Unraveling a 90-Year-Old Mystery: The Vermont Cold Case of a Murdered Mother and 2 Children

Join us on a chilling journey as we delve into a 90-year-old mystery that still haunts the quiet town of East Middlebury, Vermont. The discovery of the unidentified remains of a mother and her children on a fateful day in May 1935.
Unearth the details of this tragic tale of three bodies, wrapped in a canvas awning with remnants of a bygone era. Shot in the head and left by the little-used Middlebury-Bristol Road, these victims met their fate between 1932 and 1934.
The identities of the deceased remain elusive. A woman, aged 35-45 and standing at 5’2” tall and her children, their genders unspecified -a teenager between 13-15 years old, stood at 4’11” tall, while the younger child, aged 9-11, measured 4’4” tall.
Clues abound in the remnants discovered with the remains, but their identities and who murdered them remain a mystery to this day, nearly a century later.
This haunting case stands as the oldest unsolved mystery of unidentified remains in Vermont. If you possess any information, please reach out to the Middlebury Police Department at (802) 388-3191. Let's uncover the truth behind this 90-year-old tragedy.