Sunday, Sept. 15, the Vermont State Police began investigating suspicious deaths in Pawlet.
It was early Sunday morning, when police first received a call reporting a suspicious person. Subsequent investigation led the state police to a residence on Route 133, where troopers located the deceased victims. A subsequent news release confirmed that there were three victims.
This investigation has involved members of the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Search Team (CSST), Field Force Division and Victim Services Unit.
Following processing of the scene by CSST, the victims’ bodies were brought to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington for autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death. Their names will be released following confirmation of identities and notification of relatives.
Initial work by detectives indicates this was an isolated event with no identified threat to the community.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators in this case should call the Vermont State Police in Rutland at 802-773-9101 or provide an anonymous tip online at: vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
No further information was available prior to publication.
