The Warwick police focused early on Mark Perkins, the man charged with Lester’s murder
Charlotte A. Lester was 47 when she vanished on May 16, 2022, from the city’s Apponaug neighborhood. A few days later, her dog Chloe, her constant companion, was found alive and stuck in heavy brush on the other side of the city. Her red Toyota Tacoma pickup was found on May 20, 2022, in the parking lot at Kent Hospital in Warwick.