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Case of Gay Man Murdered by Heiress Doris Duke Reopened
Eduardo Tirella (courtesy Peter Lance) and Doris Duke (Getty Images)No one more than I wanted what happened at the handsome manor house at Rough Point in 1966 to be, as it has been called historically, “an unfortunate accident," and for the richest woman in America, Doris Duke, to be innocent of murdering Eduardo Tirella with intent. I’ve said that at least a dozen times to the 3,400 members of my Facebook page, Newport Lost and Found.Devoted to Aquidneck Island lore and architecture, many of the page members are as riveted by this true crime case as I am.