Cold Case: Cynthia McKenna, 2007
On October 29, 2025, Attorney General Neronha announced an update in the cold case investigation into the murder of Cynthia McKenna in February 2007.
Case Summary
Date of incident
February 21, 2007
Description of incident
On February 21, 2007, North Providence Police Department responded to Cynthia McKenna’s North Providence apartment, where they found Cynthia unresponsive in her bed. The state medical examiner determined that Cynthia’s cause of death was asphyxiation due to blocked airways. Witness statements highlighted a tense relationship history between Cynthia and Robert J. Corry, Jr.
The Cold Case Unit's conclusion that Corry authored a confession letter, coupled with witness information and gaps in determining Corry's whereabouts at the time of the murder, establishes beyond a reasonable doubt that Corry murdered Cynthia.
Status
No criminal charges filed - Robert J. Corry, Jr. died in 2014.
Law enforcement agency involved
North Providence Police Department
Photo of Cynthia McKenna, provided by family.
242 Waterman Ave. Apt. A9, 2nd level, 2nd from right, as photographed on 2/21/07.
Robert Corry Jr. as photographed in 2002.
Letter intercepted by ACI, mailed on 8/14/2007, from a “Bob Corry” to Witness 5.
