October 9th, 2015, was supposed to be a normal, routine Friday for 80-year-old Stanley. But what unfolded in his home that night was anything but ordinary – and it set in motion a chilling mystery that still stumps detectives all these years later.
Courtesy of Pawtucket Police Cold Case Unit
Episode Info
If you know anything about the murder of Stanley “Stosh” Stowik, Sr. in 2015, please call the Cumberland Police Department at 401-333-2500. You can reach Capt. Sweet directly at extension 3005. You can also send an email to crime@cumberlandpolice.com.
*Note: On his card, Stanley’s nickname is spelled “Stosh.” In his obituary and an article by WJAR, it’s spelled “Stas.”
A yearbook photo of Stanley. Courtesy: Ancestry.com
An undated photo of Stanley. Courtesy: The Valley Breeze
The search of the pond at the golf course in 2016. Courtesy: NBC 10 News (WJAR)
In Loving Memory of Stanley J. Stowik. Courtesy: Ancestry.com
The home where William Donnelly lived. Courtesy: Google
20 Indiana Avenue in 2012. Courtesy: Google
20 Indiana Avenue in 2023. Courtesy: Google
Episode Source Material
- 10 WJAR (Providence, RI): Children of murdered Navy veteran offer $10K reward, by Jessica A. Botelho.
- 10 WJAR (Providence, RI): Cumberland police search golf course in killing investigation, by NBC 10 News.
- 10 WJAR (Providence, RI): Medical examiner: Cumberland man died due to homicidal violence, by Tony Gugliotta.
- Rhode Island Judiciary Public Portal.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): A murder in Cumberland. Published October 21, 2015.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): Cumberland police hint at a break in Stowik murder case, by Ethan Shorey.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): Evidence gathering continues in Stowik case, by Marcia Green.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): No suspects identified yet in death of Cumberland’s Stowik, by Marcia Green.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): Police again say they’re getting closer to arrest in Stowik murder, by Ethan Shorey.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): Six years after Stowik murder, Mutter says victim’s family deserves better, by Ethan Shorey.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): State police assisting homicide investigation, by The Breeze Staff.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): Stowik case makes ‘Cold Case’ cards, but chief says it’s not a cold case, by Ethan Shorey.
- The Valley Breeze (Lincoln, RI): Stowik murder unsolved a year later, by Marcia Green.
- Weather Underground: Warwick, RI weather history.
- WPRI 12 (Providence, RI): Cumberland detective hopes to crack case of veteran, former cop’s murder.
- WPRI 12 (Providence, RI): Neighbor of homicide victim arrested on separate charges, by Shaun Towne.
- WPRI 12 (Providence, RI): Neighbor of homicide victim in court on unrelated charge, by Annie Shalvey.