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Investigators Say They've Determined Who Killed Acworth Woman in 2007
A forensic reexamination found Wayne Ring killed Carrie Hicks before dying by suicide, and officials said the case can now be closed as solved.
- New Hampshire authorities have solved the 2007 killing of 25-year-old Carrie Hicks in Acworth, determining she did not inflict her own injuries. A forensic review concluded Wayne Ring killed Hicks before attempting suicide.
- On Feb. 24, 2007, New Hampshire State Police responded to a 911 call at a rural Acworth home, where troopers found Hicks dead on a sofa and Ring wounded across the room.
- A 2026 re-examination by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval determined the first gunshot wound was a contact wound that immediately incapacitated Hicks, making it physically impossible for her to have fired a second shot.
- Ring died in 2012 at age 57, preventing criminal charges, but the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit formally classified the case as solved. Hicks' family expressed gratitude for the resolution.
- Attorney General Formella said, "We hope that the conclusion of this investigation brings a measure of clarity and peace," and officials noted the 988 Suicide and Crisis Line remains available for those in distress.
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NH Cold Case Unit resolves 2007 murder investigation
State cold case investigators have closed a nearly 20-year-old homicide case after determining Carrie Hicks was shot and killed at a home in Acworth by a man as part of what witnesses described as a suicide "pact," the New Hampshire…
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