much benefits than negatives."
Stepheny Price is simply a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, nationalist transgression cases, amerciable immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas tin beryllium sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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