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Subscribe to RSSVermont police believe they have found the body of a beloved 33-year-old science teacher who went missing on Sunday. NECN's Jack Thurston reports.
Updated at 5:50 p.m. ET: Vermont police have confirmed that they have found the body of Melissa Jenkins, a 33-year-old school teacher who had been reported missing.
On Sunday evening, a friend of Jenkins went looking for her and found her Suzuki Grand Vitara a short distance from her home. The car was still running and Jenkins' 2-year-old son in the back seat. Jenkins was nowhere to be found.
Vermont state police say there were signs of a struggle but they wouldn't go into further detail.
On Monday afternoon, as Vermont state police searched along a remote road, they noticed a wooded section that appeared to have been disturbed.
After a brief search, detectives found a body in the woods.
Jenkins, a single mother, taught science and used to coach basketball at the prestigious St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont, which counts former President Calvin Coolidge among its alumni. The boy's father, B.J. Robertson, would not comment on Jenkins' disappearance.
"She's got a real gift with students who either haven't liked science before or learning science doesn't come easy to them," headmaster Tom Lovett said. "She's got a real gift with them."
Between 100 and 200 students gathered at the academy Monday night after the news came out that a body had been found, the Associated Press reported. Classes were canceled Tuesday; a vigil was scheduled for that evening.
Jenkins grew up in Danville, a tight-knit town west of St. Johnsbury where she attended the Danville School, the AP reported.
Violent crime is rare in this part of Vermont, the AP reported.
In September 2010, Pat O'Hagan, a 78-year-old grandmother, disappeared from her home in Sheffield, about 20 miles north of St. Johnsbury. Her body was found almost a month later about 10 miles from her home in Wheelock.
Police have ruled the death a homicide, but no arrests have been made. Authorities have not said whether they believe Jenkins' case is connected.
After an extensive missing persons search that lasted less than 24 hours, police have now focused all of their attention on searching for Jenkins’ killer.
“Although I cannot disclose the details of how the body was found, or the condition of the body, this death is considered suspicious,” an official said.
A family friend said Jenkins left her home that night to meet up and help someone out.
"She would do anything for anybody. She definitely will be greatly missed," Ron Craig, of Peacham, told the Associated Press.
Craig, who said he and his wife occasionally babysat Jenkins' son, said it's scary that police did not know if this was an isolated incident. "We've been locking our doors all the time because you just don't know what's going to happen," he said.
Police believed the crime occurred sometime between 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Sunday night.
NBC station WHDH and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Such a sad case. And how scary that her vehicle was found STILL RUNNING, and her little toddler STILL IN HIS CAR SEAT. Thankfully the toddler wasn't harmed. WOW! WOW! WOW! This is the work of a monster. I hope they get they get the person who did this, and that they will be sentenced to fullest extent of the law.
I give it about five more seconds before this thread gets filled with posts crucifying the father of the child. Even when there is absolutely NO EVIDENCE or anything remotely pointing to the man, that's always the first person people instantly pin the blame on. God help him if he was even in the state at the time she disappeared; it'll just turn into a witch hunt at that point.
Vermont is a uniquely wonderful state with great people. It's sad that this happened, especially there.
I shudder to think what the two year old saw, or even heard.
If it makes you feel any better, he'll more than likely have absolutely no recollection of it. Your brain doesn't start forming a coherent memory timeline until four years old or later. Oh sure, we all have some scattered snips of memory from when we were in a car seat or watched Sesame Street in our high chairs, but there's no rhyme or reason behind what you recall from that age... it's all random.
Chris-629698:
Actually, it's very likely this child will have PTSD. Brain research is showing that early-childhood trauma, even in very young infants has a distinct impact upon brain development. The child may not remember the specifics of what happened, but if he witnessed a violent event, he's highly likely to have mental or behavioral issues later in life.
That's absolutely not true at all. I have a perfectly clear memory beginning at the age of 2. I remember specific events, people I haven't seen since that point in time, even conversations I had with my grandmother. My daughter who is three and a half talks about a concert we saw a year ago and a trip to Disney world we took in August of 2010 before he second birthday. I have no doubt she'll remember these things going forward.
hope they find out... who did it real quick...and justice comes soon...
janie - I know; as I said, we all have "specific memories" from the age of 2, but there's no coherent timeline or context to events at that age. He's just as likely to remember a particularly shameful bowel movement as he is to remember his mom's abduction and murder.
There's a difference between being able to remember some random things here and there from when you're a toddler and, say, being able to remember your first real girlfriend in the seventh grade.
And anyone who says they have a perfect memory all the way back to when they were 2 is one of two things: 1) a genius with an eidetic memory, or 2) a bullsh-t liar. Which is more likely?
@Chris
Childhood memories are saved do to somthing uncommon not normal or daily accurence.
I myself have three from the age of three, seeing a farm owner removeing a dead cow,
getting my arm caught in the ringer of a ringer washing machine, and eating fish in my
highchair when my mom said "it may have a bone in it" my dad said "hes old enough let him".
>.and justice comes soon..<
Justice? Like serving a few years and then parole as usually happens here?
My money's on the ex husband. The child was not harmed, which tells me that it was someone who cared about the child, but had some issues with the woman. No crucifying here, as someone suggested, but in most cases like this, it's going to be a non-custodial parent
Chris...How do you know this about this child's brain not remembering what he sees at 2 ?
No doctor worth his letters would ever discount this possibility....if only on a subconscious level...and there are multi levels to the subconscious...
we are actually in the "dark ages" when it come to understanding the interactive nature of brain/memory/storage capacity & retrieval
100 years from now, we may be able to comment with a degree of certainly...but not now...
The child is unlikely to develop ptsd because he wouldn't have understood what happened even if he saw her murdered it would be no more traumatic than him witnessing an argument between his parents. If he were to develop ptsd it would be because somebody keeps talking about it and asking if he remembers he might develop a false memory and he could be traumatized by that.
Chris-629698 - I have distinct memories of my father's heart attack. I was 10 months old at the time. Years later I described the relative time of day (sun was just setting), the weather conditions (extremely hot), and my father looking grey. I also described the ride to the hospital (it happened while we were in the car with my mother driving), my father arguing that he did NOT want to stop at the hospital on the way home, the two orderlies who came out to the car from the emergency entrance to get my dad out and onto a gurney, and them using a defribulator on him in the entryway.
Do NOT tell me a child can't or won't remember a traumatic event!
Also, as far as people looking at the father, it's a fact that the spouse or significant other is most often the one at fault. Not to say he is guilty until proven innocent, but there is no reason he should not be asked where he was at the time of the abduction.
Chris, you lose. It actually took someone a little over an hour and a half to blame the father.
Also, memories can be altered by suggestion. Say for the next 5 years, the child is constantly asked leading questions about what actually happened that night. Those suggestions begin to creep into the memory, and the child's memory may not be an accurate account of what actually happened.
Chris did it! He's just putting up a smoke screen!
And Maureen wins the blame the father/ ex-husband sweepstakes. It just took longer than we expected
I remember being born!
I was going to question Maureeen as to where in the article did it say that Ms. Jenkins was married to the boys father. You are right Spellchecker it did take a little longer than expected.
I remember being a sperm! *waves legs furiously like a flagellum*
Just goes to show you nowhere is safe. I mean, granted, it is rare, but damn, I am sure when things like this happen we all may have a sense of "never to me and mine."
I would think she either knew the person or maybe they threatened to hurt her boy so she would unlock her door. I hope she died quickly, and I hope her son, no matter what he remembers or doesn't remember, gets through this with as little pain as possible. If he doesn't comprehend it now, I think he will when he is older.
You can show a small child a dead body and they will not react to it the way adults do. We are conditioned as we grow up to what is gross and what is not. So assuming this kid will have PTSD is a little extreme.
I'm so sorry for the the little boy who lost his mother. I'm thankful he is still alive.
Article never said the father was also the husband (actually never mentions a husband at all). It also does not say what the childs last name is. If father was also husband, then child would have same last name (usually). If father is uninvolved with child, i.e. doesn't care, child could have mom's last name. Where is child now? Too many unanswered questions to target the father.
she is a caring person, would stop to help someone in distress; predators sometimes will fake a injury , hoping someone will stop, then rob them or worse; everyone(almost) will always seek to help out some one in distress(except in New York); use you cel phone to call it in, or go to the nearest phone, be very careful of rendering aid on the side of a lonely road, flag someone else down to help if you believe you must help, never do it alone .
A struggle, leaving the kid alone in the car with the engine running and it is "considered" suspicious.......marvelous skills of reasoning.
I can't find the post now but, someone else asked what grade she taught.................
I'm curious to know this also. Did she teach Jr High or maybe High school? With the way the kids are going 'postal', could it have been a student-who didn't like a grade that was given or just didn't like her?
I wonder if she was wearing a Hoodie! It was the father sorry to say he
was probably white. The supremacist mentality doesn't just goes towards Blacks
and Latinos, but also for women and kids. No one is safe with these types of
people walking around with their god syndrome. They are usually racist, and
vote republican if you see them coming run or shoot onsite, because they mean
you no good.
Also, they probably hate the movie Hunger games.lol Forget about Kony 2012 the real culprit is Racism 2012!
It's true that very early childhood trauma can cause permanent brain damage leading to reactive attachment disorder, even though the child is extremely unlikely to form coherent memories of the traumatic events.
RAD is not uncommon in children adopted from overseas orphanages, especially if they're in a country that doesn't mandate specific caregiver/child ratios. People think that by adopting infants or toddlers, the child will be too young to remember traumatic events. They don't realize that the brain itself is still developing, and this development can be permanently stunted by the lack of primary caregiver attachment. There aren't memories of the event, but there are "missing wires" due to the development interruption.
That said, this incident sounds unlikely to trigger RAD. It appears that the child was only left alone for a few hours at most. RAD usually develops when children are permanently abandoned, repeatedly neglected, or repeatedly and rapidly shifted between multiple caregivers. If the child is able to go directly to his surviving family's care rather than be juggled through multiple foster homes, he'll probably be okay.
I find this so very sad. Who ever the murderer is-- he is a sicko- violent scumbag that deserves a fate worse than what he did to this vulnerable woman. That her child was left unharmed is no proof that it was someone she knew. Many criminals who murder adults don't believe in harming a child. I just hope they find out who did this and put themaway for life with NO PAROLE!
Can't help but think Obama had something to do with it.....
What a terrible tragedy, my thoughts and well wishes go to those that lost a loved one. Such a senseless crime, I hope that child will be able to have a healthy happy normal life after this and that the killer is caught and dealt with as harshly as possible.
Newt
Gingrich did it he believes in adultery with his conservative morals and all.
I am so glad to see there are so many "psycho analysis" and suggestions of capable disorders for the child. How about putting an effort to find out who the real killer is and why he behaves that way and what can we do to prevent such horrible events from happening again..
Chris regarding your father comments. Are you a dead beat dad or are you pissed cause you still have to pay child support?
TarZan - you need to go away. Find a different article. Your comments are of no use here.
Arlene-2163375, It might be incorrect to assume the killer is a he. The perpetrator could be a she.
This abduction and killing could be the work of a psychopath. Although I do not believe that the average psychopath would leave a vehicle’s engine running, with a child in a car seat.
More likely than not, this might be the work of someone with an "issue" with the victim. In all cases such as this, the ex or estranged husband, or boyfriend / father of the child, would make the "possible suspect list."
I hope the Vermont police agencies quickly find the killer.
"this might be the work of someone with an "issue" with the victim."
Isn't that what I said?
@Jean Marie-1447643
"I find this so very sad. Who ever the murderer is-- he is a sicko- violent scumbag that deserves a fate worse than what he did to this vulnerable woman"
Anywhere in the article did it say that a man did this??? Please keep it about the facts presented.
"She's got a real gift with students who either haven't liked science before or learning science doesn't come easy to them," headmaster Tom Lovett said. "She's got a real gift with them.
Teachers like Melissa Jenkins, are hard find... truly sad. Hope they find the person, or persons responsible!
Touching a nerve there?
Kevin in NY, this was not Obama's fault, nor was it Bush's fault. This goes all the way back to Carter.
And Chris, where were you? Do you have a good alibi?
There is a good chance the kid was sleeping in the car seat and saw nothing that happened.
It's not crazy to be suspicious of the father of the child, or to suspect that the perpetrator was male. Per the Unified Crime Report, female victims of homicide are about 7 times more likely to have been murdered by a current or former sexual partner than by a stranger. Women are responsible for only 15% of all homicides in the US, and when they do commit murder, the victim is their husband in 80% of the cases.
These stats aren't a basis for criminal conviction, but they are valid for the purposes of internet comment speculation.
TARZAN, SMACK..HER...if you meant to be funny...you were not. If you meant to post an intelligent comment, you did not. If you meant to get attention, you did not...other than to alert everyone that you are an antagonist. Clearly, you believe, according to your statement that "racism" is ONLY a white on black, hispanic, other than white crime. By the very definition, racism is one race against another race, it does NOT ONLY apply to white-vs-? (everyone else). If you cannot speak with intelligence, then seek silence...after all, SILENCE IS GOLDEN....when it applies to folks like you. If you have any thing worth contributing, please do so, otherwise, hush because there are folks on here with an IQ above your apparent age / experience of 12........
But, on a more important note it is always sad that anyone has their life stripped away because someone else believes they have the right to do so. It is beyond sad for the son, family, friends, students, community, and human race as a whole. There are many, many good men & women who go to work daily to combat crime and solve these crimes...let's just wait it out and let the professionals do their job. Of course, anyone who has any info needs to come forward and do the right thing in order to solve this crime. No sense in throwing out all the "clue" game scenarios. My prayers to the family and the community.
WOW!! Who knew there were so many psychologists, doctors, and child care experts on this forum. None of you know what you're talking about. The experience and the memories of what happened are unique to that specific child. There is no way any of you can predict the likely outcome.
Apparently someone didn't like her.
Truth be told the whole Vermont is so safe and nice argument. Just got hammered. Hope they catch the right person the first time. This does happen all the time. Mostly it just does not get full on media attention nationally. I would call in the FBI Vermont may not have enough experienced Detectives. Due to this being so rare. As for the child only time will tell if he remembers this
This is so sad.. I never thought I would see someone related to me on news like this.. She is my Aunt's cousin's daughter. Terrible. RIP Melissa
Another senselesss death. Poor baby , to have to live without a mother is heartbreaking.
While the attacker is usually a man, that's not always the case. There's a lot of unanswered questions that I'm sure the police are still investigating. The relationship with the father of the child. Custody issues. Perhaps a jealous girlfriend of the father, wanting her out of the way. A man she rejected.
My heart goes out to that little boy, having to grow up without his Mom. I hope his dad is able to care for him.
WCAX
WATERFORD, Vt. -
Breaking news in the case of a slain St. Johnsbury teacher.
The Caledonian Record reports that 30-year-old Allen Prue and his wife 33-year-old Patricia Prue, were arrested last night in connection with Melissa Jenkins' slaying.
Police executed a search warrant last night at the Prue residence on 91 Old County Road in Waterford at about 8 p.m. last night. The Record reports that the home was designated a crime scene and that vehicles were towed from the scene.
The Record reports that both are being held that the Northeast Regional Correctional Facility in St. Johnsbury.
Police will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. to discuss "significant developments' in the investigation.
Prue was a snowplow driver and a sub-contracted newspaper deliveryman for the Caledonian-Record.
My hometown... a teacher at my old highschool. It is a sad day in the NEK.
This is a very tight nit community the death of Melissa has sent shock-waves throughout. This is not something we are used to in our small secluded neck of the woods.
The NEK is too beautiful of a place for an awful crime like this. I went to school at LSC, and think of my time spent there fondly.
Unreal azzholes in our world..poor girl so sorry for her and child. From the article..it sounds like someone she knew who did this (went to help someone was written in article). Hope they catch the azzhole and fast and lock whoever it is up forever!
Rumor mill has the perp getting locked up by the end of the day. But rumors spread fast around here so it might all be garbage.
Since this is (unfortunately) "national news" I think I'll bypass the "rumor mill," if you don't mind.
Only we Vermonters know what and how we feel, whether the NEK or Bennington....
Fellow Vermonters I have a suggestion/request: the 'Vine really isn't a place for us to discuss our shared tragedy -- the 'Vine is made-up of a lot of folk who have agendas and who will never understand what we 625,00-ish people think or feel. While we can talk among ourselves here, my opinion is DoNotFeedTheTrolls.
btw, Vermonters:
If/when deserving I will respond with "I am a Vermonter and you are a TROLL."
Boy, VTKaren, I bet that will scare the trolls away.
@ Just throwing this out there...
. "Boy, VTKaren, I bet that will scare the trolls away."
It's not about "scar[ing] the trolls away"; it's about taking a stand for my state and my peeps.
Congrats -- you made a post!
Now it is so difficult to discern between the Vermont residents (a.k.a., Vermonters) and the Trolls, no thanks to VTKaren!!! Don't let her nickname fool you, btw - the T could actually stand for TROLL!!!
Will Robert,
You -- with no profile... as my children would say, "WHATEVER."
In the future, please know Vermonters (both real and "transplants") know a Vermonter when they read/see one. Oh yeah, VT is "old" enough to recognize "real" v. transplants!
We may be a "tiny" state, but we are deservedly PROUD! The first 10 Amendments to the USA Constitution (aka "Bill of Rights") was passed because of VERMONT! I could give you a LOOOOONG list of Vermont's contribution to the USA, but I doubt you care.
Attack Vermont at your own risk!
Not only did some monster take a mother away from her child he took a teacher away that still had so many lives to impact. What the hell is wrong with ppl. Anyone who could brutally kill someone like this should just do us all the favor and take themselves out!
Could not have said it any better than dallas. It is amazing how much hate and brutality there is in this world. Life should be the other way around.... Love life, love people, help, care, come together. I hope the killer is found and justice is served very quickly!
As long as people are allowed to make millions by deliberately saying untruths just to get people angry, this will continue to be a world of hate, bitterness and brutality.
johngalt14...appetites that resulted in this lovely woman's death are systemic to humans...beastial traits surfacing again and again...must always be brought to justice
money has absolutely NOTHING to do with it...
give your head a shake!
Huh? John? getting your stories mixed up? Who made millions off this poor woman's death? Who is slinging untruths? All I have seen is sympathy and a call for justice which seem completely appropriate. This lady was a single mother and a teacher with no criminal background and seemed to be well respected by her employer and the community... WTH are you trying to say?
My opine: I think John's point is general and that we have a deliberately stoked climate of hate, paranoia, and violence in this world, by powerful interests, which is why we have crazy people. Abuse, humiliation, fear, poverty, etc.
However, it's always been that way and I'm not sure you make anything close to a direct connection here.
@johngalt14, let's just further generalize that all articles do such that, including those that report about abandoned puppies and the like. Yes, no connection here, unless you really wanna make a stretch for it, which is the difference between relative and string theorems. But you are the socio-economic expert, aren't you?
What kind of heartless creature would take a mother from her baby and end her life without so much as a care in the world for that baby. Although I'm glad that the baby is safe, I can't imagine the utter fear this woman must have felt for her child. I imagine she was thinking of nothing but him as she fought for her life. It makes me sick to think that she was probably dragged away from her child by a lunatic while the child sat there likely unaware of what was going on. I hope that she fought hard and didn't go down without claiming some evidence to convict her murderer. What a tragic story. I'll be thinking of her today. I pray this family and this precious child. As well, i pray for justice.
So true. I was thinking the same thing.
A black person that does not care!
Troll much Raull R!
Raull.....racism is ANY..... race-vs-race.
You are racist...( Even if in fact you are black, hispanic or any other race....just trying to stir the pot acting like you are some stupid white dude....are you, hmmm? We'll never know since this is all anonymous. Did you think this would never occur to anyone?) DUH... IQ of ten.... probably on disability, living in your mothers' basement with a laptop and waaay too much time on your hands....get a job, life and a sense of what the conversation is about.....
what an ignorant creep Raull R is
he needs to be banned from this site...permanently !
Raull R,
I am a Vermonter and you are a TROLL.
Re: Raull
Even troll is too nice a term for that nastiness. Even a troll limits his domain to underneath the bridge. This vermin found the internet and is now spreading his putrid hate around the world.
Which begs the question, what if Raull is correct about the race? Should it make a difference just because she is white? What if Trayvon was Hispanic and Zimmerman was black? Should it make a difference?
Just so sad.
People have to be careful especially on some road in the middle of nowhere, don't open your window even to the police officer in the wooden aria when no one is around, verify with 911 first before you open the window. They wait, don't worry :-) (I know), you just have to show them that you are calling. You do look like paranoid freak but trust me police do respects that.
Though it looks like this woman knew the person that pulled her out of the car.
About 4 years ago, someone who came behind me and turned on red-blue lights inside an old Chevy Caprice stopped me and I wasn't sure what to do. Once he got out in plain clothes, I started driving forward and he showed a badge and pulled his gun. It turned out he was a off-duty cop who didn't like the way I changed lanes frequently. Gave me a verbal warning and went away.
Recently, one obviously regular guy was speeding down a Chicago suburban highway, and wanted me to move out of his path. came right behind me and flashed some weird looking red and blue lights inside his windshield. And went away. As he was passing by, he appeared to be a trouble youngster and I notified 911 with his license plate. No idea what happened later.
So, mixed experiences for me.
What you should have done was to drive at or slightly below speed limit to the nearest area where there were lights (if it was dark) and especially people (witnesses), before stopping your car. I hope you did just that. Any predator can go get the flashing lights and a fake badge and a real gun.
not sure who to stop for anymore...
When in doubt, you can always call 911 to verify if the vehicle following you is indeed an officer. They usually radio dispatch as they are pulling vehicles over to be sure there are no warrants or if they feel they need backup. If it turns out that none of their officers are out there, they can then find out where you are at or going so an officer can get out there to you.
@State of Awareness,
So why didn't Trayvon do that? Oh, that's right, even though he had a cell phone, he decided to jump Zimmerman instead.
Such a shame, thoughts prayers for the family. Sounds a little like a set up. Going to help someone and the SUV found still running with the child still in the vehicle. Why is it that women are the ones who nearly always are the victim of these type of crimes? What is wrong with these men? Why do they have the need to do this terrible and violent of thing? God forgive them!
No, they should not be forgiven!
Evenstar13... where in the article did you read the perpetrator was a male? Just asking, as I must have missed that snipet of information.
come on.
the likelihood that another woman pulled her out of her car and beat the crap out of her then dragged her into the woods is a bit far fetched. how many of these do we read about every week that involve a man killing a woman? too damn many!
Sorry XD but I'm with Evenstart, it was a man.
Where does it say a "man" did this? Maybe mom was confronted by lovers wife. I mean really, if you can make s%$t up so can anyone.
True, we don't have any idea whether it's a man or a woman right now. But statistics point largely to the murderer being male. It's not a completely unwarranted assumption.
Hit the UP arrow if you hate republicans more than me.
What arrow should I hit if I hate you more than I hate Republicans?
I'm guessing the ex was one of the few people she may have gone out on a cold dark Sunday night with her two year old to help...
Of course you are. Because even when there's absolutely nothing at this time to remotely implicate him, people like you immediately jump on the ex like he's the devil incarnate.
What if she had a new crazy boyfriend?
What if she had stopped to help a random person posing as a stranded motorist?
What if she was killed by *gasp* another woman?
There's absolutely no evidence to point to anyone in particular at this point and it is irresponsible and callous of you to instantly point the finger at the father/ex.
Agreed!
@Chris, It is unfortunate and a reality that the child's father/ex is ALWAYS the first suspect. There may be absolutely nothing to indicate that he may be involved, but time is often wasted looking in the wrong direction. I find it interesting that the article pointed out that the boy's father would not comment on her disappearance.
Is that actually what happened? Isn't it more likely that he HAD NO COMMENT ON ANYTHING since the perpetrator has not been caught and he is concerned for his son's safety? Not every person exposed to tragedy wants tobe quoted. His child's mother was just murdered and his son was left alone in her vehicle, but the press wants some stupid comment...
NB820-001, it's absolutely impossible to make sense of Chris.. I mean, troll, he's on here most days trying to pick fights with people. I guarantee you if the tables were turned and the father was killed in this instance, the ex-wife/mother of his child would at least be a person of interest.
I hate it when things like this happen, article stated she was to "meet up and help someone out". Poor child and her family and friends, why take her from them...
Forgive me, PBgeorgia, but if you look at the record, you started a fight with me. You disagreed with something I posted, and replied, and I quote: "You've made such an idiotic statement and I hope you are not a parent!!"
I apologize if I then proceeded to make such a fool of you afterwards that you're still butthurt about it days later. Perhaps you should be more careful with whom you pick fights in the future, hmm?
the childs father would not leave the child in the car
While it is unfair to blame the ex, it is also a logical place to start. Many times in these types of wierd murders, it is the ex. So while there is no evidence to blame him, there is lots of precidence of other similar murders. So if the cops did not establish where he was, they would be failing in their investigation.
I'm not saying the father did it, but to say the father wouldn't leave the child in the car is a stretch. If he was trying to cover his tracks, out of panic, I believe he would.
Scott Peterson had no problem killing his wife with his unborn son still in her womb, knowing full well it would kill him as well.
I'm terribly sad for all involved by this loss, but by far, this woman's son. He will never know her and that is unthinkably tragic.
The one night stand sperm donor might, though. The article calls her a "single mom". That's politically correct speak for a woman who practiced risky sex without the benefit of legal sanction. Of course it is possible she got a divorce and changed her name. But the odds aren't very strong on that.
Whats the big deal, you let the Judges and the Liberals take God, his ten commandments, Christianity out of our schools, courts, public property and you expect something different. Its how you mold persons not how you enforce laws.
You people are disgusting. "It's the ex's fault", "One Night Stand Sperm Donor", "Woman Who Practiced Risky Sex". Where are you getting your "odds" from JohnCarter? There are plenty of women out there that are "Single Moms" because they are divorced, not because they practiced 'risky sex without the benefit of legal sanction'. As if legal sanction makes a man a father! HAH!
I'd start with the people that found her vehicle. In this remote area, what were they doing out at 11 on Sunday night? First to find, first to question.
JohnCarter- blame the woman much? She's a single mother because she's a "woman who practiced risky sex"?? Um, last I checked two people are required to make a baby. But the father isn't a man who practiced risky sex, is he? It's completely the woman's responsibility. What if they WERE using protection and it failed? That happens. You know what else happens? Divorce. But let's just ignore those things and assume she's an irresponsible trollop.
This is such a complete and utter excuse beyond excuses... so you really think if a teacher at school prayed with a child this wouldn't happen? You really think seeing the 10 commandments in a courthouse is saving someone's soul?? Ridiculous. Take responsibility for you own children and your own actions... It is a parent's job to mold a child and unfortunately quite a few of them are inadequate at best!
Chris, you're still a troll. You proved it again.
Maybe they took the God and his 10 commandments out of schools because it sure as hell isn't my god thats being taught to me. I have no god, I'm atheist, so why in anyones name do you think I want you to force your god and his morals on me? Yes, some of the teachings are basic good humanity, but don't force it on me and even if you did there's no guarantee I would follow it just because it was. This nation is predominantly Christian, but there many types of christian faith so you would even have problems determining which christianity to teach ....FAIL
ani4ani,
You OBVIOUSLY do not live in the NEK.
I am a Vermonter and you may be a TROLL.
VTKaren
I am not a Vermonter, and you are the epitome of a troll.
Just throwing this out there,
"VTKaren, I am not a Vermonter, and you are the epitome of a troll."
I am sorry you feel that way -- really.
As you have no bio I can't tell whether you are from a place that understands the "togetherness" of Vermonters. Whether Democratic or Republican, Liberal or Conservative... in the end, Vermonters are Vermonters.
What was difficult to make sense of in Chris's post? It made perfect sense, and it is sad that the father is already guilty in the eyes of people with no information. I wouldn't comment to the press either. They are too damn invasive as it is and don't need anything to distort or speculate on since they would just cause trouble. Maybe his first concern is his child, not some nosy reporters.
Is this grisly little murder an example of that togetherness? How about the Grandmother from down the road?
I'm sure her blonde hair and blue eyes had alot to do with the rapid search. Sad story though...
@I'd bang , I hope your idiotic comment is soon deleted. What part of the "vehicle found running with a 2 yr old alone" did you miss? That would suggest that the mother was in immediate danger. Since it took place in Vermont, I would guess that such things are not common there. How can some can inject race into EVERYTHING is beyond my comprehension. A young child is without his mother for the rest of his life and your first comment is "blonde hair & blue eyes". Sad...
What a completely moronic comment. Do you honestly believe that if a woman with brown hair and grey eyes went missing and their child was found in the vehicle still running that it wouldn't have gotten national attention? Hair color and eye color?! Why don't you just come out and say what you're thinking. She wasn't black so they found her quickly. Absurd!
racist comment.
Oh, I can tell your kinky hair and brown eye's, let you see the truth !!
..yeah if she was black with yellow bloodshot eyes there would be an up roar among the afromericans demanding it was a racist crime.
Racist!
then the president would get involved, Rev. Al, the Black Panthers, Oprah......bounty offers would be put out....mass chaos.
The missing toddler had more to do with this than the mother's hair and eye color. You obviously have a very big chip on your shoulder.
yowee! I'dbangbristol; you look AND sound just like Idi Amin Dada! Whatup?
First of all, that's not me in the pic. I said it was a sad story and shame on you itzurgirlbeth, I'm pretty sure you've had a black man in your life before. Don't put Al, Jesse and the black panthors involved.
i'd bang.. what a name, but, you seem more like the racist here. I live in the deep south and I'm in my 40's. So, when a certain organization burned a cross out in the country across from my high school, people of all color, including myself, protested and it had to be put out. It was the ugliest thing I've ever seen. I'm only bringing this up because you threw race in here where it wasn't needed, oh.. I've blonde hair with green eyes by the way. When a killer stalks you, they usually don't care what color your skin is, they just want to kill.
To "I'd bang Bristol". nice racist remark!I guess if she were black authorities would have just covered her with leaves and left? Your a tool. Maybee you would rape bristol,I doubt she would bang your ugly ass.
Yes I'd typical black racist remark. Black are always so misstreated and abused. Most likely they will never catch the person that did this to her. "JUSTIC FOR MELISSA"
"I'd bang Bristol"...well, that says alot about your character, and not in a good way. This is hardly the forum to discuss race issues. Perhaps someone will write a story regarding your comment and you can post there.
They just found the body of a murdered mother in the woods left to decay, not to mention a little boy is orphaned. Please show some respect and stay on topic.
Sounds like yall just got trolled by I.W.B Bristol, though he kinda has a point about "Missing White Girl Syndrome"; sorry to burst your bubble but shows like Nancy Grace, Dateline and 48 Hours Mystery isn't populated full of missing minority cases.
Sorry if its considered "racist" to observe reality as it is and always has been, but sometimes it just takes too much time and effort to explain the nuances of contemporary race relations to people not mentally mature enough to understand their implications. Just go back to thinking that every time someone mentions a race problem in this country that that person is racist for doing so. That way it makes it so much easier for you to ignore the problem all together and get back to being dicks to each other. (As the dog from "Up" might say:) Ah look... a squirrel...
Yes monster coast to coast. The teacher who went missing in Montana was found last week. She disappeared while running. They caught her killers before they found her body. Two men from Colorado who were trolling for a victim while they worked in the area oil fields.
One older one younger. What a profile that makes. Sick to think about.
Lack of money for nut houses leave killers roaming the streets while politicians live a lavish lifestyle on the money. ...ain't it grand.
Too many women have been missing with their cars running and doors open. So bizarre. Poor little boy, so sad...
This appears to be a targeted attack! The criminal(s) do not appear to be after money, or they would stolen the vehicle and dropped the child off somewhere.
So incredibly sad. My heart goes out to the baby.
A very sad incident. My condolences to her family, friends and neighbors.
Hopefully, her son is fine at this time and with loving caregivers.
I only hope they apprehend the perpetrator quickly.
This is such a sad story! That poor woman! That poor child! That poor father! That sick S.O.A. B.!!! The police had better find this a--hole quick! That is one sick person to do that to such a nice person, and her son! I get so mad when i hear stories like this! I feel so helpless! THIS is the time for C.A.C.! If she had had a gun, would she still be alive? Maybe she knew who this was and stopped? Once she knew of the intentions there was a struggle. So, she surely did not want to go with this person, did she know them? This is one more tragedy this month!
This could happen anywhere. If you are female and must drive at night carry a whistle on your key chain, keep the doors locked, dont get out of your vehicle and dont trust people you "think" you know if your by yourself. If a problem arises and it gets out of hand fast start yelling as loud as you can and grab whatever is close to defend yourself with. There are random killing where you are at the wrong place at the wrong time and there are killers that set you up (in many cases you know them).. be aware.. stay alive.
Good advice if you live in an area where there are close neighbors and people want to get involved. According to the police in VT. she did put up a fight. Half the time people don't realize what the whistle is being blown for/or the don't want to get involved. In VT and surrounding areas people will get involved. They haven't lost the it takes a Village attitude.
on Goss Hollow rd in Danville VT a whistle isn't going to do anything anyway. I think you are underestimating the seclusion of this location. This rd is lucky to see 20 cars travel it in a day. I know i drive down it twice a day on my way to work.
"If you are female and must drive at night carry a whistle on your key chain, keep the doors locked, dont get out of your vehicle and dont trust people you "think" you know"
I think I'll keep my .38. It's much more effective.
LOL.. well thats true. Nothing better than a pistol packing mama. (or worse if your the bad guy)
@comomsenz,
Gives us a kiss! ;-)
such a terrible thing like this happens and people pull in their political agenda's when making remarks on this story. I'm beginning to wonder if I should even be reading these comments after a story much less commenting on them. I hope they find who did this and they are punished. I'm glad the child is OK.
Oh, for the love of all that's holy: STOP USING THE PHRASE "WENT MISSING", it sounds like a 3rd grader reporting the news.
And what wording would you find more appropriate?
God rest her soul. For the one who may have done this crime, may God have mercy on your soul because it seems you don't care about it or others. God Bless the child and may He look after him.
God Bless,
Fran
Fran's morning: God please help me get out of bed and pee. God please make the water hot for my shower. God please make sure my refrigerator kept my food safe. God please let my car start. God please keep all the eveil monsters, aka All People, away from me today. God damn. them.
Was that really necessary?
Since you can imagine Fran's morning from your perspective. Let me imagine the young child's response to what you may find humorous, making fun of Fran for asking God's blessing on this child.
(long mouth fart), "meannnnny"
May God bless this young one, the criminal's soul and I still pray for peace, love and joy to the whole world. Call me and Fran and any other believer what you want. God loves you and so do we.
lol God loves him, I don't.
Between Deanna and her .38 and me and my 9 mil, we'll show the creep just how much he's loved, lol!
Let's start off with the obvious - the name of the person whose body was found, has not been released, as yet, as the body has not been identified, as of noon, Tuesday, 3/27/2012. In plain English, we know only one thing, an unidentified female body has been found, not far from where the (idling) vehicle of this missing Vermont teacher, with her two year old infant son, in his car seat, in the back seat of said vehicle, was found. Anything else is just supposition.
While the above is horrible, it doesn't have the horror effect the full page spread this article has.
But, stating the obvious does not work for the media and their sensationalism.
its just a sad story some ppl dont deseve to be in the society..what about this kid who will never know how it feels like to grow by your mother whoever have done this dont certainly know the meaning of love i pray that he gets caught n taken to justice..ther s no n ther will never be a reason for taking someone s life(mother of all sins) worse a woman (mother of the society)..
This isn't about who can remember what at what age. This is about a Mother who was murdered. So, stop the petty nonsense and show some respect for the family.
You don't rehabilitate a tiger or a lion or a hyena. They are what they are. Yet we keep letting these psychotic animals loose on society in the name of some twisted perception of altruism. And this is the result.
I find it incredibly distasteful to compare an obviously psychopathic murderer with the any gorgeous creature of the wild. Tigers, lions, and hyenas need no rehabilitation, they are what they are. Whoever did this is beneath an animal.
Who let who loose, from what? Now you have the killer as being let loose from something. You have nothing factual to base your statement on, but cannot resist the urge to be heard.
ani
Which of the three monkeys are you, the blind one? or maybe all three in one.
just an idiot...........
This case is disturbing. Investigators will have to examine potential motives for the victims murder. Any physical evidence left at the two scenes (the victims car) and (the dump site) will need to be examined. Any fingerprints, biological evidence (DNA) might prove helpful, the method by which the victim was killed, list of potential know offenders in the area, victim's phone records, all might prove helpful as a starting point toward the identification and capture of the person(s) responsible for this crime. Additionally, persons who might benefit as the result of the death of the victim ( insurance beneficiaries, etc.) would need to be considered as potential perpetrators. Motives that can be ruled out (robbery) might be as important as those that are likely in determining a list of suspects. If she stopped her vehicle for someone, it may likely be someone she knew. Are there any students that she had problems with?
You have been reading too many detective stories, Sherlock. The ONLY thing we know is what the cops said and the rest is BS.
John Doing - Not really, I was a law enforcement officer for 23 years including many at the supervisory level. I agree that we don't know all of the facts and only those that investigators want to make public. I am just giving my opinion as to how I would approach investigating this case given the facts that have been shared with the public.
Given what has been shared, I am thinking that this crime was commited by someone known by the victim, or someone that at least had prior knowledge of her. I would also think that it is someone familiar with or local to that area of Vermont.
So, she went out to help someone on Sunday night...who? Where is this person?
Such a sad end for her and even worse beginning for her little boy.
I hope they catch this predator....and it serves as a WARNING to single women that there are LOTS of sick animals out there and be as CAUTIOUS as you can possibly be.
I also suspect the ex husband but that is only because statistically that is the usual suspect...time will tell.