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Hippies wanted

19 July, 2008 (21:03) | News, vermont | No comments

BRATTLEBORO — Are you a former flower child looking to bring back the spirit of 1969?
An Academy Award-winning director needs you (or your children or grandchildren) to return to your counterculture roots for his latest film.
Ang Lee, director of “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” in association with Focus Features and Tuxedo Terrace, […]

WHEN WILL VERMONT GET TOUGH ON SEXUAL PREDATORS?

13 July, 2008 (10:35) | News, vermont | No comments

This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” July 8, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Factor Follow-up” segment tonight: As we’ve been reporting, the Vermont justice system is chaos, especially when it comes to sexual predators. The legislature there voted […]

Vermont girl’s death ruled homicide

7 July, 2008 (21:20) | News, Parents Behaving Badly, vermont | No comments

BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) — A 12-year-old girl found dead last week in a shallow grave near her uncle’s home was killed, a federal prosecutor said Monday at an initial appearance for the uncle on charges of kidnapping the girl.
State police say it could take eight weeks to get autopsy results for Brooke Bennett, 12.
State […]

Uncle Could Face Death on Kidnapping Charges in Case of Dead Vermont Girl

3 July, 2008 (18:59) | News, Shocking, vermont | No comments

The uncle of a young Vermont girl found dead could face the death penalty on federal kidnapping charges connected with the case, prosecutors said Thursday.
U.S. Attorney Thomas Anderson said Michael Jacques will be charged with kidnapping in connection with the death of his niece, 12-year-old Brooke Bennett.
“Today is a tragic day for Vermont,” Anderson […]

Body Believed To Be Missing Girl Found

3 July, 2008 (08:15) | News, vermont | No comments

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont State Police said they have found a body believed to be that of a missing 12-year-old whose uncle allegedly planned to force her into a sex ring the day she disappeared.
Col. James Baker said Brooke Bennett’s body was found in Randolph, where the uncle lives, at about 4:45 p.m.
She was last […]

Police: Uncle A ‘Person Of Interest’ In Girl’s Disappearance

30 June, 2008 (16:48) | News, vermont | No comments

RANDOLPH, Vt. — A probe into the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl zeroed in on her uncle Monday, with police searching his home while he was being arraigned on sex charges in an unrelated case, authorities said.
Police said Michael Jacques, 42, of Randolph, had been identified as a person of interest in the disappearance of […]

Feds: Vermont Inmate Paid Guard to Allow Sex Visits

29 June, 2008 (20:37) | News, vermont | No comments

BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal grand jury has indicted an Ascutney man on charges that he paid a guard at the Addison County Jail to allow a woman to come to the jail after visiting hours for sex.
Frank Sargent faces three counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. The U.S. […]

Missing 12-Year-Old Vermont Girl Apparently Lied and Went to See Person She Met Online

27 June, 2008 (21:33) | News, vermont | No comments

A 12-year-old girl who vanished after being dropped off to meet a friend apparently lied and was actually going to see someone she’d been communicating with online.
The family of Brooke Bennett believes the girl made up the story of accompanying a friend to visit a sick relative in the hospital, police said Thursday.
Instead, she […]

Amber Alert Issued For Missing Girl

27 June, 2008 (17:13) | News, vermont | 1 comment

BROOKFIELD, Vt. — The Vermont State Police issued an Amber Alert Thursday as part of the search for missing 12-year-old girl, Brooke Bennett.
Bennett was last seen in Randolph Center Wednesday walking toward the village of Randolph. Police said she was supposed to meet a friend at a convenience store before visiting a friend at Dartmouth […]

Mom Continues Search For Son Missing For Months

27 April, 2008 (18:36) | vermont | No comments

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Natalie Garza hasn’t given up hope for her son — or for the authorities who have searched for him.
But frustration with the pace of searching and the continued mystery of what happened to 19-year-old Nicholas have caused her to take matters into her own hands.
Garza, who has been living at Middlebury College […]

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