Wednesday, December 17, 1997, Top of Page 2
WIFE'S LIE LANDS HUSBAND IN JAIL
By John Moss, Herald News Staff Reporter

FALL FIVER- Donald R. Bisson spent three days behind bars.

His ex-wife alleged that he kidnapped, raped and tried to kill her.
Conviction for the rape charge alone carries a life sentence in prison.

But when police investigated the 33 year-old man's side of the story, they
said, they learned that all the allegations were fabricated by the woman.

Police said the women went as far as to bang her head against her car door
to cause an injury, which she would later claim was inflicted by her ex-husband.

Susan Bisson, also 33, of 1169 Newhall St., now faces charges of perjury
and filing a false police report. The perjury count is a felony.

Donald Bisson of 73 Biffington St. was released from custody Tuesday by
Judge Joan Lynch in District Court. Dropped were charges of aggravated
assault, Kidnapping, attempted murder, and domestic assault and battery
with a dangerous weapon (car door).

On Monday, the court had ordered Bisson held on $10,000 cash bail on the
charges and he spent the night at the Bristol County House of Correction in
Dartmouth. He also spent Saturday and Sunday nights in the police lockup
after being arrested on the charges Saturday.

Detective Lt. John Souza of the Major Crimes Division said police were
called to the woman's home Friday about 4 p.m. He said she told police she
was visiting a grave at Notre Dame Cemetery when Bison "dragged her into
his car, went back to her home, forced his way into the home with her,
choking her while forcing himself on her and raped her."

Souza says she was treated at St. Anne's Hospital.

On Saturday, Souza said, police arrested Donald Bisson. He was held at the
lockup until being arraigned Monday.

Souza said Detectives Paul Bernier and Linette Dispirito had gone to St.
Annes's Hospital Friday and spoke to the woman. When the man was arrested,
Dispirito interview him and he "provided an alibi," Souza said.

On Monday, Souza said, detectives "corroborated part of his alibi" by
speaking with his girlfriend. Also Sgt. Gene Rodrigues, head of the
Domestic Violence Unit, and Dispirito "corroborated his alibi at his place
of employment and at a package store where he went on his lunch break,"
Souza related.

The lieutenant said detectives learned from the man's co-workers and
videotape at Globe Manufacturing on Bedford St. that Bisson was where he
said he was at the time of the alleged attack on the woman.

"His story was all corroborated by people at his work, his girlfriend and
the videotape," Souza said.

"Armed with this corroborating evidence," Souza continued, "detectives asked
the woman to come to the police station. "When she was confronted with this
information, she admitted she fabricated all of it."

Souza said, "This information was presented to the court and he was
released from custody."

The perjury charge against Susan Bisson is based on her signing an
affidavit to obtain an emergency restraining order against her ex-husband
after the reported attack, Souza said. She will be summoned into District
Court on the charges against her, police said.

Rodrigues said the woman struck herself with the car door to cause an
injury she claimed was done the same way by Bisson.