ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Chittenden County, VT

The Murder of Maureen Stapleton (1967)

Maureen Stapleton was killed near the riverbank in Chittenden County, VT in 1967. The death was ruled a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Foggy steel bridge over a misty river at dawn
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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  1. 1967

    Passers-by discovered the victim near the riverbank shortly after dawn.

  2. 1971

    A grand jury heard testimony and returned no indictment.

  3. 1996

    DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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