Craig Price
Craig Price
High Security Center
PO Box 8200
Cranston, RI 02920
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Craig Price was not an average teenager. At age 15, he already had a history of offenses including a record of breaking and entering, theft, peeping into houses and using drugs. He was also known to have a violent temper. Police had been called to his house on more than one occasion to settle disputes in which he was involved.
When Two separate murder scenes arose in Craigs neighborhood he became a suspect. During interviews with Craigs friends and acquaintances, investigators learned that he ran with a gang of juvenile delinquents who were known to burglarize houses. More significantly, they discovered that Craig boasted about killing Rebecca Spencer. It was the first evidence they had connecting Craig to a murder. There were similarities between the crimes. Both murders were done with knives found in the home. Police believe that the original intent of the perp was to rob the house. Another similarity between the cases was an unusual display of overkill. Joan and Rebecca were stabbed approximately 60 times each, and the children approximately 30 times.
Investigators were quick to obtain a search warrant for his house. While searching the shed behind the house, a trash bag was found full of incriminating evidence. Within the bag were several bloody knives from the Heaton household, along with bloodied articles of clothing, gloves and other objects. Investigators woke up Craig and arrested him for the murders of Joan, Jennifer and Melissa. Surprisingly, he seemed unaffected. While at the station, Craig confessed to the murders and gave grisly details of his actions.


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