PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s been nearly a month since a former Rhode Island anesthesiologist who spent more than 20 years on the run to avoid prosecution was captured off the coast of New Jersey.
Ronald Fischer, 70, was taken into custody on July 16 after his boat was spotted about an hour off the coast of New Jersey. The East Greenwich man vanished without a trace back in 2005 while on trial for first-degree sexual assault.
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Investigators learned of Fischer’s whereabouts from an online sleuth who believed he was working as a biotech executive under the alias Richard Graydon. That tip sent them to New York, where Fischer was believed to be operating a 56-foot sailboat registered under that same alias.
Fischer remained on the run for more than two decades and was considered one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives. He was also featured several times on “America’s Most Wanted.”…