Missing Mass. boys were cremated and their ashes believed to be in Maine

Foster's Daily Democrat (Maine), April 13, 2000

BOSTON (AP) - Members of an Attleboro religious sect cremated the bodies of two boys who have been missing since last year, a source told the Boston Herald.

The newspaper said the source is a woman who is expected to testify against sect members before a Bristol County grand jury.

Investigators have been looking since last year for 10-month-old Samuel Robidoux and his infant cousin, Jeremiah Corneau.

The children's parents belong to a strict Christian sect that rejects conventional medicine and schools. A journal authored by a sect member said that Jeremiah was stillborn, and that Samuel died early last spring after being denied food for weeks, officials have said.

Prosecutors have said they believe both children were buried. They have searched areas of Attleboro, Seekonk, Pawtucket, R.I., and Baxter State Park in Maine.

The woman told the Herald that sect members burned the boys' bodies and buried the ashes in Baxter State Park.

The grand jury was scheduled to start hearing testimony today in Fall River Superior Court.

Jacques Robidoux, Samuel's father and the leader of the sect, appeared in Attleboro Juvenile Court Wednesday for a custody hearing. For the sixth time, he declined to tell Judge Kenneth Nasif where his son is.

Jacques Robidoux has been in custody since Nov. 10, when he first refused to answer Nasif's questions about Samuel's whereabouts. Last fall, his wife, Karen Robidoux, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when asked about her son.

Also at Wednesday's custody hearing were the fathers of Karen Robidoux's two oldest children. The Department of Social Services is trying to place those children, now in foster care, with their fathers.  
Back To Attleboro  

Back To Bible Based Cults & Isms

Legal Notice: The administration of this website was taken over about  September, 2004  by Med Trans 1, Inc.. The content on this site was the work of the late Jan Groenveld, and as such, Med Trans 1, Inc. is not knowledgeable about the specific content presented on this website, nor is responsible for any inaccuracies that may be discovered.

We wish to be fair to all parties involved, and there is no intent whatsoever to present inaccurate in formation.  Therefore, if any group or individual feels that information presented on this site is inaccurate, please contact us. If the information is proven to be inaccurate, it will be either changed or removed upon receipt of verifiable proof being supplied to us. Verifiable proof is defined as a disinterested source independent of your group such as newspaper, encyclopedia, public records and similar sources. 

Any group or individual who wishes to supply a rebuttal to any information presented on this site may do so at any time. The length of the rebuttal is to be no more in length (number of words) than the article or material being rebutted. The rebuttal is to be within an e-mail and not as an attachment. E-Mails with attachments are automatically deleted unread due to the large number of virus attacks we received in the past.

Literature, books etc. mailed to us will  be discarded unread unless we specifically requested the materials. Those who send mail that is abusive in nature or combative, will not receive a response from us. Nor will any article be debated or extensive discussions be engaged in regarding an article published.      

Any problems with the website, please contact the webmaster