When authorities found him, floating in a sailboat named “The Silver Lining” off the coast of New Jersey this week, one of the most-wanted fugitives in Rhode Island had been on the run for more than 20 years. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/17/m...
R.I. man who fled during 2005 sexual assault trial arrested off N.J. coast, in his sailboat, ‘The Silver Lining’ - The Boston GlobeRonald L. Fischer, 70, a former anesthesiologist, spent more than two decades on the run. Authorities intercepted him on his boat, which was registered under and alias.www.bostonglobe.com