Dead rapist named person of interest in 2000 murder of Molly Bish Elisha Fieldstadt A convicted rapist who died in 2016 has been named a person of interest in the murder of Molly Bish, a Massachusetts teen who vanished in 2000. Investigators received new information that pointed them to Francis “Frank” P. Sumner Sr., who was born in 1945, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. announced Thursday in a statement. Sumner "was active" in Central Massachusetts area from 1960 until his death, the DA said. He operated auto repair shops in the Spencer, Leicester and Worcester areas. "He has over a 20-page record, I think it's about 25 pages," Early told NBC Boston. "He's served time for aggravated rape and kidnapping. He's served time on probation violations. We know there were harassment orders with regards to the case that he was involved with before and violated and he's got a long, long record."