Cold Cases in Vermont
ColdCaseIndex documents 5 cold cases in Vermont, spanning 1946–2012. 3 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Melissa Jenkins
Melissa Jenkins, a high school teacher, disappeared after stopping to help a car she thought was stranded. Her body was found in a pond. Allen Prue and his wife Patricia Prue were convicted of murder. Patricia claimed th
Brianna Maitland
Seventeen-year-old Brianna Maitland disappeared after her shift at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vermont. Her car was found backed into an abandoned farmhouse. Despite tips suggesting foul play related to drugs, s
Matthew Isaac Doe (Northfield Baby Boy Doe)
On April 1, 1982, schoolchildren waiting for a bus in Northfield, Vermont, found a deceased newborn boy inside a plastic garbage bag after a dog dragged it along the road. The infant, christened Matthew Isaac Doe by a lo
Frederica Biggs
Sixteen-year-old Frederica Biggs disappeared after leaving a square dance in Saxtons River, Vermont. Her body was found months later in a nearby river. The case has never been solved and is part of a series of unsolved c
Paula Jean Welden
Bennington College sophomore Paula Welden went for a hike on the Long Trail near Bennington, Vermont and was never seen again. Her disappearance was the most prominent in a series called the 'Bennington Triangle' disappe