CBS/WCAX
Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the murder of Vermont teacher Melissa Jenkins, The Caledonian Record reports. Allan Prue, 30, and his wife Patricia Prue, 33, were arrested last night after police executed a search warrant at their residence around 8 p.m. Tuesday. The Record reports the home was designated a crime scene and vehicles were towed from the scene.
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Eric Berry, 44, of Lyndonville, a cousin by marriage whose daughter is Jenkins' goddaughter, described her as a beautiful, kind person whom he believes was coming to someone's aid when she disappeared. "She left her house with the idea, I think, to try to help somebody, and that's as far as I'm going to go with that because I don't want to damage any investigation," he said.
Vermont State Police
Police say the body of missing Vermont school teacher Melissa Jenkins was found Monday in Barnet, a town not far from St. Johnsbury. According to investigators, her body was found days after her SUV was discovered with her unharmed 2-year-old boy inside. CBS affiliate WCAX reports that police say there was evidence of a struggle and that the death is suspicious.
Vermont State Police
Eric Berry, 44, of Lyndonville, a cousin by marriage whose daughter is Jenkins' goddaughter, described her as a beautiful, kind person whom he believes was coming to someone's aid when she disappeared. "She left her house with the idea, I think, to try to help somebody, and that's as far as I'm going to go with that because I don't want to damage any investigation," he said.
Vermont State Police
Police say the body of missing Vermont school teacher Melissa Jenkins was possibly found Monday in Barnet, a town not far from St. Johnsbury. According to investigators, the woman's body was found days after her SUV was discovered with her unharmed 2-year-old boy inside. CBS affiliate WCAX reports that police say there was evidence of a struggle and that the death is suspicious. Her SUV is shown in this photo provided by the Vermont State Police.
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Police say the body of missing Vermont school teacher Melissa Jenkins was possibly found Monday in Barnet, a town not far from St. Johnsbury. According to investigators, the woman's body was found days after her SUV was discovered with her unharmed 2-year-old boy inside. CBS affiliate WCAX reports that police say there was evidence of a struggle and that the death is suspicious.