Man facing first-degree murder charges for killing of Lincoln couple
LINCOLN, R.I (WLNE) – A 49-year-old man has been charged for the murder of a Lincoln couple found dead in their apartment Thursday morning.
Timothy McQuesten was arraigned in Kent County District Court on Friday on two counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors in court said the victims, identified as Kimberly and Mark Dupre, suffered blunt force trauma injuries.
“The Medical Examiner later determined the injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma from an object such as a hammer,” the prosecutor stated.
Their bodies were discovered by an upstairs neighbor around 8:15 a.m. in their first-floor apartment on Main Street in the Manville section of town.
When officers arrived, Kimberly was found dead and Mark was found significantly injured. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he later died.
That neighbor, police said, told them she was warned by Kimberly the night before that McQuesten had called her out of the blue.
“(The neighbor) stated she was very close with Ms. Dupre, they’d talk on the phone multiple times a day. The night before, Ms. Dupre called her and said that the defendant had called out of the blue and wanted to meet and speak with her. She declined, citing COVID, but she did express concerns cause this defendant called her out of the blue.”
The prosecutor said Kimberly had a relationship with McQuesten and his brother and had looked out for them when his mother died.
“A couple of years ago they had a falling out and hadn’t spoken until the night before this incident.”
Police say McQuesten called 911 that afternoon after watching the news, saying he was depressed about the murder before it had been publicly deemed a murder.
“This defendant called 911 and Lincoln Police, at that point indicated he was depressed about what happened to the Dupres. At that point there was some media attention, there was no details. Thus, when police arrived, the defendant mentioned he saw what was on the news but used the term ‘murder’ when such a term wasn’t in circulation through either the police or the news media.”
Police then started to question him and obtained a search warrant for his apartment. That’s when they said they found a pair of shoes with blood on them and a tracksuit covered in blood. They said they also found blood on the bumper of a car that belonged to him.
In that car, police say, they also found a crowbar and a hammer with blood on them.
Lincoln Police Capt. Philip Gould said Friday afternoon that McQuesten never confessed to any officers, however, the Attorney General’s Office said in court that he had admitted to police that he was responsible for the murders.
McQuesten is being held without bail and will appear in court later this month.
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