After two decades on the run, one of Rhode Island’s most elusive fugitives has finally been taken into custody. Ronald L. Fischer, a 70-year-old former doctor, was apprehended off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday, July 16, ending a massive multi-state manhunt that spanned more than 20 years.
According to NBC 4, the operation to capture Fischer involved a coordinated effort between the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, and the U.S. Coast Guard. Investigators had been tracking new leads for several days. It ultimately pointed them toward the water near New York and New Jersey. The task force eventually located a 56-foot sailboat named The Silver Lining. It was being operated by Fischer under the alias Richard Graydon.
