March 29, 2026

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How New England volunteers traced final path of Mass. man missing after hospital escape

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Leonard Mercury broke through a window at Heywood Hospital in Gardner while under psychiatric hold, sparking a massive search by his wife and volunteers.

By Irene Rotondo | IRotondo@masslive.com

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