ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Chittenden County, VT
Unsolved: Wendell Gaines (2019)
Wendell Gaines was killed near Mill Creek in Chittenden County, VT in 2019. 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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- 2019
A body was found at Mill Creek; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
- 2020
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 2025
The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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