Overview

• The Rhode Island Office of the State Medical Examiners confirmed on June 13 that the remains found May 14 at Watch Hill belong to 31-year-old Eric Wein of Massachusetts.
• Eric Wein was reported missing on April 18 after his vehicle was located on Ocean Avenue in South Kingstown on April 10.
• The South Kingstown Police Department formally closed its investigation after working with the Mansfield Police Department and the state medical examiners.
• No foul play is suspected in Wein’s death, though authorities have not released the cause or manner of death.
• Officials say there is no link between this case and at least 13 other human remains discoveries across New England, undercutting serial killer theories.